The Sebi Act deals with securities and the definition of securities, according to the Securities Contracts Act, doesn't include commodities.
For the past few weeks, the government has been in an overdrive, pushing stuck projects with the larger aim to improve the country's economic growth, which had fallen to a four-year low of 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of this financial year.
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Ledger entries in NSEL books show no record of T+2 leg of the paired trades with borrowers.
In the past two decades, the country's economic growth slipped below five per cent in only three years - in 1997-98, 2000-01 and 2002-03.
The government had pegged food subsidy at Rs 90,000 crore (Rs 900 billion) in the 2013-14 Union Budget.
Laxity in enforcing KYC and allied norms suspected; money laundering gaps also on probe panel's mind
The stock and foreign exchange markets have had a negative reaction to the government's biggest social security programme, the National Food Security Bill. Food minister K V Thomas questions the rationale behind such a response
After defaulting for a consecutive time in paying its investors, National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) got a Rs 177-crore (Rs 1.77 billion) lifeline from its main promoter, Jignesh Shah-run Financial Technologies.
Slew of resignations at NSEL over past month in the wake of scrutiny; MCX gaps caused by new-age norms for commexes.
A five-seven per cent agriculture growth in 2013-14 would mean farming might exceed the 12th Five-Year Plan annual growth target of four per cent, if the trend continues.
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Likely to set the ball rolling for Rs 1.72-lakh-cr projects today
The finance ministry and several agencies under it such as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which are investigating the affairs of Sahara India Parivar, are worried about its exposure to National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) products.
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Cabinet likely to pave way for the 'super-rich' tax today.
Exchange to reply to FMC's letter soon, CEO says buyers can't be declared defaulters where there is 'market disruption'.
Might earn around Rs 3,720 crore on export of 2 mt of wheat, despite dipping prices in international markets
Brokers have only kept guarantees for which they have open positions.
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In most developed markets, there are reporting agencies for spot markets and generally deals took place on the over-the-counter market.
Oil and gold had accounted for 45 per cent of India's imports bill in 2012-13.
The DoP has moved a Cabinet note for the government to provide Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) as initial capital to India Post towards starting a bank.
Imports in July 2012 were 65 tonnes, said a bullion analyst.
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