A tightrope walk ahead, especially as govt's fiscal deficit has already reached 99% of full-year estimates
For PPP projects, clause on consent requirement could be abolished or brought down to 50% of land owners, against the current 70%
Commercial aviation is safe because the crew is paid well and trained extensively for contingencies
Despite crude comfort, heavy spending cuts needed to offset Rs 80k-cr revenue shortfall
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to discuss state-level issues before finalising GST.
The government is bullish on Coal India and ONGC's stake sale programme which are to be held soon.
India has around 600,000 villages spread across the country.
If the presentation made by the Commission to the chief ministers is followed in letter and spirit, central sector and sponsored schemes will no longer be the domain of central ministries alone.
Sanjeeb Mukherjee, who was eight years old when the deadly gas leaked from Union Carbide's factory, gives his account of living in the city during that fateful period
Finance ministry maintains that all KYC requirements will be followed.
Last week, the government had introduced a fresh round of austerity measures, including bans on first class travel, creation of new posts and holding meetings in five-star facilities.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently extended a Rs 8,000-crore (Rs 80 billion) central support for building roads in Jammu & Kashmir, Union Cabinet's approval for the big-ticket announcement came in barely 48 hours.
The NDA is looking to reduce fiscal deficit not by chopping social sector spending but by paring it down
The state government has formed two committees under the chief secretary and the cane commissioner on the matter.
PMO being sent daily updates on food cost situation in four major metropolitan cities to ensure no unusual flare-up.
The move is aimed at reflecting the diversity of India and highlighting the contribution of prominent personalities.
Ministers in the Narendra Modi government have been busy making presentations on their 100 days of work. But what these presentations do not mention is that decisions by ministers have been few, with plenty of papers and files moving to the Prime Minister's Office, which is increasingly emerging as a centralised clearance point, even for routine and ordinary issues. Though policy paralysis was a term used freely for the United Progressive Alliance regime, questions are now being raised about pending decisions across ministries and whether at least some ministers have turned redundant.
New Delhi bureaucrats, accustomed to leisurely lunches, golf in the afternoon and long weekends, have been shaken out of their somnolence, say authors. Fear and suspicion hang heavy over the red-sands.
Experts say it will make GDP growth target of 5.7-5.8% difficult to achieve, while ministries feel late resurgence will help in sowing of rabi crops.
Officials said as part of the reorganisation in the Commission, a move is afoot to strengthen the PEO with new roles, powers and jurisdiction.
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