Might discuss Ordinance route tomorrow, note circulated among ministers listing discussion topics.
No clarity yet on whether multi-level structure would escape ban.
The Committee, in an earlier report on the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill, had favoured abolition of STT.
Expected to be over 100% of long average period.
Television owners might have to again shell out a licence fee- this time to fund state-owned Prasar Bharati, which runs Doordarshan and All India Radio, if a government committee has its way.
Centres like Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and Thrissur and Kochi in Kerala are facing huge shortage of gold. These centres constitute around 15-20 per cent of India's overall annual demand of the yellow metal.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's demand for special-category status still looks a far cry.
'Milk City' plans to distribute milk at rates which are almost Rs 7-10 a litre less than the current prices.
It does not bar any state or the Centre from continuing or launching other food-based schemes.
Four of five new bulk purchasers named by De Beers, the prime global purveyor, are from India.
FM may announce a credit guarantee fund for Farmer Producer Organisations.
Global cues may further weaken the yellow metal; imports seen under control after January surge.
Increase in Budgetary allocation likely to be only 5.8%, the lowest in six years
They are encouraged by the widening gap in import duties on raw and refined gold.
Price up 500 per cent in a year, trebled in Dec.
In an e-mailed interview with Business Standard, Mark Lynas says his opposition to GM was divorced from science.
The 12th Plan document describes three average annual growth scenarios - 8%, 6-6.5% and 5-5.5 per cent.
From the next financial year, the government will utilise the disinvestment proceeds for recapitalisation of banks and for subscribing to the shares of Central Public Sector Enterprises and preferential allotments.
Barclays estimates $1,900 an oz this year; analysts say ultra-low interest rates in advanced economies to ensure demand keeps rising.
Revival in industrial output may lead to a rise in demand for the white metal.
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