Despite their promised and announced reduction in power prices, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government may want keep the issue on the burner for sometime longer, since none of the concerned players are ready to give an inch, and seem raring for a fight, says Upasna Pandey
NTPC to be the worst hit, stock slides to five-year low on announcement.
If indeed the issues involved between the government and RBI are of immense public interest, why not make public the arguments of both the government and the RBI, irrespective of the outcome of the process, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.However, the Act is silent on what happens if the governor's views differ from that of the government. If Patel does not want to budge from his stance the government can either see merit in the Governor's arguments and decide against going ahead with its plan or overrule him. My guess is that the issues raised by the government need to be sorted out not at the November 19 board meeting but between the Governor and the government, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday accused BSES discoms of trying to "blackmail" the government by threatening power cuts upto 10 hours a day, and warned them of strict action including possible cancellation of licenses.
The firm expects its recent equity infusion, debt refinancing and the compensatory rate to lead to a turnaround in its financial position.
Regulator's nod assumed more importance after the Maggi issue.
Has the Modi government been more at odds with institutions than other governments? There is no doubt that there have been more run-ins. While the RBI and CBI cases have drawn attention, there have been others, less publicised, Subhomoy Bhattacharjee points out.
Dabhol's assets will be demerged into the power plant and the LNG terminal.
It's been a decade of ordeals for the residents of the plush Mayfield Gardens in Gurgaon who are living in their crore plus apartments without basic amenities of water, power and sewage. A Ganesh Nadar reports.
The government's agenda also includes the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021.
Goa, Uttarakhand and Meghalaya will initiate schemes to enable 24x7 power to consumers.
Will get Rs 830 cr, Rs 329 cr respectively to offset higher coal costs
'You can never bring about a change if you only bring in outsiders. Consultants will never feel what changes are necessary and where,' says Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
Creating many more half-decent jobs for the 10 million plus new entrants to the labour force each year must surely constitute the primary development challenge for India today.
'Experience of administration may make a member of civil service a good administrator but not necessarily an able and impartial adjudicator,' observes the Supreme Court.
With their balance sheets under stress, private companies have lost interest in them.
Sensex in green in afternoon trade.
'There is tension between the zones all the time.'
The bench said the AAP contention that the LG is bound to act on the aid and advice of Council of Ministers was "without substance and cannot be accepted".
The reactor will start its initial production of 400 MW electricity within 20 days, Union Minister V Narayanasamy said.
Shah said that the people of the country will decide about the principal opposition party to BJP in the 2024 polls and they have not given this label to any party.
It would be a good idea to create independent oversight committees for each regulatory institution and indeed, even for their appellate bodies, says A K Bhattacharya.
Pragmatism and flexibility is a virtue. An untethered and short-term approach to policymaking is a flaw, argues Mihir S Sharma.
The AAP has adopted policies in an ad hoc manner, without thinking them through or deriving them from a broader framework. This must change if the AAP is to become a credible alternative, says Praful Bidwai.
'The Modi government believes the industrialist, the capitalist, has to pay for the assets of the government which belong to the people of India.'
The manifesto, on the lines of the party's promise in Delhi in 2015, also says the AAP government will set up Aam Aadmi canteens at sub-division and district levels where one time meal will be available for Rs 5, and reduce the power tariff to half for usages up to 400 unit.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
The Bharatiya Janata Party regime will have to make good on this election slogan to restore state-owned banks to health, says Rajiv Lall.
Gujarat has topped with a score of 71.14% on ease of doing business list.
Urban markets account for the major share of total revenues.
In a recent lecture, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan dished out some frank advice -- don't get into 'jugaad', instead try for the long haul. Only that will sustain in the long-run.
Indian economy about to take-off
The government has taken a number of steps to address the situation faced by farmers.
The government has provided a long-term vision.
This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India.
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