Seeking to put a lid on speculation, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Thursday said the bill for creation of the new state of Telangana, bifurcating Andhra Pradesh, will be tabled in the winter session of Parliament starting on December five.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has five key aspects to his style of leading -- total command over bureaucracy, direct approval on every decision, flexible approach to issues, importance of communication and adept at repackaging schemes, says A K Bhattacharya.
To cut subsidy bill and reduce fiscal deficit, the previous United Progressive Alliance government had restricted the number of subsidised domestic cylinders per household to six every year in September 2012, revising it to nine the following January
The government is seeking to keep its fiscal deficit within the budgetary target of 4.8 per cent of GDP.
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Many of the PPPs have not evinced interest, Prabhu said.
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The government wants to generate 100,000 Mw of solar power by 2022.
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The stock market responded to his speech by going up by over two per cent; the rupee also gained in strength, by about 1.45 per cent, against the dollar.
The new mining policy must be rock solid
Similarities between NDA and UPA on some key policy issues are now becoming too stark to be ignored, says A K Bhattacharya.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to go into a plea seeking probe by an special investigation team into alleged recovery of documents by the IT department in connection with raids on two business houses in New Delhi.
There would be a marginal 3% increase in freight rates.
Is there a conflict of interest in civil servants having a decisive say on the recommendations made by a Pay Commission or is it time for a new review mechanism, asks A K Bhattacharya.
Goa, Uttarakhand and Meghalaya will initiate schemes to enable 24x7 power to consumers.
The kind of people Narendra Modi has chosen, the decisions he has taken and the rail and central budgets suggests that he is treading carefully in New Delhi. There is less of innovation and more of continuity, so far. He is not ready to rock the boat and start from scratch, says Sheela Bhatt.
If nothing is done, the country is set to become 83 per cent energy-import-dependent by 2040.
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'Mining jobs get created in the most backward districts of India's poorest states,' says Anil Agarwal.
Single window clearances for realty must.
The Modi government's array of economic policy has been impressive.
India's exports dipped deeper in the negative zone.
The 'Smart city' programme is in danger of becoming cosmetic - creating showpieces instead of addressing endemic urban problems.
Govt sets up task force to monitor circulation of fake currency; suspicious Jan Dhan accounts under scanner.
The 50-share NSE Nifty was trading lower by 24 points.
'The Ganga must be kept above all divisive politics,' says Uma Bharti.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his Cabinet and inducted 21 new ministers. Of these, 4 - Manohar Parrikar, JP Nadda, Suresh Prabhu and Birender Singh were appointed as Cabinet ministers. Other than this, Modi has inducted 17 other ministers of state. Here's a quick look at them:
By refusing permission for the proposed ship-breaking facility, India can send a categorical message to the foreign ship owning countries that they should keep their own waste and recycle
Few top honchos of India Inc did very well in 2014.
'Modi and his team have read the message from the ground.' 'People have started questioning what they have achieved by putting Modi in power.'
It is time to reset expectations as government will move with alacrity on social policy, not on economic reforms.
As many as 295 infrastructure sector projects worth Rs 150 crore or more are delayed with total cost overrun of Rs 1,01,436 crore (Rs 1.01 trillion), Parliament was informed on Thursday.
Anil Kumar Sinha, a 1979-batch Indian Police Service officer, on Wednesday took over the reins of the Central Bureau of Investigation at a time when the agency is facing criticism from courts over its handling of probe in coal allocation and 2G scams.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 177.46 points at 28,885.21 and the Nifty gained 63.90 points at 8,778.30.
Inflation is down, growth is headed for recovery. RIL and subsidiary Jio are on an upswing. However, stressed loans and impending job losses are the dark clouds, says Devangshu Datta.
Railway Budget has not discriminated against any state.
'Poor home work, and a subsequent loss of nerve.' 'This sums up the Modi government's current travails, the stall in key sectors, fading momentum, irritability,' points out Shekhar Gupta.
Delhi is witnessing an "emergency situation" due to alarming pollution level, the Centre on Saturday said and called a meeting of environment ministers of all neighbouring states on Monday to curb stubble burning by farmers which has made Delhi a "gas chamber".
Budget is widely seen as a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to a senior CBI official, the agency has evidence to suggest the finance ministry's recommendations were overlooked while giving a licence to MCX-SX in 2008.
A tightrope walk ahead, especially as govt's fiscal deficit has already reached 99% of full-year estimates
Executives would analyse information and pass it to seniors.
Companies to hold rates in Delhi until new government is formed.
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