Delhi recorded an air quality index of 315 at 11:10 am. The last time the air quality hit such a poor level was in February.
Jaitley, 66, has become 'very weak' as his health has deteriorated over the past few weeks, sources said, adding that he has developed some throat condition as well that prevents him from speaking for long.
Reliance Industries has regained the top slot among Indian energy companies on the Platts global list
The Supreme Court judgement will hopefully ensure that those in power and authority will hesitate before allotting precious natural resources that belong to each and every citizen of the country in an arbitrary and corrupt manner, says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
Even as the government prepared the ground for a fruitful session by reaching out to main opposition BJP on the Land Acquisition Bill, new disclosures in the media might play a spoiler for it.
This is Jaitley's first overseas visit since his kidney ailment was confirmed in April last year.
Unexpected discovery of huge coal reserves beneath NTPC's Karanpura plant site has led to a stand-off between the coal and power ministries.
'There is merit in appointing people with ability and energy, then leaving them to do the job.' 'The Modi government would have had a better record if it had stuck to this formula from the beginning,' argues T N Ninan.
E-auction or e-tendering moves the process of bidding for government contracts completely online, removing most manual procedures and, therefore, creating an accountability trail.
The crackdown in the corporate espionage case led to the arrest of another person on Monday.
Bureaucrats heading disinvestment and financial services usually don't get appointed as finance secretary.
Adopting villages for electrification and introducing corporate-style induction programmes in ministries were some of the ideas thrown up when Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal got celebrity author Chetan Bhagat to speak to his staff.
The Finance Ministry is considering a proposal to rope in professionals from the private sector for appointment of chairman and CEO-cum-managing director in state-owned financial institutions as it looks for talent from a wider pool of applicants.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission made a presentation in which he pointed out the detailed process through which these targets were finalised and the high level of ambition they represent.
About 3,500 will get it through off-grid or renewable energy solutions
'If you weed out corruption, you will bring glory to Goa.'
Shares of ING Vysya Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank rallied by up to 6% on the BSE on reports that Kotak Mahindra Bank in final stages to buy the bank.
The remarks came amid reports of mounting tension between the finance ministry and the RBI over the autonomy of monetary policy makers.
The finance ministry has short listed 11 PSUs for a possible buyback of shares in the ongoing financial year
The finance minister admitted that there was no quick-fixes to economic problems and the government is working to stabilise the economy which may take time.
The output had expanded by 4 per cent in March 2014.
Team Anna on Saturday clubbed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee with 13 other cabinet ministers, whom they accused of corruption, which the Congress dismissed as "unsubstantiated averments" that need not be responded to.
'The Modi government believes the industrialist, the capitalist, has to pay for the assets of the government which belong to the people of India.'
If cleared, the ONGC arm will become the first subsidiary company of an existing Maharatna to get into this superior league among government-owned entities.
The IPL uses this system for players' auction.
The Oil Ministry has been trying since July to get an Empowered Committee of Secretaries to vet the separate price proposals of RIL and Essar but the panel has so far not decided to take up the issue.
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Indian companies are keenly waiting for reforms on rules related to land acquisition, labour, coal and power sector, and foreign direct investment in insurance sector.
The defence ministry has lost sight of what it intended to achieve -- which was to nurture private defence firms that would compete on equal terms with the 9 defence PSUs and the 41 Ordnance Factory Board factories.
The Finance Ministry has invited private sector bankers.
The members walked out as soon as Congress member Dhani Rami Shandil put a question to Union Coal Minister Shibu Soren.
Government is expected to rely more on divestment proceeds to keep the fiscal deficit in check
The sector is witnessing weak tendering.
The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court it would examine the current status of development in 61 coal blocks allocated to companies, on a case-by-case basis, and take a decision within six weeks.
The Prime Minister directed that a special cell be created immediately in the Cabinet Secretariat.
Sumitra Mahajan on Tuesday took over as the minister of state for petroleum and natural gas.
In many cases, all that is required is a final letter from the ministry
'This country has become cynical, the country has lost hope. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is getting back hope in this country.' 'We are deconstructing the past which had corruption, inefficiency, policy paralysis, a tottering economy where investors had lost confidence, and people had become cynical. We are changing that, we are bringing confidence back to the people of India.'
Execs of RIL, Essar, Cairn India, Jubilant Energy, ADAG detained.
Industry officials say the crunch has not only affected manufacturing of edibles but even of items like nozzle pumps and other goods used in packaging.
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