Populism will guide FM?s hand Finance minister P Chidambaram?s Budget 2008-09 is expected to be a populist one, with the government likely to roll out… 18 years ago
Excise duty on branded fuels goes to FM court Oil marketing companies have appealed to the finance ministry not to levy excise duty on branded fuels. OMCs, after mixing… 18 years ago
Scrapping of ULCRA to boost housing Maharashtra, which is striving to keep its pre-eminent position due to competition from other states, predicts a speedier liberalisation of… 18 years ago
Rlys plan electrical coaches made of stainless steel Railway infrastructure is set for yet another overhaul. The railway ministry is planning to introduce EMU coaches constructed using stainless… 18 years ago
Telecom tribulations The department of telecommunications seems to be using a legal shield to strike down meaningful recommendations made by both the… 18 years ago
Watching oil price variables During the week ending November 16, the price of crude oil in the international market shot past the $100 per… 18 years ago
M?rashtra repeals urban land ceiling After much dilly-dallying, the Congress-led government in Maharashtra on Thursday succeeded in passing a resolution seeking a repeal of the… 18 years ago
Indian education story far from complete; target is 85% literacy, achievable only 70% Due to the huge disparities existing between urban and rural areas, India is likely to miss the target of 85%… 18 years ago
?Ask America to cut farm subsidies? Upset over the delay in Doha Round negotiations, India on Thursday asked the European Union to inform the US that… 18 years ago
Lok Sabha clears finmin plea for funds to issue oil bonds The Lok Sabha on Thursday has approved the finance ministry?s demand for extra funds to cover the cost of issuing… 18 years ago
Customs on manmade fibers reduced to offset impact of surging rupee The government on Thursday announced cuts in customs duty on manmade fibers as part of measures to help exporters tide… 18 years ago
IndianOil’s Haldia expansion plan on despite land crunch Indian Oil Corp Ltd is trying to fit the expansion of the Haldia refinery within the plant?s 500 acre property… 18 years ago
EU offers helping hand in services infra European Union on Thursday said it wanted to help India in setting up an efficient services infrastructure, transform India?s agriculture… 18 years ago
Kalam to give away EMPI-Indian Express innovation awards What has the Nagaland government to do with innovation? A plenty, if you ask the very eminent people on the… 18 years ago
India-EU trade pact may hit rough weather With major disagreements on details surfacing on Thursday, the proposed India-European Union free trade agreement may be in for tough… 18 years ago
GM opens vehicle design studio in Bangalore General Motors India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors Corporation, has opened its digital vehicle design studio in Bangalore. 18 years ago
Land acquisition, Nandigram nix Infy?s West Bengal entry The tardy pace of work in the West Bengal government and the Nandigram issue have come as stumbling blocks for… 18 years ago
Temasek throws weight behind GSM players; writes to PM After Bharti Airtel?s Sunil Mittal, Vodafone?s Arun Sarin and Reliance Communications? Anil Ambani, Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of Singapore… 18 years ago
