The steep hike in diesel price and the rationing of subsidised LPG cylinders will lower the central government’s fiscal deficit…
Keen to fast-track stake sale in state-owned enterprises, the finance ministry will soon appoint an advisor to design an exchange…
Finance minister P Chidambaram will meet senior officials of key infrastructure ministries such as coal, power, railways and roads on…
In a bid to fast track foreign direct investment projects, the government plans to fix a time frame for ministerial…
The Vijay Kelkar committee has outlined a programme for the Centre to keep its budget deficit in check for the…
The finance ministry will soon compile a list of large infrastructure projects that are stuck due to regulatory hurdles.
In a major boost to the Centre?s efforts to target subsidies to the neediest, 11 states have already signed up…
To soften the blow of scanty rainfall on food inflation, the finance ministry is working on a plan to reduce…
Stepping up production and investment in key infrastructure sectors is UPA-II?s Priority No.1 in its efforts to revive the economy.
The government is considering allowing cash-rich public sector companies to invest in treasury bills and government securities for better liquidity…
Set of riders in the interest of public health has also been made mandatory.
To widen the reach of mutual funds in smaller cities, the Securities and Exchange Board of India is mulling over…
The finance ministry has asked capital market watchdog Sebi and banking regulator RBI to give comments within a week on…
After dithering for decades, the government had taken a decision late last year to sell its entire stake in three…
With a view to persuade more foreign investors to buy into Indian stocks, the department of disinvestment will be soon…
The recent changes made in the offer for sale route by the capital market regulator, Sebi, to help government?s PSU…
The government will come out with the framework for qualified institutional investors to get into Indian equity and debt in…
Close on the heels of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking the ministers handling infrastructure portfolios to expedite implementation of projects,…
