Given the sluggish industrial growth and poor economic condition of Jharkhand, the central government has asked the state government to…
With the finance ministry expected to provide a gross budgetary support of around Rs 2.40 lakh crore for 2008-09, about…
Even as the upcoming Budget is expected to spell out a few mega announcements for the masses, there would be,…
Keeping in mind its commitments towards the social sector, especially education and health, the government is mulling a big investment…
The resource crunch faced by the UPA government is likely to put country?s internal security measures on backburner.
After the NREGA, yet another flagship programme of the UPA government is set to bite the dust. Pradhan Mantri Gram…
South India has a much higher participation of women in the unorganised manufacturing sector than north India. The number of…
Concerned over the ballooning of fertiliser subsidy, the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister has suggested a gradual phasing…
The tug of war between the Planning Commission and the finance ministry over gross budgetary support for 2008-09 has heated…
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation is likely to appoint a concurrent auditor to examine if the investments made by its…
Budget 2008-09, the last full Budget of the UPA government before the general elections next year is likely to offer…
The railways ministry has prepared a Cabinet note for the purpose and the proposal which is being actively considered by…
The government is likely to review the high incidence of direct and indirect taxes which plague the construction sector, and…
Uttar Pradesh seems to be fast moving towards being a prosperous state, at least on paper. According to the stock-taking…
Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has asked finance minister P Chidambaram to expedite the release of Rs 7,000…
All vehicles will now have to undergo strict government inspection before being allowed to ply on the roads. The ministry…
The government is likely to exempt private players from tariff-based bidding till January 2011, to attract private participation in construction…
The expansion and modernisation of ports reigned supreme in the list of the government initiatives during the year 2007. Several…
