The cabinet has approved the wage policy for the 8th round of wage negotiations for workmen in central public sector enterprises (CPSEs). A PIB release said that the management of the PSUs would be free to negotiate wage revision f
The union cabinet chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi has approved the setting up of the 15th Finance Commission. Setting up the Finance Commission is a Constitutional obligation. Article 280(1) of the Constitution lays down tha
Indian corporates will see improved credit profiles in 2018 on solid economic and EBITDA growth, while their cross-border bond maturities for the next three years are manageable, says Moody`s Investors Service. The latest rating com
The government’s plan to seed Aadhaar with properties will not only help in flushing out black money that is parked in real estate, but also bring down prices that have gone through the roof. Black money in properties is an op
Brahmos, the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile, was successfully flight tested from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft against a sea based target in the Bay of Bengal. The missile was gravity dropped from the Sukho
REC and Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL) have inked an agreement to set up 3x800 MW Patratu super thermal power project in Jharkhand. The project cost of Rs 18,668 crore is funded in debt and equity ratio of 75:25
The recent tragedy at the Elphinstone Road suburban railway overpass in Mumbai is a symptom of a larger and deep-rooted malaise that can directly be traced back to the way we see our city as segments and our extraordinarily transactional relations
India, the world’s second-largest country by population, once again comes out top for the highest number of people without basic sanitation, said a WaterAid report. The report
Justice Dalveer Bhandari, who has again been elected to the International Court of Justice, had once made some very practical suggestions on income tax reforms. In his
The last of the series of six new offshore patrol vessel (OPV), ICGS Sujay built by Goa Shipyard Ltd, was delivered to the Indian Coast Guard, 34 days ahead of the contractual schedule. GSL has delivered all six large sized patrol vessels ah
Justice Dalveer Bhandari, who has again been elected to the International Court of Justice, had once made some very practical suggestions on income tax reforms. In his
GAIL (India) Ltd has registered a 42 percent increase in profit after tax (PAT) in the second quarter of the current fiscal. The enterprise gave attributed better performance by liquid hydrocarbon (LHC) and natural gas transmission
The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) in collaboration with Ola has launched the country’s first electric charging station at one of its petrol pumps in Nagpur. Nagpur, being the first city to introduce electric public transpo
Overcoming key barriers to vehicle electrification in India’s passenger mobility sector presents an enormous challenge for India—and also a tremendous economic opportunity, said a study. India can leapfrog the western mo
She is tall, skinny and dark-complexioned. She sports a tattoo of lines and dots on her forehead, as if displaying a hieroglyphic text. Her neck is laden with beaded jewellery and a thick, rusted iron chain while the ears are pierced at two spots.
Open defecation is an issue that plagues our country every morning between 2 am and 6 am! To get rid of this practise from Indian society, prime minister Narendra Modi on October 2, 2014 announced the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). The Swa
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday said here that the Aadhaar data is fully safe and secure and there has been no data leak or breach. UIDAI said in a statement that data on government websites was place
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday said here that the Aadhaar data is fully safe and secure and there has been no data leak or breach. UIDAI said in a statement that data on government websites was place
The hiring outlook in the private sector is expected to stay muted till beginning of fiscal 2018-19, an ASSOCHAM assessment based on its feedback from members has indicated. "The focus, right now is how to deleverage, consolid
In a bid to meet the increase in electricity demand of Jammu & Kashmir during the winters, the centre has decided to allocate an additional 792 Megawatts to the state. The allocation of power to J&K from central generating s
