Category: Corporate Governance
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Parliament adjourned sine die; Budget Session ‘golden’, says Centre
New Delhi, (IANS) : Parliament was on Wednesday adjourned sine die as the Budget Session (242nd Session) came to an end. While the Chairs of both houses expressed satisfaction over the amount of legislative business conducted, the government called it the most fruitful and golden session in Indian legislative history. Apart from the Budget 2017-18, Appropriation…
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Now, a portal for Indians to download topographic maps free
New Delhi, (IANS) : Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched a new web portal — Nakshe Portal — providing free download of Survey of India’s topographic maps of the entire country in PDF format to Indian citizens. The topographic maps on the scale of 1:50,000, contain natural and man-made geographical features…
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State election results to facilitate reforms: Moody’s
Chennai, (IANS) : Global credit rating agency Moody’s Investor’s Service on Wednesday said the recent state election results will facilitate reforms by the BJP led Indian government. In a statement Moody’s said the 2017 state election results demonstrate broad-based popular support for the Indian government’s policy agenda and will facilitate the implementation of further reforms,…
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Saudi King’s India visit expected this year
New Delhi, (IANS) : India looked forward to the first official visit here by King Salman of Saudi Arabia to further deepen the strategic ties between both countries, an official said on Sunday. “We are looking forward to the visit of the King of Saudi Arabia later this year,” External Affairs Secretary (Economic Relations) Amar…
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Cabinet approves Abu Dhabi oil for Indian strategic reserve
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New Delhi, (IANS) : In a move to boost India’s energy security, the Union cabinet on Monday gave post facto approval for signing of an agreement that will see crude oil for strategic storage flow in from a state-run company of Abu Dhabi for meeting unexpected future exigencies. “According to the agreement between Indian Strategic…
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GST on track, to be implemented from July 1: Jaitley
New Delhi, (IANS) : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the new indirect tax regime, was on track and July 1 was going to be its likely date of implementation. “It (GST) looks on track. Subject to Parliament approval, it looks like the possible date of implementation…
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GST to come into effect from July 1: Das
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be implemented from July 1 as all states have agreed on the implementation date, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Tuesday. “GST should be implemented by July 1. All states have agreed (on the date),” Das told reporters here. The government plans to…
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Competition led to 30% airfare drop in India: Minister
Panaji, (IANS) : The Union Civil Aviation Ministry’s role in ensuring competition between commercial airline companies, along with fall in oil prices globally, led to a drop in air fares by as much as 30 per cent, a minister said on Saturday. “If we are looking at the country as a whole, then average airfares…
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Digital economy will boost India’s GDP, says Minister
New Delhi, (IANS) : Union Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday said the transition towards digital and cashless economy will boost India’s GDP numbers and also help prevent tax evasion and move towards compliance. “Digital and cashless transactions will boost Gross Domestic Product growth in a meaningful transition for the Indian…