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Urjit R Patel Committee suggests adoption of new CPI for Anchoring Monetary Policy

The Expert Committee to Revise and Strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework, headed by RBI Deputy Governor Urjit R Patel submitted its report to RBI Governor Dr. Raghuram Rajan....

January 24, 2014

CCEA approved Capacity Building Scheme and Rajiv Gandhi Institute for climate change

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved Capacity Building Scheme and Rajiv Gandhi Institute for climate change. Both the schemes will work for the state and centre...

January 24, 2014

P.J.Nayak Committee set up by RBI to review governance of bank boards

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) set up an 8 -member panel to review governance of board of banks and examine ‘fit and proper’ criteria for directors, including...

January 23, 2014

Bimal Jalan panel on new bank licences to meet on Feb 10, 2014

The Bimal Jalan panel which is scrutinizing applications for new bank licences will hold a meeting on February 10, 2014. Which are the entities in the race for...

January 22, 2014

Suresh Mathur Committee: IRDS sets up panel to study FDI in insurance intermediaries & TPA

The insurance sector regulator, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) set up a 10-member committee to study the options of allowing 100 % Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in...

January 15, 2014

Rate of gas to be doubled as Government notifies new Gas Pricing Formula

On the eve of Petrotech Conference, the Government has given a respite to the gas exploration industries by notifying the new Gas Pricing Formula which will double the rate...

January 13, 2014

Get rid of SLR, end loan waivers: RBI committee

A high-level panel of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has suggested that the central bank should gradually abolish the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR), the portion of deposits...

January 11, 2014

Cabinet approves constitutional status for JAC

The Union Cabinet approved constitutional status to a proposed Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), for the appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary. In other words, the...

December 31, 2013

Western Ghats: Nod for farming activities by Ministry of Environment & Forests

The Environment Ministry, following the ‘in principle’ acceptance of the Kasturirangan panel report, issued a fresh order on easing norms on activities related to plantations and agriculture in...

December 22, 2013

Ministerial panel recommends bail out package to the sugar industry including financial assistance to sugar cane farmers

An informal group of ministers, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar recommended a number of incentives to cash-starved sugar mills including financial package to pay cane farmers.  Why...

December 8, 2013

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