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FDI: Govt braces for clash in Parliament

by Kay Benedict |Nov 15, 2012

The government and the Opposition are headed for a showdown on the issue of foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail in the upcoming winter session of Parliament.

Rural Development minister Jairam Ramesh

GoM clears land acquisition Bill, likely to be tabled in Parliament's winter session

by Aditya Menon |Oct 17, 2012

The long-pending land acquisition Bill is likely to be tabled in Parliament in the winter session. The Group of Ministers (GoM) examining the draft has finally arrived at a consensus over its prov...

Govt begins process of allocating fresh coal blocks

by Aditya Menon |Oct 10, 2012

Having burnt its fingers in the coal scam, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is being extra cautious while allocating the next set of coal blocks.

PSUs are set to be hauled over coal blocks

by Aditya Menon |Sep 27, 2012

A study of the notices for 31 blocks that are under scanner reveals that the public sector undertakings (PSUs) have been as ineffective as private companies in developing the blocks if not more.

Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh

New look land buy Bill back on reform agenda

by Kartikeya Sharma |Sep 26, 2012

A little less than a month after the Bill split the Union Cabinet down the middle, the rural development ministry has sent a draft of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquis...

Planning Commission chief Montek Ahluwalia, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram

Redux of 1991 as PM, Chidambaram, Montek revisit reforms again

by Aditya Menon |Sep 22, 2012

Chidambaram's role has become more central to economic policy, Montek Singh Ahluwalia as deputy chairman of the Planning Commission remains PM Manmohan Singh's "sherpa", faithfully implementing his id...

Verghese Kurien, the champion of Operation Flood, is survived by his wife Molly Kurien (right)

Verghese Kurien made Amul a force to reckon with

by D.P. Bhattacharya |Sep 10, 2012

Dr Verghese Kurien, the man behind India's White Revolution and who made Amul (Anand Milk Union Limited) a force to be reckoned with, passed away early on the morning of September 9.