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Cabinet Secretariat cracks down on red tape, orders faster clearances for Centre's key projectsThe Cabinet Secretariat is pushing for faster government processes and reduced red tape to expedite key central projects. New directives ai...
Startup investing in India: Why angel investing is high-risk, illiquid, and suitable only for patient investors with diversified portfoliosIndian startup investing, once fueled by easy money, now demands caution due to market volatility and inherent risks. While success stories...
Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
Finance Ministry caps outlay for schemes pending 16th Finance Commission approvalThe move was initiated after many ministries were not able to complete the mandatory appraisal of schemes by the March 31 deadline. The Cen...
Airport privatisation: Government weighs bid cap to boost competitionIndia is redefining the rules of the game with its upcoming airport privatisation plans, aiming to curb monopolistic tendencies in the avia...
Why Praise Disappears After a Strong Review: What Shifting Behavior from Managers Can RevealHigh-performing employees often experience less appreciation after positive reviews, as managers may assume they need less support or are s...
ED flags Rs 11,600 crore 'proceeds of crime' in RHFL, RCFL probeThe Enforcement Directorate has alleged over ₹11,600 crore as proceeds of crime in a money laundering probe involving Reliance Home Finance...
Ayushman Bharat, Jan Dhan among schemes to be excluded from departmental appraisalThe government has decided to exclude nine flagship schemes, including Ayushman Bharat and PM Kisan, from the standard appraisal process fo...
CAG audit flags huge cost overruns in Dwarka Expressway projectThe National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)'s decision to opt for elevated carriageway on the Haryana portion of the expressway has pus...
NITI Aayog pulled up for slacking on 12th Five Year Plan"The committee members are not entirely satisfied with the reply of the ministry of planning ," the report, tabled on Parliament on Wednesd...
Central government ministers to have greater financial powersFinance Minister will have the financial authority for approving scheme/projects having financial implications of Rs 500 crore and above an...
Government reworks norm, all projects need cabinet nodThe move, officials said, is prompting departments to go back to the cabinet for schemes that were already being implemented.
Full acquisition of land not pre-requisite for environmental clearance: Environment ministryThe ministry has told statutory environment clearance bodies that full acquisition of land is not a pre-requisite for considering a project...
Government may seek more time to set up environment regulatorA day after SC set a March 31 deadline for establishing an environment regulator, govt said it was examining the order to work out how to p...
Set up national environment regulator within three months: SC to governmentThe regulator would be created under Section 3(3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, for appraising projects, enforcing environment...
Planning Commission wants overhaul of public private partnership appraisal processThe PPP Appraisal Committee (PPPAC) reviews such projects and has done so for the past eight years.
CCEA to take up Rs 2,900 cr proposal tomorrow for 3 schemesThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is likely to consider tomorrow the allocation of about Rs 2,900 crore for three schemes.
12th plan yet to be officially printed, but Panel wants states to be ready for mid-term appraisalsIn May this year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrote out the foreword for the Plan document, which ET learns was recently sent to the prin...
- Two-phase plan for environment monitoring body likely
NEAMA to take care of Environmental Assessment and Monitoring while Enviroment Ministry will retain the power of approval.
- Finmin issues guidelines for PPP project approval
The finance ministry’s new scheme for hassle-free approval of public-private-partnership (PPP) projects in infrastructure came into effect ...