- Finmin defers EGoM meeting on spectrum
A telecom ministry official told ET that the finmin’s office had sought cancellation of the meet, while adding that ‘Pranab’s office had no...
22 Jun, 2012, 02.36 AM IST
- Options before government to address the food-grain storage problem
All grain-producing states have begun to play the minimum-support price card, buying record quantities and passing them on to FCI.
17 May, 2012, 01.46 AM IST
- Strengthen recovery mechanism for NBFCs: Finmin panel
To strengthen the NBFC sector, a finance ministry-appointed committee has suggested that non- banking finance companies should be allowed t...
08 Apr, 2012, 03.38 PM IST
- Union Budget 2012-13: Pranab Mukherjee invokes Shakespeare on Budget day
If elections are the big fat Indian Wedding of politics, then surely the presentation of the Budget is its dhak-dhak sangeet ceremony.
17 Mar, 2012, 04.35 AM IST
- Spectrum can't used be as collateral: Telecom department
DoT has rejected the finance ministry's request to allow spectrum or airwaves held by mobile phone companies be used as collateral by lende...
10 Feb, 2012, 04.08 AM IST
- Jairam Ramesh proposes concurrent audit of rural welfare schemes
Ramesh has put forward a proposal to PM outlining the concurrent evaluation to improve the efficiency & quality of outcomes of all rural sc...
08 Feb, 2012, 02.50 AM IST
- Par panel to soon give recommendation on Insurance Bill: Finmin
The Finance Ministry today said the Parliamentary panel is expected to give recommendations soon on the insurance amendment Bill.
02 Mar, 2011, 09.38 PM IST
- Finmin panel for overhaul of rating cos
Credit rating agencies (CRAs) may come under the ambit of RBI and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) if proposals from a...
04 Mar, 2010, 02.01 AM IST
- Panel mooted removing floor on SLR, says FinMin
The finance ministry on Tuesday said the standing committee had recommended the amendment to remove the floor on SLR currently stipulated a...
17 Jan, 2007, 01.49 AM IST
- Plan panel, finmin may spar over FRBM
The Plan panel and the finance ministry could clash once again over the targets set in the Fiscal Responsibility & Budget Management (FRBM)...
23 Nov, 2006, 01.17 AM IST
- Finmin, Plan Panel against customs waiver on just LNG
The power ministry’s plea for a customs duty waiver on LNG, natural gas and naphtha may come to naught, especially as the finance ministry ...
15 Jul, 2006, 12.36 AM IST
- Finmin, Plan panel divided on oil burnout
The government appears to have divergent views on the fallout of the high oil prices on the country’s economic growth.
16 Jun, 2006, 03.11 AM IST
- FinMin, Plan panel disagree on scheme
Ahead of the General Budget for 2006-07, Finance Ministry seems to be at loggerheads with the Planning Commission on funding of at least 60...
03 Jan, 2006, 05.14 PM IST
- Plan Panel opposes finmin's move to axe small schemes
Differences appear to be simmering between the finance ministry and the Planning Commission on the number of centrally sponsored schemes th...
15 Aug, 2004, 10.58 PM IST
- Govt may fix Rs 10 lakh service tax threshold
Here's some news that'll cheer small businesses. The tax on services, which the finmin proposes to widen extensively, may come with a thres...
21 Jun, 2004, 04.53 AM IST
- Kelkar calls Nasscom for talks on tax regime
THE National Association of Software and Service Companies has been invited for detailed consultations by Vijay Kelkar, who heads the panel...
20 Nov, 2002, 04.50 AM IST
- Rly ministry heading for collision with finmin, Plan panel
The Railways Ministry is on a collision path with the Finance Ministry and the Planning Commission over priority to be accorded to its ongo...
22 Apr, 2002, 08.26 AM IST