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Cabinet Approves 5% Additional DA/DR Due July 2019
This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.
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Govt To Soon Consider Relaxing FDI Norms In Single Brand, Digital Media
In the existing foreign investment policy, 100 per cent foreign direct investment is permitted in the manufacturing sector under the automatic route.
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‘Affordable’ Homes Just Got Bigger
The new specifications help the rich get into the “affordable housing” net. The builder gets sops granted in the Union Budget.
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Cabinet Approves Introduction Of Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017
The approval is subject to modifications of drafting or consequential nature, if any, as may be considered necessary by the Legislative Department by amending the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948)
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India Approves Hiving Off Mobile Tower Assets Of BSNL Into Separate Company
This approval authorizes BSNL to monetize its telecom tower infrastructure with the formation of a separate subsidiary company
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Centre Hikes DA To 5% For 1.1 Crore Employees, Pensioners
Release of additional installment of DA is an increase of 1 per cent over the existing rate of 4 per cent of the basic pay/pension, to compensate for price rise
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Cabinet Approves MoU On Indo-Israel Industrial R&D And Technological Innovation Fund
India and Israel will make a contribution of $4 million each for the Fund, both equivalent amount, annually for five years
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Editor's Letter: The Road Ahead
On this Independence Day, BW Businessworld peek into the future and look into the contours of the India that we will have in 2047, when it turns 100
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Union Cabinet To Scrape No-detention Policy Till Class 8th
A key component of the Right to Education Act, the no detention policy was introduced to ensure that each and every child between the age of 6 to 14 received school education
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New wage code will impact job creation and hiring
The new minimum wage norms would be applicable for all workers irrespective of their pay. At present, the minimum wages fixed by the Centre and states are applicable to workers getting up to Rs 18,000 pay monthly
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Somalian Foreign Minister First Visit To India Begins Today
During his five-day visit, the two sides will discuss the entire gamut of bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest
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Amit Shah To Be Defence Minister, Om Mathur BJP President?
First hints of the impending reshuffle were given when BJP president Amit Shah decided to fight upcoming Rajya Sabha elections
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Government staff to get hiked allowances from July: Finance ministry
Union Cabinet had approved recommendations of the CPC with 34 modifications concerning wages of government employees.
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Cabinet Clears Bill To Deal With Crisis In Banks, Insurers
The proposed Bill will provide for a comprehensive resolution framework to handle any bankruptcy situation in banks, insurers and financial sector entities.
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Govt Okays Plans To Build 10 Nuclear Reactors
The Union Cabinet has approved plans to build 10 nuclear reactors with a combined capacity of 7,000 megawatts, more than the country's entire current capacity, to try fast-track its domestic nuclear power programme
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