http://feeds.business-standard.comThe latest news from India's most respected business daily.enBusiness Standard LimitedSat, 07 Nov 2009 11:55:03 GMTNewspapersBS RSS Generator10http://feeds.business-standard.com/images/logo_small.gifhttp://feeds.business-standard.com14428Business Standardhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/OcdxgRHuVjA/storypage_c.phpThe Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has pulled up the department of revenue for rejecting all foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals in which funds are routed through Mauritius and said it has taken a conscious policy decision to overrule such objections.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375629Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375629http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/ZIgp9Kq2ACA/storypage_c.phpIn the next few months new operators offering a large number of free short messaging service (SMS) deals to attract mobile subscribers might soon find it difficult to do so. Telecom operators that have contracted bulk deals with companies to send unsolicited messages to operators in other networks might also find it more expensive.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375516Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:39:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375516http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/xzpBuIVK6e4/storypage_c.phpThe United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government today announced a bold disinvestment policy that could see unlisted companies with a positive net worth going to the stock market and the proceeds from sale of government equity being used entirely for social sector programmes for a three-year period.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375515Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375515http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/b2j1hbcWAKw/storypage_c.phpDaughter with firm advising RIL; Bench reconstituted, fresh hearings to begin.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375394Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:36:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375394http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/P3KLYeYvx3k/storypage_c.phpMinistry moves to cut subjectivity in decision making, delegates more powers to Registrar of Companies.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375249Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:46:30 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375249http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/dJfJwEfr5Q0/storypage_c.phpFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today signalled that the governments economic reform strategy would focus on fiscal consolidation, debt management and mobilising additional resources through disinvestment proceeds. The emphasis would be on curbing subsidies and promoting private sector investment by continuing stimulus measures.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375253Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:43:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375253http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/o9CxG6kArMo/storypage_c.phpNext hearing on January 7 to consider whether ban will be extended to other cities.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375251Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375251http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/3oczyt_bq9g/storypage_c.phpCan deliver revenue by February if auction goes smoothly, he tells FM in letter.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375126Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375126http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/QmTfB1ZBy4Y/storypage_c.phpFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today hinted at a delay in introducing the uniform goods and services tax (GST), a key element of indirect tax reform, from the scheduled date of April 1, 2010 and said the government would decide an exit strategy for stimulus measures only after reviewing growth numbers for second and third quarters.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374861Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:15:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374861http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/W7QN2pk8jAM/storypage_c.phpSoft drinks and foods major Pepsico India Holdings Pvt Ltd has applied to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIBP) to invest an additional $200 million (around Rs 950 crore) as equity in its Indian operations.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374859Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:11:05 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374859http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/mXvcoCqfyQQ/storypage_c.phpThe public discourse on climate change has tended to frame the issue as a tradeoff between development and greening; as a choice between generating wealth and creating a less carbon-intensive environment.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374752Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:14:59 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374752http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/_awG8vZOT-I/storypage_c.phpThe Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will be seeking approval from its apex decision-making body, the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), to implement a finance ministry order to invest up to 15 per cent of the fund in equity.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374646Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:55:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374646http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/4zKQHPf9mmo/storypage_c.phpDemands return of idle Rly land in Howrah.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374519Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:33:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374519http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/nJgWmBEmVLk/storypage_c.phpGoogle, the worlds largest search engine and one of the biggest internet brands, is understood to be eyeing opportunities in the third generation of mobile telephony, or 3G, in India.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374404Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:56:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374404http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/A9ER5vcVxHA/storypage_c.phpRaising the price at which sugar mills are mandated to purchase sugarcane from farmers, over that fixed by the Centre, could punch a hole in the pockets of states. The Union government has said that anything that the state mandates above the centre-assigned price will have to be paid by the state.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374218Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:48:25 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374218http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/I61L7R7p_SM/storypage_c.phpCriminal conspiracy alleged on award of telecom licences in 2008??Communications Minister A Raja found himself at the centre of yet another storm with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searching the offices of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which he heads, in response to complaints of irregularities in the way 2G (second-generation) licences were awarded to nine new operators in 2008.??In a press release, CBI said it had registered a case on October 21 againsthttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374057Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:48:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374057http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/OZfcVA7TFWs/storypage_c.phpRs 37,000-crore infrastructure projects may come up.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374056Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:46:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374056http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/lj3fm02JiAo/storypage_c.phpIndia and China today signed a five-year agreement to jointly fight climate change and negotiate international climate deals. The two countries also set up a Joint Working Group (JWG) that will hold annual meetings alternately in China and India to discuss respective domestic policies and measures and implementation of related cooperative projects.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=373961Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:51:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=373961http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/vY_RffbUxig/storypage_c.phpEarly next month, the Madras High Court will hear a unique case a petition challenging the geographical indications (GI) protection given to the famous Tirupati laddu, produced by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD).http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=373838Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:34:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=373838http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Economy-Policy-News/~3/B5Ym7-Sl5pE/storypage_c.phpThe government's disinvestment programme made a muted re-start with the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approving the part-sale of its stake in two power companies NTPC and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVNL) but postponing a decision on the overall disinvestment policy.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=373744Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:29:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=373744