Year: 2015

      Capital spending shows pick-up  –    (Economics) When Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley lands in the U.S., he will be able to present a healthy picture of India’s growth to investors. The Union government’s Plan capital expenditure is showing a robust pick-up, show data from the Controller-General of Accounts. It is up to Rs. 52,612 crore in the first fivRead More…

    SC imposes green charge on commercial vehicles entering Delhi  –    (Environment) Declaring that controlling Delhi’s pollution had become the “requirement of the day”, the Supreme Court agreed to formalise in a judicial order a series of directions to impose “environment compensation charge” on all light and heavy duty commercial vehicles entering the National CaRead More…

      Empower intelligence agencies  –   (Secuirty) If national security requires greater intrusion into the lives of citizens, that is a price we need to pay. However, it should be accompanied by a strengthening of the oversight mechanism. The candour with which MI5 chief Andrew Parker spoke on television of security threats to the U.K. should make Indian intelligence explorRead More…

    Minister decries cow slaughter  –    (Indian Polity) The outcry over the Dadri lynching notwithstanding, the NDA government seems determined to prioritise its ideological stand on banning cow slaughter and beef consumption in the country. Minister of State for Agriculture Sanjeev Balyan (accused in the Muzzaffarnagar riots and MP from that district) has called a reviewRead More…

      Security agencies suspect NSCN (I-M) is regrouping  –    (Security) A series of developments in the north-east, especially in Manipur, since the August peace accord between the Centre and the Naga rebel group NSCN (I-M), have raised serious concern that the security situation in the region could dramatically worsen in the coming months. Dim is the assessment frRead More…

    Chemistry Nobel for mapping how cells repair damaged DNA  –   (Science and Technology) Tomas Lindahl, Paul L. Modrich and Aziz Sancar were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for having mapped and explained how the cell repairs its DNA and safeguards its genetic information.   Banks killed road sector: official  –   (Economics) Banks caused a bRead More…

    Vodafone wins Rs. 3,700 cr. income tax demand case  –  (Economics) In a major relief to British telecom major Vodafone in the transfer pricing case, the Bombay High Court on Thursday ruled in its favour, setting aside a tax demand of Rs. 3,700 crore imposed on Vodafone India by the income tax authorities. The ruling is likely to benefit multinational companies such as IRead More…

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    Ahead of Modi’s U.S. visit, $3 bn defence deals cleared  –    (Defence) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign in the U.S. to attract capital to the country and boost his ‘Make in India’ initiative kicked off with a meeting with eight influential figures in the key financial hub of the world on Thursday. Financial sector leaders flagged red tape, slow pace of Read More…

    India has to homogenise liability law, says GE chief  –   (Environment) Unless an agreement is reached with the U.S. on “common language” on the civil nuclear liability law, General Electric will not invest in India’s nuclear energy industry, CEO Jeff Immelt said here on Monday. Mr. Immelt also said GE, the world’s largest infrastructure company with a revenue oRead More…