Four days before the 15 February start of the World Hindi Conference in Fiji, the Finance Ministry cut the number of officials on the Indian delegation list from 165 to 51.
The finance ministry official says to focus on privatisation of state-run companies instead, pointing to market volatility and investors' shaky appetite for risk.
With transactions likely to take 15 days, & given current market volatility, it is learnt budget division in finance ministry isn't including LIC IPO proceeds as part of this fiscal's calculation.
In November 2021 SC directed a CBI probe into 2002 initial stake sale of Hindustan Zinc Limited to Sterlite Opportunities and Ventures Limited. Finance ministry requested a recall of the order.
Finance ministry in process of finalising certain provisions like the ‘bail-in’ clause, which had triggered uproar that forced the legislation to be withdrawn in 2018.
The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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