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10 Takeaways From Nirmala Sitharaman's Announcements For Defence, Aviation
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman detailed reforms to eight sectors today in the fourth tranche of announcements related to the government's Rs 20 lakh crore package for the coronavirus-hit Indian economy. Among today's big-ticket measures were a 25 per cent increase in FDI in the defence sector and removal of government monopoly on coal mining. ...
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Rs 50,000 Crore To Create Infra For Transporting Coal: Nirmala Sitharaman
The government will bring in commercial mining in coal sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on day 4 of her announcements on details of a Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus to shore up an economy battered by coronavirus and weeks of lockdown.
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Government Clears Opening Up Of Commercial Coal Mining To Private Firms
In a major reform in the coal sector since its nationalisation in 1973, the government today allowed private companies to mine the fossil fuel for commercial use, ending the monopoly of state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL).
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Government Allows Private Companies To Bid For Coal Mines For Commercial Production
Coal Minister Piyush Goyal told a news conference, "This is an important reform and will ensure affordable and reliable supply of coal,"
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Power Plants Have Enough Coal To Overcome Strike: Minister Piyush Goyal
Power plants in the country have enough coal in hand to operate even if nothing is mined over the next 50 to 60 days, the coal and power minister said ahead of a proposed one-day strike by some Coal India Ltd workers on Friday.
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Budget Session Likely to be Extended as Government Looks to Push Key Reforms
The government is considering extending the first part of the Budget session by two days as it gets set to push key reforms in the coal and mining sector through Parliament, which is scheduled to break for a month-long recess after Friday, March 20.
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Government's Bills Face Great Wall of Rajya Sabha
On Tuesday, when the Lok Sabha passed the controversial land bill, the Congress and some other opposition parties were not present in the House. They had walked out, signalling to the government that they are united in their resolve to not let its key reforms pass the Rajya Sabha test.
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'Collective Responsibility of Parties to Run the House,' Says PM Narendra Modi Ahead of Budget Session
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that it was the -collective responsibility of all parties- to ensure the smooth functioning of the Parliament ahead of the Budget session on Monday. The government is looking to pass key legislation, including bills to replace a slew of ordinances, in this session that is expected to be a stormy affair.
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President Signs Ordinance to Push Reforms in Coal, Insurance Sectors
President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance to push reforms in the coal and insurance sectors. These ordinances were cleared by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday after the government was unable to pass bills for these in the Winter Session of Parliament that ended on Tuesday.
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India Has Shown World it Won't Delay Reforms, Says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
The cabinet has approved an executive order on Wednesday to implement coal and insurance reforms, underlining the administration's resolve to push through economic measures despite political opposition in Parliament.
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10 Takeaways From Nirmala Sitharaman's Announcements For Defence, Aviation
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman detailed reforms to eight sectors today in the fourth tranche of announcements related to the government's Rs 20 lakh crore package for the coronavirus-hit Indian economy. Among today's big-ticket measures were a 25 per cent increase in FDI in the defence sector and removal of government monopoly on coal mining. ...
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Rs 50,000 Crore To Create Infra For Transporting Coal: Nirmala Sitharaman
The government will bring in commercial mining in coal sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on day 4 of her announcements on details of a Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus to shore up an economy battered by coronavirus and weeks of lockdown.
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Government Clears Opening Up Of Commercial Coal Mining To Private Firms
In a major reform in the coal sector since its nationalisation in 1973, the government today allowed private companies to mine the fossil fuel for commercial use, ending the monopoly of state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL).
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Government Allows Private Companies To Bid For Coal Mines For Commercial Production
Coal Minister Piyush Goyal told a news conference, "This is an important reform and will ensure affordable and reliable supply of coal,"
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Power Plants Have Enough Coal To Overcome Strike: Minister Piyush Goyal
Power plants in the country have enough coal in hand to operate even if nothing is mined over the next 50 to 60 days, the coal and power minister said ahead of a proposed one-day strike by some Coal India Ltd workers on Friday.
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Budget Session Likely to be Extended as Government Looks to Push Key Reforms
The government is considering extending the first part of the Budget session by two days as it gets set to push key reforms in the coal and mining sector through Parliament, which is scheduled to break for a month-long recess after Friday, March 20.
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Government's Bills Face Great Wall of Rajya Sabha
On Tuesday, when the Lok Sabha passed the controversial land bill, the Congress and some other opposition parties were not present in the House. They had walked out, signalling to the government that they are united in their resolve to not let its key reforms pass the Rajya Sabha test.
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'Collective Responsibility of Parties to Run the House,' Says PM Narendra Modi Ahead of Budget Session
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that it was the -collective responsibility of all parties- to ensure the smooth functioning of the Parliament ahead of the Budget session on Monday. The government is looking to pass key legislation, including bills to replace a slew of ordinances, in this session that is expected to be a stormy affair.
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President Signs Ordinance to Push Reforms in Coal, Insurance Sectors
President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance to push reforms in the coal and insurance sectors. These ordinances were cleared by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday after the government was unable to pass bills for these in the Winter Session of Parliament that ended on Tuesday.
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India Has Shown World it Won't Delay Reforms, Says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
The cabinet has approved an executive order on Wednesday to implement coal and insurance reforms, underlining the administration's resolve to push through economic measures despite political opposition in Parliament.
