Reform

Coronavirus: The Road Ahead For The Commercial Vehicle Segment In India

Satyakam Arya | Thursday May 28, 2020

By Invitation: Satyakam Arya, Managing Director and CEO for Daimler India Commercial Vehicles talks about the need for strong government reforms to revive the commercial vehicle segment in India

Andhra Chief Minister Says Firm In Resolve To Introduce English Medium In Primary Schools

Education | Wednesday May 27, 2020

The Andhra Pradesh government will go ahead with the decision of introducing English medium for Class 1 to 6, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Wednesday, expressing firm resolve to usher in sweeping reforms in the education system.

Opinion: Modi 2.0's Bold Structural Reforms - By Feroze Varun Gandhi

Opinion | Feroze Varun Gandhi | Tuesday May 26, 2020

The Modi government's strong and decisive leadership will position us for transformational change. Given a paradigm shift in leadership, this is a moment for India to continue to pursue structural reform, renewing its tryst with destiny.

Panel Formed To Suggest Reforms In Drug Regulatory System

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 24, 2020

A high-level committee of experts has been formed by the government to recommend reforms in India's drug regulatory system so that approval processes can be fast-tracked.

H-1B Bill Introduced In US Congress To Give Priority To US-Educated Foreigners

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 23, 2020

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a legislation in both the chambers of the US Congress proposing major reforms in skilled non-immigrant visa programmes by giving priority to US-educated foreign technology professionals in issuing H-1B work visas.

PM's Package "Cruel Joke On Country": Sonia Gandhi At Opposition Meet

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Friday May 22, 2020

The government has abandoned any pretence of being democratic, has no compassion for the poor and has embarked on a "wild adventure of so-called reforms" including a grand clearance sale of public sector units, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said today during the first online meeting of opposition parties to discuss the coronavirus crisis.

US Wants Trade Pact; Post COVID-19 World Presents "Golden Opportunity For India": US Diplomat

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 21, 2020

Underlining that India has not been able to crack trade deals, a senior US diplomat on Wednesday said it needs to bring economic reforms to grab the opportunity provided by the coronavirus crisis.

German FA, Bayern Munich To Propose Salary Cap For Players To UEFA

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 19, 2020

Fritz Keller, German FA president, said that the restricting of wages, which are currently "partly from another world", can only be achieved with UEFA's help.

Why Rs 21 Lakh Crore Package May Not Give Immediate Boost

Business | Vrishti Beniwal and Karthikeyan Sundaram, Bloomberg | Monday May 18, 2020

Many observers are wondering how many of these steps are actually new or had been in the pipeline already.

"Will Ensure Implementation": General Bipin Rawat Lauds Defence Reforms

India News | ANI | Sunday May 17, 2020

Expressing happiness over the defence reforms announced by the government, as they will ensure timely implementation of modernisation projects, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Sunday said that all issues for indigenisation of military weaponry, ammunition and equipment have been coordinated.

States Can Borrow More, But Will Be Linked To Reforms, Says Centre

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 17, 2020

States would be able to borrow more money, the Centre said today, increasing their borrowing limit from 3 per cent to 5 percent. This would give them an additional Rs 4.28 lakh crore, said Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, unveiling the Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus in the fifth and the last tranche.

Borrowing limit of states increased from 3 to 5% of state GDP on their request, will be linked to reforms: Centre

India News | Sunday May 17, 2020

Borrowing limit of states increased from 3 to 5% of state GDP on their request, will be linked to reforms: Centre

"Lost Rs 7,800 Crore Revenue Due To Tax Concessions," Says Centre: Highlights

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday May 17, 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced reforms in seven key areas,including MGNREGA, healthcare and education, ease of doing business, in the fifth and final tranche of economic stimulus package to deal with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. also announced an increase in borrowing limit forstates from 3 per cent to 5 percent. Th...

Power Distribution To Be Privatised In Union Territories: Nirmala Sitharaman

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday May 16, 2020

The inefficiencies of power companies will no longer have to be borne by customers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, announcing several reforms in the tariff policy as part of the fourth tranche of the centre's coronavirus financial stimulus.

10 Takeaways From Nirmala Sitharaman's Announcements For Defence, Aviation

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday May 16, 2020

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. ...