Oineetom Ojah Sinha

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  Corporate Tax Should Be Reduced To 25%, Say Entrepreneurs

  For new investments, government should give investment allowance, says C S Goel, Vice President, Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises.

• Rural development ministry dilutes provisions of Land Acquisition Bill

  The consent from two-thirds, or 66 per cent, of land losers will now be required for land acquisition, down from the earlier provision of consent from 80 per cent of land losers, sources told NDTV Profit.

• Is fertilizer next on the government's reform agenda?

  The proposal to hike urea prices by 10 per cent per annum was taken up by the Cabinet in June, but due to political ramifications of such a decision the proposal was referred to a group of ministers.

• Cabinet clears divestment of 10.82% stake in SAIL

  The Cabinet also approved a 21 per cent import duty on power equipment used in projects of at least 1,000 MW. The proposal to divest SAIL is be the first disinvestment proposal in this fiscal and it comes after the lukewarm response to ONGC sell off last fiscal. The government holds 85.82 per cent in the country's largest steel producing company.

• Land bill: Government overrules changes proposed by parliamentary panel

  Rural ministry has rejected the Standing Committee's suggestion that government should not acquire land for PPP projects.

• UltraTech Cement gets environment approval for plant expansion

  UltraTech has received environmental clearance for its expansion plans for two of its plants in Madhya Pradesh.

• With slew of projects, PM makes big push for infra development

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is meeting with key ministers and officials to push an agenda for infrastructure development.

• Government working on diesel, LPG, kerosene deregulation: Montek

  The government is working on a formula to de-regulate diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the deputy chairman of India's Planning Commission said on Monday.

• Infrastructure companies want taxes rationalised

  Road and infrastructure companies have asked for a relaxation in the tax structure to help achieve its 20 km per day target

• India's high current account deficit worrying: Montek

  The second quarter current account deficit has gone up to USD 16.9 billion.

• NHAI to raise Rs 10000 cr from tax-free bonds

  Govt allows National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to raise Rs 10,000 crore via tax free bonds for first time

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  Unique solution for NREGS II

  The National Rural Employment Scheme was one of the trump cards in UPA's stable.