http://www.livemint.com/SectionPages/Policy-Tracker.aspx?NavId=11&NavsId=48 Policy Tracker- Livemint.com | © CopyRight HT Media Ltd. 2009 en-Us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:23:31 GMT 60 http://www.livemint.com/ http://www.livemint.com/Images/livemintbeta_rss.gif 144 33 http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20160724/Govt-to-amend-new-sugarcane-pr.html Cane farmers believe the new cane price rule, which puts the onus on state governments if they decide to raise the cane floor rates, will curtail their bargaining power Mayank Bhardwaj and Nigam Prusty / Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:37:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20160724/Govt-to-amend-new-sugarcane-pr.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19234409/Joint-committees-to-be-set-up.html The empowered committee recently came out with its first discussion paper on GST, on which stakeholders need to give comments and suggestion within a month PTI Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:14:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19234409/Joint-committees-to-be-set-up.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19183838/Opposition-protests-sugar-cane.html The opposition, led by SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, RLD president Ajit Singh and BJP chief Rajnath Singh, protested the move in the Lok Sabha Santosh K. Joy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:51:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19183838/Opposition-protests-sugar-cane.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19004622/Anti-trust-and-India.html How does an authority decide when a company is violating competition law? Samanth Subramanian Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19004622/Anti-trust-and-India.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18235305/Vodafone-Bharti-come-under-ta.html External auditors will probe if the companies wrongfully availed of Cenvat credit benefit and evaded service tax Sangeeta Singh and Shauvik Ghosh Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:23:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18235305/Vodafone-Bharti-come-under-ta.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18120317/Govt-not-worried-about-rise-in.html FIIs have put in a whopping over Rs71,900 cr so far this year in the country’s bourses, the highest ever investment made in rupee terms in a single year Manoj Kumar and Rajesh Kumar Singh / Reuters Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:34:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18120317/Govt-not-worried-about-rise-in.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18001026/Sebi-to-insist-on-margins-upfr.html The Sebi move to have similar norms for both cash and derivatives follows the recent tightening of the rules governing brokers’ ability to act on behalf of investors N. Sundaresha Subramanian and Anirudh Laskar Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18001026/Sebi-to-insist-on-margins-upfr.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17225022/Policy--Orissa-orders-50-iron.html More 78 producers of other minerals such as mica and limestone will also be closed Bloomberg Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:20:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17225022/Policy--Orissa-orders-50-iron.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17223633/Education--Education-Bills-to.html The ministry is planning to table three proposed laws to curb educational malpractices, to set up a tribunal for education disputes redressal and establish a new higher education accreditation regime Pallavi Singh Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17223633/Education--Education-Bills-to.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17221422/Differences-among-ministries-h.html Currently, the Bill is with the law ministry, which is yet to approve it. Before the draft Bill is tabled in Parliament, it also requires clearance from the Union cabinet Jacob P. Koshy Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:44:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17221422/Differences-among-ministries-h.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17201545/UPA-not-to-table-food-security.html The enactment of the legislation, promising to provide 25kg of rice or wheat at Rs3 per kg to poor households, will be further delayed because the govt has not been able to overcome stumbling blocks Liz Mathew Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:45:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17201545/UPA-not-to-table-food-security.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17200311/8216Leave-SEZs-alone8217.html State governments see the Centre’s proposal of exempting SEZs from state and local taxes, as an infringement into their domain of taxation which may lead to potential revenue loss Asit Ranjan Mishra Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:33:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17200311/8216Leave-SEZs-alone8217.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16231931/Parliament-to-debate-women82.html The Women’s Reservation Bill, which requires a constitutional amendment, will ensure one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha as well as state assemblies Ruhi Tewari and Liz Mathew Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:13:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16231931/Parliament-to-debate-women82.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16181115/GST-would-do-away-with-cascadi.html He said the empowered committee of state finance ministers has released a discussion paper on GST and all the stakeholders will deliberate over it PTI Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:41:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16181115/GST-would-do-away-with-cascadi.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16135957/Power-ministry-to-approach-fin.html At present, a service tax of 12.36% is charged from power transmission companies. The states, however, have been demanding total abolition of the tax PTI Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:29:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16135957/Power-ministry-to-approach-fin.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/15120615/BSNL-Bharti-want-6-uniform-l.html DoT mooted the idea of uniform licence fee after allegation came against RCom that the operator was passing higher revenue earning services to the low licence fee category thereby causing loss to the the exchequer PTI Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:18:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/15120615/BSNL-Bharti-want-6-uniform-l.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/13225921/Limit-on-FDI-in-newspapers-ne.html The 2002 decision to allow 26% foreign investment reversed the 1955 cabinet resolution against foreign participation in news media Shuchi Bansal Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:17:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/13225921/Limit-on-FDI-in-newspapers-ne.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/12231940/Real-estate-firms-express-conc.html Some companies wonder how a common regulation can be enforced across various markets in India Priyanka Ghosh / CNBC-TV18 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:49:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/12231940/Real-estate-firms-express-conc.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/12230204/Govt-to-ensure-no-unilateral-c.html Modifications to happen only through process of consultation in a forum; octroi may also be included in GST net Aakansha Sethi / CNBC-TV18 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:32:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/12230204/Govt-to-ensure-no-unilateral-c.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/12155409/Govt-nod-to-policy-to-digitali.html Under HITS, the operator uplinks signals of TV channels of different broadcasters to their satellite, enabling cable operators to downlink these signals for further distribution to subscribers through their cable network in a digital form PTI Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:24:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/12155409/Govt-nod-to-policy-to-digitali.html