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Cabinet approves setting up of 3 new cooperative societies
Wed, Jan 11, 2023
Briefing media, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said, "Cooperatives that are associated with farmers, farmers' income and agriculture production are an important part of rural India. The Cabinet today took three main decisions in the field of cooperatives".
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Government to assess appetite of foreign funds in Hind Zinc before stake dilution - Details!
Sun, Dec 11, 2022
The government currently holds a 29.54 per cent stake in HZL, while a 5.54 per cent stake is with public shareholders. Mining mogul Anil Agarwal's Vedanta Ltd is the promoter with a 64.92 per cent stake in HZL.
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BSNL-BBNL Merger: In exclusive conversation with Zee Business, Telecom Secretary Rajaraman decodes advantages- Details here
Sun, Jul 31, 2022
BSNL-BBNL Merger: Regarding the BSNL-BBNL merger, Zee Business spoke with Telecom Secretary Rajaraman on July 31, 2022. In this conversation, the Telecom Secretary explained the advantages of this merger. He said the merger will increase fiber-to-home connectivity.
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CCEA approves proposal for development of New Greenfield Airport at Dholera of Gujarat
Tue, Jun 14, 2022
CCEA on Tuesday approved the proposal for development of New Greenfield Airport at Dholera, Gujarat. The permission is granted for the construction of Phase I at an estimated cost of Rs. 1305 crore.
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Cabinet hikes ethanol prices by up to Rs 2.5/litre effective December 1
Wed, Nov 10, 2021
The approval will not only facilitate the continued policy of the government in providing price stability and remunerative prices for ethanol suppliers, but will also help in reducing the pending arrears of cane farmers, dependency on crude oil imports and will also help in savings in foreign exchange and bring benefits to the environment.
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Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) clears realignment of Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying schemes
Wed, Jul 14, 2021
The government has decided to revise and realign various components of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying schemes and special livestock package for leveraging investment worth Rs 54,618 crore.
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Union Cabinet approves sale of govt's 52.63 pct stake in REC to PFC
Thu, Dec 06, 2018
"The CCEA gave in principle approval for strategic sale of the Government of India's existing 52.63 per cent of total paid up equity shareholding in REC Ltd to Power Finance Corporation along with transfer of management control," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting here.
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AirAsia India says no plans to look at Air India stake
Tue, Jan 16, 2018
Low-frills carrier AirAsia India has ruled any plans to participate in the Air India stake sale, saying its focus remains on the building the existing brand and flying international, which is expected to happen from early next year.
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ACC becomes Ambuja's subsidiary; what's on the road ahead?
Sat, Aug 13, 2016
Kotak Securities stated that with the deal between majority owners of both the companies, minority shareholders will get to be a shareholder of ACC which is believed to be a less efficient company by market analysts and shareholders.
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Arun Jaitley snubs Swamy; says have full confidence in Arvind Subramanian
Wed, Jun 22, 2016
In one of his strongest replies condemning Swamy's attack he said, “To what extent should we attack those, the discipline and constraint of whose offices prevent them from responding, its happened more than once.”
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