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Govt to bring Bill for mandatory national minimum wage

The four codes would be - code on industrial wages, code on industrial relations, code on social security and code on safety and security conditions of workers

ONGC can convert Rs 5,000-cr loan given to OVL into equity

The approval for the investment by ONGC is aimed at strengthening the capital base of ONGC Videsh

Rs 3,000-crore plan to give fisheries a boost

Fisheries, classified as a sunrise sector, covers about 14.50 million people and had export earnings of Rs 33,441 crore in 2014-15 ($5.51 billion)

Slowdown palpable in reform process, says new PHD Chamber president :

He however said the country is not experiencing 'policy paralysis' as of now

India negotiated hard for developing nations at WTO: Sitharaman tells Parliament

The govt has been lambasted by civil society experts for not standing its ground on critical issues

Emission norms for thermal power plants made stricter

For TPPs existing before 31.12.2003, PM standards are fixed at 100 mg per cubic metre

Exports not a cause for alarm, says govt

Commerce dept says if exports of petroleum products are excluded, then decline in exports is only 9.6% in dollar terms

Life insurers may face restriction on opening new offices if expenses of management exceeded

Irdai said that non-compliance will also lead to restriction on opening of new places of business

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank AGM in January, will discuss IPO proposal

The bank is all set to hold six AGMs on Jan 29, 2016 due to the five years in between that didn't see an AGM

Rajan heeded advisory panel members on rate pause

Four of the five external members of the panel cited upside risks to inflation as well as transmission needed for the hefty 50 bps rate cut at Sept 29 review

India's Q2 current account deficit narrows to $8.2 bn

It was $10.9 bn in year-ago period; Q2 CAD at 1.6% of GDP and Balance of Payments in negative territory

'New PAN norms to hit gems and jewellery sector'

The new norm, which was announced by the finance ministry recently, would be effective from the next calendar year

Focus on oil & gas sector likely during PM's Moscow visit

Bilateral talks between Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled for Thursday

CAG flays govt for unrealistic expenditure estimates

Supplementary provisions exceeded the original provision by as much as 239,900% in 2014-15, in case of ministry of petroleum

PPT logs 6% cargo growth

The cargo traffic handled by the port is the second highest among all major ports after Kandla port.

Apollo Hospitals, UK-based public body sign MoU for education

Tie-up seeks to promote exchange of doctors, nurses and midwives, and set up a global healthcare school

Delhi HC stays Re 1 call drop compensation order

HC will hear the matter Jan 6 and asked Trai not to take any coercive action against the telcos

Odisha to put up one iron ore block for auctions

Though the state had listed two iron ore deposits for auctions in phase-1, only one will be offered for now

Jet Airways appoints Amit Agarwal as its CFO

Amit Agarwal, who was head of finance in Suzlon, joined the airline in September but his appointment was confirmed now upon receipt of security clearance

Only 27% of funds allocated for Indo-Pakistan border roads used

On the other hand, around 80% of the funds allocated for roads along the Indo-China border have been used by the government