Transparency

Tuhin Kanta Pandey further highlighted that beyond investment risks, the industry must also be mindful of operational risks that could undermine investor confidence

Commerce ministry, DPIIT to seek stakeholder feedback through videoconferencing portal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that the red carpet should not be a story but a reality; states needed to prioritise ease of doing business and decriminalisation acts governed by outdated laws.

NFRA to introduce annual transparency report requirement for audit firms

The watchdog has come out with draft requirements to be followed by auditors and audit firms for preparing Annual Transparency Reports (ATRs).

Transformative reforms in last 8 years brought transparency, accountability: Jitendra Singh

He said the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is fast emerging as key human resources nucleus for the government.

Will the proposed Data Accessibility Policy free more data, or lock it up tighter behind legalese?

Every tenet preached by open-data evangelists everywhere is in the draft. Yet, there are the dodgy bits.

Why private trains alone will not be enough to modernise the railways

Moving forward, many more reforms are needed to make the railways a truly competitive industry

Privacy | The Supreme Court stands between Indians and a surveillance state

The government argues that the surveillance it proposes is required to fight the use of social media for terrorism, anti-national activities, pornography, spreading of fake news and other negative tendencies. However, should this be at the cost of individual privacy of every Indian?

Here‘s why govt plans to sell 25% stake in general insurance cos

Listing is expected to bring in transparency and enable companies to focus more on earnings; it will also reduce dependence on government support to bolster capital base

The Winning Leap: Importance of trust & transparency in business

PwC Winning Leap takes a look at the need for businesses to build trust with all the relevant stakeholders and why building transparency is an important issue.

3 top measures that can boost transparency and confidence in the property market

When it comes to tackling black money, three measures introduced by the government, are expected to make the real estate sector more transparent and bring in long term confidence in the market. These measures &#82

Real Estate Act will boost the industry‘s credibility

In an exclusive interview with Housing News, Boman Irani, secretary of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), explains that regulatory changes, such as the passing of the Real Estate Act, &#82

5 trends that will reshape the Indian real estate market

1. Co-working spaces finding favour with independent consultants, freelancers With the growing start-up ecosystem across India and the central government creating an enabling environment for entrepreneurship, demand for office spaces matching such firms‘ requirements &#82

Five trends that will reshape the Indian real estate market

If you are contemplating an investment in commercial real estate in India, you cannot afford to ignore these trends.

Now govt depts can shop online from dedicated platform

At present, 26 goods, including computers, stationery and services, are on the platform and government plans to bring in as many as it can by April 2017, the minister said.

India has improved in transparency ranking in real estate: JLL

Owing to policy measures taken by the government, India has improved in global rankings in terms of transparency in real estate sector in Asia Pacific, says a report

Centre unveils real estate draft rules for Union Territories

The Centre unveiled draft rules for five Union Territories under the Real Estate Act which seeks to regulate the real estate sector, bring in transparency and help protect consumer interests

Modi taking steps to take country forward: Ramdev

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on June 13 said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking steps to take the country forward and has achieved "success" in ensuring "corruption-free" governance

New norms for rating agencies shortly: SEBI official

Within a week of warning credit rating agencies of tough action for lack of transparency, markets watchdog SEBI said it is revising regulations governing these bodies to bring about more accountability

FinMin working to remove 'unwanted discretions' in taxation

The objective of the exercise, they said, was to come out with "clear cut guidelines" on taxation with a view to prevent controversies pertaining to retrospective amendment of tax laws.

Cos need to explain delay in disclosure beyond 24hrs: Sebi

Tightening the disclosure norms, markets regulator Sebi has warned listed firms that any delay in filing 'material information' beyond the 24-hour timeframe will have to be explained.

Ethics & Transparency: Cornerstone of good governance

Ethics and transparency are the cornerstones of good governance, but as the world goes digital, does technology pose challenges in meeting that objective? CNBC-TV18 spoke to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, Art Of Living, and former TRAI chairman, Pradeep Baijal.

RBI to make Joint lending forum more transparent: Dy Guv

JLF framework outlines a corrective action plan that would incentivise early identification of problem cases, timely restructuring of stressed loan accounts, and taking prompt steps by banks for recovery or sale of unviable accounts.

Rs 200 cr production loss on industrial disputes in 2014

However, the number of strikes and lockouts during the last few years has not shown an increasing trend, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya during question hour. He said that in 2013, there was Rs 431 crore worth of production lost due to 200 industrial disputes, involving 10,59,749 workers.

Infosys launches internal investigation of BPO arm

The move comes two days after the BPO arm‘s CFO Abraham Mathews was shown the door for not complying with the code of conduct.

Let each PSB find its own man for the top job: ex-Bankers

"Having short tenure stands to be a major problem for banks that may be not remedied in the near-term, " says AK Purwar who once served as chairman of SBI.