Up to 900,000 Indians die every year of tobacco-related diseases
Uber and Ola continued to operate in New Delhi while their licence applications were pending approval.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi signalled on Monday he would not bow to foreign pressure to commit to cuts in carbon emissions.
India will issue a new decree this week for land purchases that has stirred disquiet across the country
The decision to slash insurance coverage will have an impact on private health sector.
India had ordered all unregistered web-based taxi cos to halt operations
Modi to dilute pro-business changes to land bill.
Modi's government is also working on a universal health coverage plan that would provide all citizens with free drugs and diagnostic treatment.
US taxi-hailing app maker Uber Technologies Inc has restarted services in India's capital, after its three apps were banned following allegations of rape
Restrictions on buying land are among barriers holding up projects worth almost $300 billion
Modi orders coal, insurance sector reforms.
The United Nations estimates about one third of the world's 1.2 billion poorest people live in India
The country had the third-largest number of people living with disease.
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The tycoon had been allowed to use an office, phone, internet connection and three secretaries.
Godrej and some other firms are frustrated at what they say is the slow execution of projects and lack of government support, which are hampering India's efforts to compete with China and Russia as a cheaper option for launching satellites.
Ties between India and the United States have been strained in recent years because of trade policies and patent disputes.
India has capped the prices of 36 drugs, including those used to treat infections and diabetes, in its latest move to make essential medicines more affordable, a senior official of the country's drug pricing authority told Reuters on Friday.
The landmark bill to liberalise the insurance industry, which marks Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first stab at legislative reforms, will now go to a parliamentary committee, which will submit a report later this year.
Hindi news channel News Nation TV showed laboratories in the national capital offering commissions as high as 50 per cent to doctors who referred patients to their diagnostic centres.
The comments came after Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley warned of tough measures in his first budget on July 10, saying 'mindless populism' needs to be checked as India aims to boost growth.
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