While three operational mines in Chhattisgarh had a capacity of 12 million tonnes (mt), six were yet to start production.
The finance minister defended the change in the tax rates.
The Budget will indicate where the Modi government stands on reforms, growth and development.
Companies use journalists as conduits.
Japan Plus to facilitate and fast-track investment proposals.
The FM could scrap the secrecy around tax rates.
The opinion polls give the edge to the AAP over the BJP and Congress
IRCTC has four Rail Neer plants.
The first public-private partnership (PPP) initiative in bottled drinking water has taken shape at Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, with a Rail Neer plant set for commissioning.
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PSUs may not be financially sound enough to plug deficit or revive investment.
Four specific areas will be watched carefully in the first half of FY16
Using available government data, the team is targeting $30-40 billion worth of iron and steel products that are imported into India.
Government must first focus on groundwork to start big ticket projects, say experts.
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There is no doubt that the Modi government has showed greater urgency in unearthing unaccounted money stashed away by some Indians in tax havens and other countries, enjoying the advantages of the latter's banking secrecy laws.
Under current laws, a company cannot sell mines but only transfer leases when it is acquired by another firm.
Suresh Prabhu, the new railways minister, not only needs to save the railways from the clutches of bureaucracy and politics but also attract foreign investment to revive the once potent force.
A K Bhattacharya deciphers Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first cabinet reshuffle.
Decades of a state-owned monopoly selling coal at a fixed price has taken its toll on production.
The new system will entail a periodic revision in the price of subsidised LPG cylinders so that the subsidy remains fixed.
To a lay observer, therefore, India today presents two conflicting realities.
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