In January-June, India attracted $31 billion (Rs 2.05 lakh crore) in capital expenditure (capex) from foreign companies.
Even today, many MFIs already distribute pension and micro insurance products to low-income households.
Workers' attitude is changing and they want to work more and demand more wages. They want more productivity.
It is pegged at 6.8-8% by various economists, as compared to 6.7%.
The MPC states that the 4 external members will have a tenure of four years each.
The government is considering a proposal to privatise some state-owned banks in phases.
Earlier, Arun Jaitley had said 60 prosecutions had been launched on the 'HSBC list'.
The IMG meeting will be convened shortly.
'If there is an RBI majority in the committee, there is no question of a veto.'
This is the Centre's highest-ever budgeted capital outlay.
Bureaucrats heading disinvestment and financial services usually don't get appointed as finance secretary.
Country's economic growth at 9% requires exports to rise by around 20%, says NSC chairman Pronab Sen
The outgo for major subsides, is the highest in the first quarter.
The government notified the compliance window under the Act.
In 2014-15, capital expenditure in the April-September period was Rs 99,100 crore.
Clever wordplay does not change the fact that the government is going pretty easy on some tax offenders, says Arup Roychoudhury.
Notification, FAQs likely after FM Jaitley returns from the US
ICDS is silent on the prudence aspect of accounting standards.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has noted the contradiction.
The world's largest cash transfer programme has eliminated around 40 million ghost connections