Income-tax data released by FinMin after 15 years
It entered India in 2006, with the aim of tapping the promising consumer market.
Grand plan: 10% GDP growth; 175 million jobs; $10-trillion economy
Traders were up in arms, fearing huge job loss if Walmart was to enter.
India grew at 7.6% in 2015-16 and at 7.2% in 2014-15.
PFRDA will invite bids to appoint pension fund managers.
Instead of announcing new schemes, focus will be on those already announced and key sectors.
Prominent e-commerce marketplace players include Amazon.in, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Paytm, Shopclues and Jabong
For the traditionalists, wars on Twitter and Facebook smack of immaturity.
India's IPR framework and enforcement were comparable to those in developed countries
Consumers are set to gain from discounts.
'It is important to improve the quality of spending.'
The threshold limit for deduction of tax at source has been raised for unusual income such as winnings from horse race, commission
There has been nothing consolidated in the Budget for this section that may transform entrepreneurship in any meaningful way
There's little interest in seed funding now as investors are finding it a risky proposition.
The higher salaries and pension outgo will be equivalent to about one per cent of the GDP.
'For how long can investors fund loss-making companies?'
In 2015, the Reserve Bank of India cut interest rates by 125 basis points to 6.75 per cent.
While number of commitments inched up in 2015, its value slipped 23% to 11-year low.
FinMin officials say an announcement could be made in the Budget.