Budget may bring exemption for those backed by Indian securities other than shares
He is widely admired for maintaining an almost military like discipline and is not known to smoke or drink
Changes in threshold not to have a significant revenue impact, say officials
This move to make it easier for funds to avail of tax exemptions.
MNREGS labourers are usually engaged in irrigation projects.
Chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian discusses the Budget, goods and services tax, Centre-state relationship and larger issues facing the economy
Finance ministry's drive is meant to meet fiscal deficit target and improve overall efficiency in government spending.
Agri experts are meeting FinMin ministry officials on Monday to give their inputs on the Budget.
An announcement has barred the entry of journalists in the finance ministry.
NDDB had helped dairy farmers direct their own development, placing control of the resources they created in their own hands.
For the first time the government is organising an event where consolidated efforts would be made to help start-ups.
Fresh investments are constrained by tepid demand.
Indian farming was transformed after the mid-60s.
The well-irrigated states of Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, western Uttar Pradesh and coastal states such as Odisha are, for the first time, feeling the effects of a poor monsoon.
Most farmers depend on rainwater for farming.
Govt is likely to find it hard to meet deficit target next year.
In India, 173 people defecate in the open for every square km.
An additional 68 million women could potentially enter the labour force over the coming decade.
The Centre has decided to create a buffer stock of 350,000 tonnes.
'We need to do more to accelerate growth.'
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