Piyush Goyal has begun his term as railway minister with characteristic energy, but not all his new initiatives are being praised
'There were lots of functionalities the Group of Ministers asked us to incorporate.'
The case relates roughly to assessment years 2000-01 to 2002-03 and 2004-05 to 2007-08
Govt squeezed capital expenditure, and also cut revenue expenditure, that does not go into creating assets, by 11% in H1
'The full effects of the government initiatives will have to work their way through, whether in infrastructure or in the banking sector.'
Indian Railways under Piyush Goyal has chalked out a new plan for station redevelopment. Railway stations in 15 cities may soon offer residential apartments.
Contract finally given for Rs 2,400-cr project, with GIFT City-like features
Indian companies place orders worth $600 million for US crude, which is likely to increase by nearly $2 billion in the near future.
The Railway Board has decided to wind up the ambitious Rs 5,000-crore One ICT plan and the transformation cell
The company had assets in countries like Yemen, Peru, Oman, Myanmar, Columbia, East Timor, Kurdistan and Australia, but it exited almost all these blocks later as part of its portfolio rationalisation
German aid likely for Bengaluru-Chennai bullet train
NITI Aayog vice chairperson Rajiv Kumar tells Indivjal Dhasmana that additional funds could be generated through divestment, and that the fiscal deficit should be widened while focusing on the revenue deficit.
P P Chaudhary the newly-appointed minister of state for corporate affairs, is monitoring and coordinating actions against shell companies.
Depreciating the rupee against the dollar to boost economic growth has fiscal constraints and monetary limitations
While the Centre is criticised for not cutting excise duty on petroleum products, it is the states which gain more from the rise in their prices
Of the Rs 1.10 lakh crore investment required for the project, Japan is providing Rs 88,000 crore as a soft loan at 0.01 per cent interest.
The ease of doing business has not picked up in a vast number of states and Union Territories.
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's wish to levy indirect tax on petrol unlikely to be taken up
Called Signature Villa, the property was gifted to him by Nakheel Public Joint Stock Company. The dispute was over whether this was a gift or payment for services Khan had rendered to the company.
The mergers will not involve any cash but only share swaps