Manmohan Singh has mooted a 'specific financing window' for the ambitious Rs 174,000 crore Bharat Nirman Programme aimed at giving a new deal to rural India.
Bill Gates is on his fourth visit to India to strengthen focus and generate more demand for Microsoft products.
India has the world's largest treasure-trove of skilled manpower and is on the way to become a global IT powerhouse.
'It is a balanced and prudent Budget that sets the foundation for future growth in the economy.'
Addressing a Confederation of Indian Industry meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday, Advani had warned the ruling United Progressive Alliance government that its Communist allies would prove to be a 'liability' in achieving any good for the country.
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana scheme will help eradicate poverty and curb corruption at the grassroot level, industry said.
The government on Monday said the Budget 2006-07 allocated resources within fiscal deficit targets to boost agriculture and manufacturing.
The government will continue the policy of equitable burden sharing between the state, oil companies and consumers for absorbing the impact of the upward spiral in global oil prices.
The government plans to create 50 to 100 rural business hubs through public-private-panchayat partnership throughout the country, so as to equally distribute the benefits of economic growth.
The government is looking to sell 10-20 per cent of its holding in national carriers Air-India and Indian Airlines in their initial public offer, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Monday.
Authorities also said the recovery rate of COVID-19 patients was improving consistently in India and it was in a much better position in handling the pandemic, which has seen more than 63 lakh people testing positive for this virus since its emergence in China last December and over 3.7 lakh having lost their lives.
Every year, 60,000 armed forces personnel retire and 44 per cent of them are in the age group of 40-50.
'A bold, progressive step forward,' Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak said of Nirmala Sitharaman's corporate tax breaks.
SEBI chief M Damodaran on Wednesday said "standards are required" when companies, including those from the oil sector, give out information in public domain.
but it had a mixed view on the new tax proposals burdening the capital market.
Stating that India was an attractive destination for long-term investments, US Ambassador to India David C Mulford on Thursday called for further removal of restrictions to attract more US investors.
The government on Monday urged private operators to play a big role in providing rural telephony across the country to reach a respectable level of teledensity.
After the resounding success of Delhi Metro, as many as seven cities have sought assistance of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in implementing similar projects to be set up at an expenditure of Rs 31,000 crore (Rs 310 billion).
'Economy is leading the way as far as the relationship between the two countries is concerned'.
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India Inc raised various issues to increase trade flows in sectors like pharmaceuticals, banking, energy and infrastructure
Arun Jaitley has promised a compliance window under the new black money law for persons with overseas funds to come clean.
The West Bengal government's inability to make police arrangements for the matches at the Salt Lake stadium, scheduled between January 18 and 20, forced the postponement.
The proposals before the ministry is to hike the tax exemption limit from the existing Rs 250,000 per annum to at least Rs 300,000 if not 500,000.
Government should focus on achieving 12 per cent growth in manufacturing if the GDP has to grow by 8-9 per cent or higher on a sustainable basis
With a view to further strengthen Indo-British trade linkages, CII is taking a CEO's mission to the UK from June 19-22.
India on Monday hoped Argentina would soon scrap the existing ban on its finished pharmaceutical products and increase trade between the two countries.
Hero Honda chairman B M Munjal on Tuesday said the five-day strike at the Gurgaon plant will not have an impact on the company's profitability and sales.
To ensure smooth allocation of 204 cancelled coal blocks, the government has set up a high-level inter-ministerial panel that would provide advise on policy issues and interact with the industry.
Mauritius on Monday said it would soon adopt the open sky policy and allow private airlines from India to use its air space.
Amid speculation about Air Sahara selling its equity to raise funds for its expansion plans, liquor baron and owner of Kingfisher Airline Vijay Mallya
The government is keen to divest stake in PSU firms .
The central government will invest Rs 1,700 crore (Rs 17 billion) in setting up world-class automotive testing and R&D infrastructure with foreign collaboration.
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