Former AIIMS director Dr S K Kacker discusses the doctors' agitation in Maharashtra and West Bengal's crackdown on private hospitals with Veenu Sandhu.
'Most of the testing capacity in India is in the private sector.' 'Whether it is the established RT-PCR test for COVID-19, or it is other innovations in testing that are now coming up, all these are fully within the capabilities of the private sector.' 'Health policy should harness these capabilities,' says Ajay Shah.
The president outlined the government's agenda in the coming financial year in his customary address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament.
We all need an expert whose advice you can trust, who will not start pushing products at you and rather help you understand why your wealth is not growing as it should, says Erik Hon.
'The world does not care about the tension on our border.' 'India has to emerge as a strong economic power.' 'Respect comes when the world sees a country with a direction and leadership that has a vision,' points out Ramesh Menon.
Gains in financial shares capped further downslide.
In the near term, two key factors are the outcome of the monsoon season in respect to cropping yields; and the correction in the crude oil price.
These include the Professional Education-I, Professional Education-II and Final examination.
Will it trigger a social and management revolution as well, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
The agrarian crisis must be met with similarly speedy responses.
The year 2014-15 could well go as one of long-pending financial sector reforms, expected to have a lasting impact.
Of these 26, Bajaj Finance, Associated Alcohols and Breweries, Garware Technologies, Filatex India, Tasty Bite Eatables, Aarti Industries and GMM Pfaudler saw an over 10-fold surge in price since 2014.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar wanted to raise the issue of financial security for national level athletes in his maiden Rajya Sabha speech, which could not take place due to protests in the Upper House.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India invites applications for Management Accountancy Course (MAC Part-I) and Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Examinations.
Equity-linked savings scheme, PPF and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana are recommended instruments.
As the 2019 election draws near, investors focus on long-dated options.
It would be a good idea to create independent oversight committees for each regulatory institution and indeed, even for their appellate bodies, says A K Bhattacharya.
'For those looking at forward-looking signals for the economy from the stock markets, the relative performance of small and mid-caps may be a better indicator of the future than the index levels of the narrower and more popular indices', says Neelkanth Mishra.
'No commercial bank will be allowed to fail. There is nothing to worry about.'
He said while the previous UPA government hid the bad loans, his government has properly recognised them and brought tough laws to deal with defaults and recovery money.
But criticism of government will still be a no-no.
The website launched by Union Power Minister P M Sayeed on Saturday would be available free of cost initially, senior marketing manager of the website Shinu P Raj told reporters.
One-sponsor-one-fund rule may set off merger as Amundi seen sponsoring two funds following buyout.
Archit Gupta on how can you maximise your savings and reduce your taxable income.
Critics argue that much more could have been done and that the government was slow to react to many events.
India must concentrate on manufacturing-led growth.
'There is merit in keeping the central bank's balance sheet strong if the government's fiscal balance sheet is weak.'
Boost to dairy sector will generate jobs
Share rises further to 73 per cent from 66 per cent last year; Some overseas i-banks seen scaling down operations
The 30-share Sensex surged 299 points to close at 28,736 and the 50-share Nifty gained 90 points to end at 8,723.
FII stance, progress of monsoon, crude oil and rupee movement are likely to dictate the trend.
The first stage of the inclusion strategy was focussed on opening bank accounts, logically seen as creating the last-mile channels for financial access.
While using the family to save tax is legal and smart, ensure you use the ones where clubbing income laws isn't a concern, advises Bindisha Sarang.
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
The Reserve Bank of India will encourage banks to set up a payment corporation to streamline payment system.
An excerpt from 'Money Smart: The Indian Woman's Guide To Managing Wealth' by Reenita Malhotra Hora and Divya Vij that reveals various options to help you save tax as well as invest for creating long-term wealth.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday address Members of the British Parliament in London where he promised to open more doors of cooperation between the two countries and delved on issues like terrorism and United Nations reforms.
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