Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday returned home after concluding his successful visit to Japan, which promised to give $35 billion (Rs 2.1 lakh crore) to India over the next five years for developmental projects, as the two sides agreed to enhance their strategic cooperation to a new level.
Most companies often subsidise the sale and the delivery, making losses on their books.
More lucrative routinely prescribed drugs are at higher risk of failing quality standards
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
The NDA government was initially reticent about fleshing out its economic strategy for the future. But now that it has taken enough bold initiatives on the economic front it must have the confidence to tell us more about its approach going forward, says Abheek Barua.
The government has unleashed a slew of reforms to attract greater investments including higher foreign direct investment in defence and opening up the railways infrastructure sector, relaxed labour laws, launched campaigns like the Make in India for re-invigorating manufacturing, Clean India and Digital India, among others.
FM indicates adherence to fiscal road map, benign tax rates, correction in inverted duty structure
This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India.
Many stalled projects are about to get going again, providing potential relief to banks, says T N Ninan.
Sensex climbs higher on favourable global cues.
The higher rate cut by RBI is positive for rate-sensitive sectors in the medium to long term.
'Let us hope that with Nandan, like Cincinnatus back on his farm, taking over the reins, Infosys will not only regain its vigour and momentum, but vastly improve upon its achievements as a global player,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
The euphoria of Ab Ki Baar Modi Sarkar will fade quickly if the Modi government does not raise its game, and focus significant monetary resources and managerial skills on making India's infrastructure truly world-class, says Ram Kelkar.
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President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday addressed the first joint sitting of Parliament as mandatorily required under the Constitution after the general elections. The address is the political, economic and foreign policy road map of the Narendra Modi government and covers virtually all crucial areas.
Bureaucratic insensitivity gave way to compassion with the state administration, police and passersby joining forces to help the stream of Indians fleeing Delhi.
'Everyone is still trying to understand the quantum of impact demonetisation will have on the economy.'
China's domestic debt is a major concern.
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
The world economy's growth engine is slowing, but not collapsing.
Gujarat has topped with a score of 71.14% on ease of doing business list.
Seeking to boost the strategic ties, India and the US finalised the text of the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement.
Swiss National Bank shocked the currency markets on Thursday by abolishing their currency -- franc's three year-old cap of 1.20 per euro
There are conflicting signs on India's investment cycle.
Over 15 years, with seven per cent growth, the Indian economy will be three times bigger.
Air toxics emissions are high from older vehicles.
Arun Jaitley had a tough fiscal hill to climb.
India was the flavour of the year, at least in the FMCG sector, as multinationals hiked stakes in their subsidiaries lured by long term potential of the country, while homegrown executives made their way to top hierarchy of global firms in 2013.
We need a change in mindset, says the RBI Governor.
Telecom shares rallied on hopes that they would hike tariffs after huge investments to acquire spectrum.
'This is a watershed election in Indian politics.' 'For the first time, we are moving away from identity politics to aspirational politics.'
The CAG said the strategic missile system, which were to be deployed on the China border, procured from the state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd were deficient in quality.
Defence ministry incompetence hobbles development of battle-taxis for the Indian Army.
White House said Trump strongly believed that protecting environment and 'promoting our economy are not mutually exclusive goals'.
She added 148 workers from Maruti Suzuki had been imprisoned for two years without bail, on charges of killing a plant manager.
There has been an increase of $17 trillion in total debt in China.
'We have integrated start-up space created in almost all the 14 district headquarters of the state.'
'They have incubation facilities providing entrepreneurs common facilities like shared software, legal support, fab labs, hardware, manufacturing facilities and services like chartered accounting facilities, etc, enabling the start-ups to concentrate on technology R&D and product development.'
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