The domestic consumer electronics and television makers on Tuesday asked the government to bring down the tax on the industry on par with other countries
'Implementation of GST would lead to the growth story of India'.
'This health emergency has brought a lot of people together with the common purpose of getting Feluda to play detective as quickly as possible.' 'As a scientist, if we can make a small difference in people's lives, we are happy'
Higher rural incomes, pay commission benefits, and lower interest rates are key positives: Analysts
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.
Effects of the new schemes launched under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana would be felt more in tier-II and tier-III cities, as not many budget or affordable housing projects are in the works in metropolitan cities.
In the 15-24 age-group, time spent by women grew 110 per cent compared to 104 per cent by men.
'The economy will pick up in 2020 or a little later... When it picks up, will it reach 10%, 8% or still lower? It all depends on how realistic are the diagnosis and the prescriptions that follow,' says Professor K J Joseph.
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Amazon plans to bring in its cheapest e-book reader maybe by the next year
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday promised rural India a 'New Deal' to reverse decline in farm investments through increased funds for agricultural research, irrigation and wasteland development.
'Modi is the only chance we have in creating an Indian dream like we have the American Dream out here,' one ohe judges for the 'Code for India' hackathon in California tells Ritu Jha/Rediff.com
The government should become more accountable, carry out labour and land reforms, ensure higher credit flow to rural India and improve education to bring down poverty in India, according to a study carried out by London School of Economics.
British energy giant BP Plc plans to tap rural India with cheap and clean fuel sources besides expanding its solar power business and cooperating in exploration, refining and marketing of fuels.
'If some measures are implemented quickly, they can help revive growth.'
The new push is being driven primarily by over 170,000 villages where household income is over Rs 1 lakh a year.
The government said on Wednesday that the Telegraph Act would be amended to incorporate cellular service providers to get a share from the Universal Service Obligation Fund to connect all villages, highways and rail network.\n\n
Digital campaigns compared to billboards or even print ads not only have the power to reach wider audiences but also reduce the campaign costs. The focus on social media by political parties at election time, therefore, is hardly misplaced.
FMCG major Godrej Industries Ltd will invest Rs 500-700 crore (Rs 5 to 7 billion) over five years to expand Aadhar, a chain of supermarkets in rural India, which hawks goods ranging from fertilisers, pesticides, animal feed and FMCG products.
The loss of income has severely dented the loan repayment ability of small borrowers
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday that the United Progressive Alliance government will create a single market for manufactured and agri-products
Amid a raging controversy over saffronisation of education, IIT Delhi's decision to invite yoga guru Ramdev and an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate for deliberations on a programme to leverage the technical strength of the IITs for development of rural areas has raised eyebrows.
The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday rated Budget 2005-06 as "outstanding" and credited Finance Minister P Chidambaram for producing a document which lived up to meet the challenges of the time.
Less than half of rural households are engaged in agriculture.
Bankers have the impression that "lending to industry is good. Housing loan is good. Refrigerator loan is good, scooter loan is good. But farm loan is bad."\n\n
The earlier you start on a diet of fruits and vegetables, the better it is for your health, say doctors.
Sleep has been a casualty for Vijay Shekhar Sharma, whose wallet company Paytm has a user base of close to 150 million and is working 20 hours a day.
In cutting interest rates and giving a boost to the government's efforts to revive growth, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan displayed the pragmatism and flexibility familiar to those who work with him.
The sabre-rattling between parties on rival sides of the political divide over demonetisation showed no signs of softening on Saturday with the government accusing Congress of engaging in "fear mongering" and the latter hitting back calling the exercise a "not well thought out move" whose after-effects will last long.
