There's no telling how long this government will last or how cordial the relations between the alliance partners will be, but it tells us that while constancy and fealty pay, timing is everything, points out Aditi Phadnis.
Although the idea is to focus on all states to turn India into a global manufacturing hub, the department of industrial policy and promotion, the nodal agency to carry out the campaign, has selected a handful of states that have a sound industrial backbone such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and others.
CAs not sure if individuals declaring unaccounted money will get immunity from reassessment as these provisions are not covered in the Bill.
6 post offices have been identified for the pilot stage.
Telcos demanding OTT players to come under some sort of regulation as they are eating into their SMS and voice revenues.
The DoT report is expected by the end of the month.
IMD will present its month-wise and region-wise forecast in June.
'We can't have the best of both worlds -- large, efficient, world class government-owned banks, doing social banking and making profits. 'Why not set them free from the shackles of such obligations and run them as business units?' says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
With Iran reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme, India is expected to be one of the major gainers.
The onus of the tax dues of Rs 22,100 crore on Vodafone India's British parent could also fall on the merged entity.
The plucking of dussehri, which will hit the shelves next week at 50% premium, started late this season, because of poor crop and adverse weather conditions, including hailstorms, in the orchards of Malihabad.
Despite the growing clamour from the central government on India turning digital, and banks requesting direct bank account transfer, the state government decided to hand over cheques to the farmers, which can be immediately converted into cash.
Cut-throat competition, high spectrum costs, and frequent flip-flops in government policies have made it difficult for Vodafone to make money in the country.
A vigilance department insider-turned-online journalist, busy taking on the establishment, comes to fore with the 2G tapes
The group needs to rustle up Rs 5,000 crore in cash and an equal amount in bank guarantees for bail.
Assocham said even if an investment revival were to happen, it would be a time lag of at least 18 months before it reflects in the manufacturing sector.
The RBI expects the assessment to show if the systemic failure was only in PNB or in the overall banking universe
Infosys is developing three more projects at Electronics City.
This can mean companies like Apple, Zara can sell in India through wholly-owned subsidiaries
A cut in rates would have encouraged the banks to lend aggressively on the retail front.
In a meeting with the commerce minister, India Inc hammered Sharma on the collapse of investments, structural nature of the current account deficit and stagnant growth in agriculture.
However, the road to profitability has already hit some hurdles for the Delhi-based bank as the Union government has rejected its demand for an additional capital infusion of around Rs 8,000 crore in 2018-19
However, the realty players will have to pursue their long-pending demands with the state government for abolition of the Urban Land Ceiling Act, speedy approvals to expedite redevelopment of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority buildings, development of cluster development, rental and affordable housing.
Ola, Uber cabs face hurdles to operate legally in the capital.
The move is expected to create space for more budding entrepreneurs in the country to be eligible for self-certification, relaxed public procurement norms, rebate in patent filing, start-up funding, investment and easier closure compliance.
A five-seven per cent agriculture growth in 2013-14 would mean farming might exceed the 12th Five-Year Plan annual growth target of four per cent, if the trend continues.
Air India is a brand, a brand symbolising the nation, especially amongst the Indian diaspora and travellers overseas.
In many parts of central and north India, monsoon reaches only in July.
Sources claim that 68-70 per cent of the workers at Halol are permanent ones, while the balance is tilted towards contractual workers at Talegaon.
Sasikala's name is doing the rounds for the general secretary's job, but it is one thing for Sasikala to acquire power under Jayalalithaa's wing and quite another when the CM is somebody else, says Aditi Phadnis.
The government has initiated a process to define standards and guidelines for electric charging stations.
With assets depreciating over time, it will lead to large haircuts for lenders and creditors, say experts
More companies with unconventional business models to get into messy legal hassles in India.
55% of cultivable land still doesn't come under irrigation.
NRIs could run into difficulties if they possess discontinued currency notes amounting to a high value.
A day after Dhaka was liberated on December 16, 1971, then US President Richard Nixon was told by his strategic advisor Henry Kissinger that he had 'saved West Pakistan,' according to confidential papers since declassified by the US department of state.
The term of the last chairman of the pension regulator, Yogesh Agarwal, was cut short by the finance ministry in November.
Hindalco has already bagged 4 mines in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
With Ola Corporate, aims to provide services to 10,000 firms by next year
'The snakes and ladders game will continue till the consolidation process is complete simply because we don't know how bad the scene is, with some of the banks being merged,' says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
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