Suresh Prabhu presented the Railway Budget on Thursday.
FM needs to convince Indians to invest more in stocks.
The railways has spent more than Rs 1 lakh crore on safety measures between 2017-2018 and 2021-22 with a steady growth in expenditure on track renewal, according to an official document.
A recent data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) confirm that both the manufacturing and mining sectors shrunk in 2013-14 with fall in output.
GST will create a single, unified Indian market
Last week, Power Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha said that the government is confident of adding 1,18,000 MW capacity by 2017.
The move is a continuance of the government steps to clamp down on black money.
Vodafone's focus is to increase consumer data adoption along with Micromax's product expertise, it said in a statement.
Industries Minister P Thangamani told the assembly. He was responding to a query by A Sounderrajan of CPI-M.
Budgetary support of Rs 10,00,000 each was provided to Hotel Corporation India, Aero Club of India and Indira Gandhi Rastriya Uran Akademi.
SpiceJet is offering fares on Mumbai-Dubai route as a discount.
Encouraging domestic financial savings through focused measures would help mobilise long term resources for funding infrastructure and economic development.
The statutory status will provide a legal foundation to Aadhaar.
Govt to bring 'Bankruptcy Code' for ease of doing biz
Officials said the government had no option but to cut spending.
The Budget has unveiled measures that should now pave the way for India to progress from Make in India to 'Innovate in India'.
Emerging nations have discussed delinking the quotas from the governance reforms to facilitate its passage.
In an interview with Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com, he talks about the economic policies of the Narendra Modi government and whether achche din is really coming.
The total two-wheeler sales in June rose 12.99 per cent to 12,61,589 units.
India has already become 7th largest economy of the world, he said, adding that it is expected to become 5th largest economy soon.
Demand among several pre-Budget representation by BSE Brokers' forum
The a/c holder will have to mention the date of opening of foreign a/c.
Experts said many firms had unbilled assets on their books.
Even if a company does not invest, it will improve liquidity of banks.
Increase in service tax would make properties costlier to buyers.
The captains of Indian industry described Narendra Modi government's maiden budget as one with "the right intent and in the right direction".
This would be a practical way of bringing a huge sum of money.
Budget for women and children welfare increased from Rs 1,56,528 crores to Rs 1,84,632 crores for 2017-18
The zones, says Panagariya, would have to be set up near deep-draft ports, capable of accommodating very large and heavily loaded ships
The Budget has increased the limit of deduction for medical expenditure in respect of certain critical illness
Withdrawals from EPF and NPS to have same tax rates.
Duty cut on raw material imports are not likely.
The Budget has evoked mixed reactions from Silicon Valley investors.
He had said representatives of FM Radio stations had met him and he had told them that he had no objection to allowing them to broadcast news.
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