Amid slowdown blues, the government has unveiled a raft of measures over the past few months aimed at improving liquidity in the system, moderating interest rates as well as credit growth apart from addressing stress in the NBFC sector.
The key proposals from the IT industry that were not addressed included removal of dual levies on software products
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Economy to grow by 7.2-7.5 per cent in second half of current fiscal, says FM.
India improved its rank on six out of the 10 parameters relating to starting and doing business in a country.
'Gloom is nowhere in sight, with healthy foreign exchange reserves, a strong rupee, healthy tax collections, corruption and crony capitalism under check,' argues Gopal Krishna Agrawal.
The Budget has stuck to annual increases in agri credit targets.
The agency has predicted that monsoon will also be a major factor.
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Demonetisation and GST are the main reasons for the job losses.
The immediate revenue loss could worsen the Centre's fiscal deficit, from the budgeted 3.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) to 3.7 per cent of GDP -- a massive 40-basis-point increase. It was stabilised at 3.4 per cent since 2016-17, report Abhishek Waghmare and Dilasha Seth.
Renewable energy is mistakenly restricted to electricity.
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A smartly executed reform-recap will be the best booster for the economy, says Ajay Chhibber.
The PM blamed the UPA regime for the problems in the banking sector.
Lenders have lined up a number of home loan products that can fit every aspirant's annual income.
All payments made via debit and credit cards, net banking and mobile wallets will be entitled to discounts.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Tanzania where he held talks with Tanzanian President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli.
Lenders have lined up a number of home loan products that can fit every aspirant's annual income.
'The Budget has maintained fiscal prudence while announcing a number of steps to boost growth, particularly in infrastructure and rural sectors.'
A provision of Rs 15,000 crore has been made in the budgetary estimate of 2016-17 towards interest subvention.
India and Vietnam on Tuesday decided to ramp up their defence and security ties that will see supply of four naval patrol vessels to Hanoi and increased training of its military personnel, a month after India extended USD 100 million Line of Credit for defence procurement.
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'After Modi, Yogi is the most popular face of Hindutva, but it's too early to say that he is someone who could succeed Modi.'
'There is a great scope for enhancing the use of organic fertilisers'.
Budget has laid emphasis on enhancing expenditure in farm & rural, and social sector including healthcare, education, skill development, job creation and infrastructure
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Banks are likely to cut rates even further, say finance minister Arun Jaitley.
Lenders can now review a borrower account within 30 days of default. Earlier, the banks had to start resolution within one day of default.
The Congress chief said if his party is elected to power, its government would spend 6 per cent of the GDP on education.
The patience, discipline, and resolve displayed by 125 crore Indians, will play a critical role in shaping the future of the nation for years to come, the PM said.
Low consumer demand, a slide in investments and troubles in the banking sector should prompt the government to recalibrate taxes and expenditure. It is also important to ramp up spending on health care and education, says CII president Sumit Mazumder.
With no payments coming in, HAL for the first time ever taken a bank loan of Rs 7.81 billion.
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To get what it thinks are its dues, its brass have directed; construction, realty, renting of property, personnel supply, security & goods transport among those under lens
India on Saturday extended $500 million (Rs 3,328 crore) Line of Credit to Vietnam for facilitating deeper defence cooperation with the south east Asian nation, as the two countries elevated their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to respond to emerging regional challenges.
NDA government has shunned populism.
GST will yield 'better value for money' for car buyers, increasing automobile industry demand, says Sandip Neogi.
Sanjeev Nayar offers some ideas on how Indians can help in improving the lives of those living in border areas and in the process help the Indian Army.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan spoke on a host of issues at his last post-policy interaction with the media
The prime minister, on his first trip to his Lok Sabha constituency in over eight months, claimed poverty alleviation measures have lacked a proper direction and they are spoken about during election time as a "tradition".
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