But, unlike its competitors, it did not have a comprehensive infrastructure back-end and required fresh investments.
'The biggest gainers under this scheme would be insurance companies.' 'If the government is going to route the payments through the insurance companies, these companies will be making nearly 30 per cent of the money.' 'For instance, if the government is paying Rs 100, then Rs 30 will go to these insurance companies.' 'Only Rs 70 will be available for expenditure that will be incurred by the hospitals.'
Tax expert Anil Rego answers readers' questions about how Finance Minister Piyush Goyal's Budget affects you.
In India, 173 people defecate in the open for every square km.
UDAN demonstrates that good policy-making can fulfill important public requirements without requiring budgetary support, says MoS for civil aviation Jayant Sinha.
Rs 100 crore funds have been allocated towards genetic disorders.
Needless to say, coaching institutes are unhappy with suggestion.
Indian cos or academic institutions accounted for only 1,394 patent cooperation treaty applications
Apple and Samsung are international players and should work as a team with domestic companies to transform India into a global powerhouse: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 39 points at 26,265 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 1 point at 7,954.
Taking advantage of the indifference of passengers, the Indian Railways routinely indulges in several unfair trade practices, says S Pushpavanam.
The UIDAI, set up in 2009, will manage the generation and authentication of Aadhaar numbers.
Can the newly-minted Jal Shakti ministry bring water to some 19 crore Indian households that have never had taps or heard the sound of flowing water, wonders Vinayak Chatterjee.
Son's offer to supply free power after 25 years is based on the idea that the cost of running a solar plant would progressively decline while its efficiency would increase.
Infosys announced acquisition of digital commerce company Kallidus for $120 million.
Wipro, Steel Authority of India, HDFC Bank, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, Bharat Heavy Electricals and Reliance Commnications among companies reporting a decline in headcount in FY17.
Apart from the growing adoption of the internet in the country, brands are drawn to the agility of the medium, its targeted and data driven approach and the increasing cost of offline channels for sales and distribution.
Investors booked profits at higher levels after the Sensex and Nifty hit all-time highs in the previous session.
Less than 50 per cent respondents admit that their company has sufficient security controls, says PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The environment ministry till May 2014 (still under UPA) ordered that cases like Vedanta's expansion plans need to consult people. But in December 2014, the NDA government reversed this position and in March 2015 the environment ministry extended Vedanta's environmental clearance till December 2018. This it did even while the question of the need for public hearing by projects in different kinds of industrial parks was being contested in the courts. This allowed the company to carry out construction.
IIP for November 2015 and CPI for December 2015 will be announced today.
One risk of investing in a very low-cost ETF is if a fund house runs it at below cost, it could close it if it fails to attract institutional money
Centre's off-the-record instructions through WhatsApp and a squeeze on funds brought the rural work programme to collapse after a roaring first half of the year.
'The trajectory of the disease will keep increasing because of the population density being very high.'
While Reliance has the clout to negotiate prices with suppliers for its e-commerce, not to forget the cost advantage of integrated warehouse and supply chains, Amazon and Walmart are no pushovers, they too have deep pockets.
Third of faculty positions vacant. One per cent seats empty. New institutes lag in infrastructure, research.
Infosys has been making bets on automation and other high-margin services like artificial intelligence to regain some ground
New ITR form may be simpler, but some changes could stump you.
A historical context would underline the same point.
IT services market in the country grew at a slower pace of 7.4 per cent to Rs 22,826.2 crore ($ 3.76 billion) in the January-June 2014 period, mainly due to political and economic uncertainty amid Lok Sabha polls, research firm IDC said.
Insurer likely to support Ratan Tata; reduction in stake might have been profit booking.
A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018.
There was virtually no incremental equity investment by Tata Sons during Mistry's first two years
Oracle, Google and Microsoft offered plum international offers to students at leading IITs in the country.
There's a certain amount of drama to the profession. Sample these taglines: 'We can see the unseen'; 'I can plant my detective in your guest bedroom.' One agency has even ensured that all its phone numbers end in '007'.
First acquisition under Sikka's plan of buying technologies for tomorrow
It has 18.9 per cent share of the market, down from 22.6 per cent for the third quarter of 2018 while Xiaomi has 27.1 per cent share.
Facebook enabled users to mark themselves safe in Chennai since Thursday morning
TRAI said that Internet service providers would not be allowed to discriminate on pricing of data access for different web services.
He said countries should work for promoting open and inclusive cooperation for win-win outcomes.
