Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday mooted the idea of raising an all women battalion and stationing of women on warships besides opening the doors of the National Defence Academy and Sainik schools for them.
Industry bodies said the decisions will help attract much-needed capital, create jobs, encourage collaboration and benefit cash-starved small and medium enterprises.
Due to lower output from mines, utilities and factories, the July factory output data came down to 0.5 per cent year-on-year, the government data showed on Friday, down from June's revised 3.9 per cent rise.
Contributions made to public funded universities, IITs, national laboratories and autonomous bodies engaged in conducting research in science, technology, engineering and medicine has now been recognised as part of CSR by the government.
To shed more light on how GST will affect the individual as well as the nation, Rediff Chat has lined up experts to field your queries.
The country saw two straight years of deficient monsoons.
The 4 week online learning programme is available in English and Hindi, and will soon be offered in some regional languages.
"We want a drop in interest rate. This (interest rate) is a huge problem now for us. Real interest rate in India today is touching six percent," Ficci chief Pankaj Patel said, arguing that there should be balance between growth, inflation, and interest rates.
Exercise at least 45 minutes every day -- brisk walking, running, cycling or any other form of physical activity is beneficial, says Dr Naresh Trehan.
The exemption from MAT does not apply retroactively.
To propel demand, one should concentrate on indirect taxes and bring down the goods and services tax (GST) rates to a uniform 12 per cent as the Vijay Kelkar panel had recommended, said Ajit Ranade, chief economist at Aditya Birla Group.
The moustache protest is the latest blot on the face of a nation that has failed to ensure even the safety of the Dalit community, says Veenu Sandhu.
'Coupled with e-filing procedures it would really enhance the ability of the judiciary to provide speedier justice.'
Indian carriers are expected to double their fleet size by 2020 to 1,000 aircraft by 2020, promising a huge opportunity for the maintenance, repair and overhaul business.
With Democrats having an upper hand in US Congress, the Donald Trump administration will find it difficult to come up with any future legislative changes with regard to visa regulations.
Private labels remain big business for e-commerce marketplaces. They comprise almost 15 per cent of the total business of such firms.
He did not believe in any fiscal puritanism. In 2012, when it was almost certain that the government will breach the 2012-13 fiscal deficit target, he wrote that in abnormal times, abnormal measures are required to get back to normalcy.
Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra expressed confidence in GST.
Costlier onion and other vegetables pushed up inflation for the third month in a row to 6.1 per cent in August, making it difficult for the RBI to cut rate in the monetary policy review due later this week.
The government has unleashed a slew of reforms to attract greater investments including higher foreign direct investment in defence and opening up the railways infrastructure sector, relaxed labour laws, launched campaigns like the Make in India for re-invigorating manufacturing, Clean India and Digital India, among others.
The new capital Amaravati has been divided into various zones.
Some antique jewellery is displayed in a couple of museums in the world.
It is likely the government will divide the country into different zones during the proposed extended period of lockdown and might permit a few services to function in safe zones.
The large drop was for export orders that were meant to be delivered until October.
Import growth moderated to a four-month low, owing to sharp decline in that of gold.
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The Reserve Bank is scheduled to unveil its first quarter review of the monetary policy on July 30.
If money allocations, investment commitments are a sign of better things to come, the state can be optimistic.
Presenting the Narendra Modi government's maiden Rail Budget, Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda announced setting up of logistic parks and private freight terminals on PPP model.
Overall business confidence index is at 6-quarter high: Ficci survey
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday threw its weight behind the Women's Reservation Bill, saying the quota for women in Parliament and state assemblies is an idea whose time has come.
In a significant move, the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, to be held in Gujarat from January 7 to 9, might see the overseas citizen of India and person of Indian origin cards getting clubbed, External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday.
The Make in India Week has become a platform for two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states to jostle for the number one destination in India for investor funds.
Significantly, about half of the CEOs who took part in the survey indicated that they propose to increase their investments in near future, 45 per cent cited no change in investment levels, while only 5 per cent expected a fall.
The community is planning to welcome Modi at every possible location where he could be available during his three-day stay.
India must take urgent measures like issuing sovereign guaranteed bonds and exempting FIIs from short term capital gains tax to stem the rupee's slide, India Inc said.
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For India Inc, latest GDP figures signal a turnaround.
The original idea was to replace the existing schemes for scheduled castes and tribes.
Omar welcomed the announcement of setting up of an IIT in Jammu and expressed hope that something similar would be announced for Kashmir to maintain regional balance.
He will succeed Kerala Finance Minister K M Mani.
