'When we say we want to increase pension participation, do we want to increase participation through the savings route?' 'Or do we want people to save in specific pension products?' asks Renuka Sane.
Unless supported by investment, any spark of a recovery could be temporary, hint economists.
India's cumbersome arms procurement procedures and a plodding Ministry of Defence bureaucracy have long been blamed for shortfalls in combat capability. Now there is another, more worrying, reason - a growing crisis of funds, magnified by the lack of tri-service coordination.
Much of the Q3 data will simply not be available for the CSO to factor in its calculation.
'Having a voice at the table means the other side has to show up to listen. It became clear that wouldn't happen,' says actor Maulik Pancholy, one of the 10 members who resigned from the US president's advisory commission on Asian Americans.
A reformed Planning Commission should reflect the diversity of Indian debate.
Consumers worldwide overwhelmingly are ready to share their personal information to get better services from their doctors, bank and retailers, but they are cautious about how they share.
'On the tax front, most of the Budget proposals are sensible'.
Suresh Prabhu must first work to repair damage to railways.
As a percentage of the military budget, the navy's share has fallen from 19 per cent in 2010-2011 to just 15.5 per cent this year. With the Indian Navy's annual budget declining steadily, security planners are reluctant to green light crucial projects, discovers Ajai Shukla.
From linking innovation with supply of inputs to providing contract farming, the private sector can help agriculture move to the next stage of development.
'This government wants to keep control of everything in its hands.' 'If they have their stooges sitting on the National Medical Commission, they will do only the government's bidding.' 'Imagine a scary situation where people who have no knowledge about medicine sit on a commission that will take decisions on matters related to medical education, doctors and medical ethics.'
Paytm is just embarking on building a TaoBao like entity in India, it may want to address a challenge that the latter faced a few years after its launch.
On the face of it, there could be a bump up in tax filings, but its impact on tax collections is not that straightforward
In 5 years, the AMC has clocked a growth rate of 40% with its AUM up nearly 4 times.
Lower inflation, FCNR(B) outflows likely to influence central bank decision
A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said the issues raised in the plea need 'examination' and issued notice to the Centre, RBI, Central Board of Direct Taxes, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, PwC and the audit firms sharing its brand name.
'Tax dodging through tax havens is one of the ways multinational corporations and the super-rich in India are using to evade taxes.'
We remain at the mercy of the global economic climate.
The service conditions and judges' remuneration are not alluring .
Havells will acquire the entire consumer business infrastructure, people and distribution network. Plus all intellectual property of the Lloyd brand, logo, trademark and attendant rights.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and Make in India -- are not covered here.
The government is determined to stop generation of black money, he said.
On Tuesday, the state-run Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, the planning body, indicated that it expected to award the contract before December, which would pave the way to kick start construction in the same month.
'Human rights issues continue to be exploited selectively, more often for narrow short-term political ends,' Modi tells Ban.
'Growth is predicated on the misery of large sections of people.' 'Maybe Hindutva will be used to suppress any such unrest.'
Markets will be closed on Thursday and Friday on account of Holi and Good Friday, respectively.
A rising number of Greeks in rural areas are swapping goods and services in cashless transactions.
Can welfare schemes truly transform from being flagship to flag-bearers for a government that is looking to get a second term in 2019?
India will see a gradual growth acceleration with its GDP expected to reach 5.9 per cent this year.
It is pegged at 6.8-8% by various economists, as compared to 6.7%.
'We are looking at the Budget with the hope that it will address all issues even at the cost of exceeding the fiscal deficit target.'
Partial dismantling of subsidies, movement towards a more transparent policy on natural resources and moves to make India more inviting for foreign investors, are some of Modi government's big achievements.
Markets extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
Under the EB-5 visa programme you can become a US citizen provided you invest $500,000 in an approved project and create targeted employment. But only 700 Indians can do so each year.
A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018.
More, many market gurus expect the Sensex to reach 30,000 levels by December and 40,000-45,000 in three to four years.
Farmers said a big reason for the anger was the sudden stopping of wheat procurement by the state government in some places, which had caused the prices to dip below the minimum support price.
Indian Railway's sustenance, freight traffic, - which accounts for about 70 per cent of its revenue - has been plateauing of late.
Analysts say the Essar Group has been following a policy of delisting just when its businesses begin to record substantial upside, denying shareholders their share of decent returns.
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