Land acquisition costs have gone up to almost 50% of total project cost.
Can the country afford to have problems of such magnitude in the cities of Gurgaon, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad, which not only are the major growth drivers but are also the biggest revenue contributors in their respective states?
India is in the midst of its biggest crisis since Independence. It is a national emergency and begs to be dealt with. Politics can wait. Lives need to be saved. We need to vaccinate India at a pace faster than any country in the world, asserts Ramesh Menon.
The Modi government's array of economic policy has been impressive.
Several depositors were duped in the Rs 460.91-crore alleged fraud engineered by Shivraj Puri, a Global Wealth Manager of the bank working at its branch in Gurgaon.
Centre meets target of 18,000 villages but household metering remains a challenge
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Maruti Suzuki was allotted 700 acres by the Gujarat government for its third manufacturing unit, near Mehsana, in June last year.
What is required from government is intellectual framework.
Launched on June 15, 2015, the government proposes to develop 100 smart cities under the mission.
Cos can apply for PAN card number online through e-Biz portal.
Its economy dependent on tourist arrivals, the hill state is looking at a summer of discontent. Not that the rest of the year promises to be any different. Ashwani Sharma reports from Shimla.
Olympic bronze-medallist Sakshi Malik, on Friday, said athletes have the right to compete against fellow rivals anywhere in the world.
NITI Aayog vice chairperson Rajiv Kumar tells Indivjal Dhasmana that additional funds could be generated through divestment, and that the fiscal deficit should be widened while focusing on the revenue deficit.
'We should not forget the core purpose of the lockdown -- to buy time to implement a strategy to tackle the virus, to prepare for the final lifting of the lockdown and to prepare for a 'new tomorrow',' notes Dr Sanjeeth Peter.
Laws in several states are inconsistent with the model Bill passed by Parliament.
The ripples from November 8 may be seen in next year's state budgets.
Modi govt must bring about reforms to kick-start big-ticket infra projects.
'Maybe the BJP believes, in the post-poll scenario, it will have the might to foist, anybody endorsed by the RSS, upon Bihar,' observes Mohammad Sajjad.
Parks would cut transport cost by 10% for industries, allow freight movement on larger trucks and rail.
Beijing wants assurance that its investments won't come under scrutiny
The fuel reforms are a very important signal of the government's commitment to tough economic reforms.
'Imagine the message it sends to people. They will think tobacco cannot be a killer because LIC is investing in it.' 'The so-called rakshak (protector) has become a bhakshak (destroyer).'
The Election Commission on Friday recommended President Ram Nath Kovind that the 20 MLAs be disqualified.
It is not without reason that Japanese consumer electronics companies such as Sony, Panasonic, Hitachi, Daikin and Sharp are investing significant sums in India.
Here are the key highlights of the Interim Budget 2019-20 presented by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Such a drastic intervention overrides existing private bilateral commercial contracts
'In many parts of the country, the empty nest-and-empty-nest egg story is a painful boom-to-bust saga.' 'Among the old and young, it is hitting pockets hard, in a linked chain of debt-laden banks, corrupt politicians and builder mafias and disastrous government policies,' says Sunil Sethi.
The company, which has opened an exclusive showroom in Gurgaon, plans to open more showrooms in metros and mini metros in the coming months, the company said in a statement.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma takes on Narendra Modi, says: Gujrat cannot be sold as a model state as it has many flaws.
India suffers from peak power deficit of three per cent.
But much depends on govt action & global economy; Sensex gains in 2070 the biggest in five years
'For a country that has successfully maintained its democracy for more than seventy years now, this sudden storm of hate is highly surprising.' 'My worry is that if the debate continues like that for some more time you will have an entire generation of Indians permanently inoculated with this germ of hatred.'
It entered India in 2006, with the aim of tapping the promising consumer market.
Anand Sharma working tirelessly for extension of tax breaks that expired on March 31, 2010.
Power Minister Piyush Goyal on the government's manufacturing push and other key issues.
Agriculture and processed food exports dropped to a five-year low of $24 billion in 2015-16.
'It is because we treat them as our own people, and there is no difference between owners and workers here.'
Rising skills gap, falling exports, low productivity, rising debt and low foreign investment is jeopardising the target set for the textile and apparels sector
Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari known for promoting innovative ideas in transportation, created a stir some time back when he pitched for 100 per cent electric mobility by 2030. In an interview with Megha Manchanda & Jyoti Mukul, he talks about the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) and electric vehicles.
