'Politicians's slogans on social distancing, showered like petals from their ivory towers, mock every single moment of pain and distress imposed on the vulnerable down below, at migrant labour stuffed like chickens on goods trucks, trying to get home at all costs,' observes Veenu Sandhu.
Rajan said that while there were talks about Jan Dhan, it was difficult to target transfers to people through this tool. Jan Dhan, he said, does not really work as advertised.
Taking away free healthcare facilities, as recommended by the Aayog, would place a huge burden on the people, especially in rural areas, says Devanik Saha.
The World Bank has approved a whopping $112.56 million development loan for Chhattisgarh, for improving the living standards of thousands of households in the rural areas of the state.\n\n\n\n
MasterChef Australia Season 13 winner Justin Narayan speaks about his Indian roots.
Jaitley said a 10 per cent tax long on capital gains exceeding Rs 1 lakh made from the sale of shares has been introduced but those made till Janaury 31 would be grandfathered. A 10 per cent tax on distributed income by equity oriented mutual funds has also been proposed in the budget.
Back of the envelope calculations put government expense on each of the new schemes promised by the DMK and the AIADMK at tens of thousands of crores. But then, neither party has said how they are going to also address the mounting debt burden either, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Five days after their building came crashing down, bringing down their world along with it, the survivors wait in hope for definite answers from the authorities, reports Hemant Waje/Rediff.com.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd on Tuesday announced two tariff schemes for Internet users in the households under which a new telephone connection would be provided to be used only for accessing Internet and for incoming calls.\n\n
While investing in mutual funds, it is essential that you focus on the turnover rate percentage of a mutual fund, which is bought and sold every year.
However, the Indian economy is expected to bounce back in 2021, the World Bank said.
Recently, the government announced yet another ambitious scheme aimed at providing health insurance to 50 crore individuals.
Through the past few decades, India has been transformed from a largely agriculturally-oriented economy to one in which the services sector accounts for an overwhelming share of gross domestic product (GDP).
Despite some sluggishness during 2009-10, the growth was largely on track during 2008-09 to 2012-13.
The government will have to get projects moving.
Petrol prices on Thursday crossed Rs 73 a litre mark, the highest level since the BJP government came to power in 2014, while diesel touched a record high of Rs 64.11 a litre.
Raise the amount of life cover you own if your liabilities and responsibilities have increased during the year, says Arvind A Rao.
'No finance minister has the capacity to put the economy in an ICCU just like no finance minister has the capacity to take it for 10% growth!'
In South Asia, the poverty would fall to 13.5 per cent in 2015.
The challenge ahead for central and state governments remains enormous.
Surendra Hiranandani -- chairman and managing director, House of Hiranandani -- explains what ails India's housing sector and indicates the way forward.
Again would offer two variants of double-toned milk with almonds, cashews, dates; and strawberry, chocolate, jaggery - and two variants of double-toned yoghurt - alphonso mango; and carrot, orange, banana.
Harsh Roongta, Mahesh Padmanabhan, Anil Rego answer the most sought after questions on Budget Day.
Amid the crisis has risen an outpouring of empathy from ordinary people across India led by the civil society, who have stepped up to help migrant labourers, domestic helps, construction workers, and small scale workers who were left jobless because of the nationwide lockdown.
Surat had bagged the fourth rank under the Smart Cities Mission based on its proposal.
India has remained obsessed with cheap capital and infrastructure spending when instead the central constraint on Indian development remains the abysmal quality of Indians' skills, says Mihir Sharma.
Chances of staying true to your goals tend to be high when you don't lose sight of what you set out to achieve, advises Arun Thukral, MD & CEO, Axis Securities.
India imported 967 tonnes of gold in 2014-15.
CEOs expect populist measures in the Budget, to help the poor and marginalised, who make up for the largest section of voters.
'It is time to think up a policy of incentivising farmers in the states around Delhi.' 'Let's say a farmer is given an incentive for not burning his crop stubble and instead handing over the task of incinerating the crop stubble to a State-run-or-funded community initiative.' 'The incentive can take the form of, say, fertilisers, or even direct cash transfers,' recommends Somasekhar Sundaresan.
For Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dig up the perceived past of the DMK rival, now under a new leader in M K Stalin, may not gel with the voters, both old and new. If they are still going to vote for the AIADMK-BJP combine, it will be for entirely different reasons, and despite Modi's poll speeches, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
RBI in wait and watch mode as several risks to inflation continue to exist including a sudden reversal of food prices and oil price volatility.
Those who like to draw comfort from the fact that UP is the country's third-largest state in terms of the size of its economy should also note that its growth rate is one of the lowest, its per capita income is almost half of the national average and its poverty rate at 30 per cent places it at the twentieth rank among all the states, says A K Bhattacharya.
From the date you put in your papers, the employer will promptly freeze your salary payouts and you will get everything along with the full and final settlement.
Higher rural incomes, pay commission benefits, and lower interest rates are key positives: Analysts
'What we see today is bargaining.' 'The man's family sets a price for him and then they start bargaining.' 'He is sold to the family that offers the highest price.' 'In this market, a woman is just a commodity to be sold because if she remained at home, it is a humiliation for the family.'
The Finance Ministry expects GDP growth to be 8-8.5 per cent in 2015-16.
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