The company will engage various NGOs for the construction of toilets as well as undertake awareness campaigns for better sanitation, it said adding that a total of around 100,000 households would be benefited by the sanitation initiative.
'Our automakers export 50 per cent of what they manufacture and once the policy comes into play, which is in the next 2-3 years, we would become a Rs 10 trillion industry.'
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the country is on an "upward curve" and a good monsoon, GST passage and increased infra and rural spending will further accelerate the growth.
Xi does not want to risk any political or economic crisis complicating his bid to remain in office, observes Ambassador Shyam Saran, the former foreign secretary.
'What stood out at these meetings between industry representatives and government leaders was how the equation between the ministers and industry had undergone a subtle and qualitative change,' points out A K Bhattacharya.
GST is levied on every transaction in the supply of goods and services, barring certain exempted items
Lower IT exports will raise India's dependence on capital flows to fund imports.
The Lok Sabha will start a discussion on the Budget on Wednesday.
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Modi has plenty of opportunities to test out his strategy. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will visit India this month, and Modi will fly to Washington towards the end of September for a summit with US President Barack Obama.
Was Adani able to clinch this loan merely as a result of his proximity to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
Parekh ensures that he never forgets the importance of correctness.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
The CII delegation includes many eminent names.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:
Did you know that India is among the top five countries in food processing?
Corporate leaders said a stable government at the Centre will help boost infrastructure spend, address agricultural distress, and encouraging employment.
T N C Rajagopalan on the new year and new worries.
The list includes Gautam Adani's brother Vinod Adani among others.
Infra major GMR is hopeful of maintaining strong order book.
The Financial Stability and Development Council meeting on Tuesday started with an air of tension in the room. An official present described the participants' body language as "tetchy". However, once presentations and discussions begun, the mood considerably eased.
'We have to make doing business in India easier.'
Only when the RBI inspection started on September 19 did they realise that their game was up and one of them had sent a letter to the central bank, leading to the RBI crackdown, report Anup Roy and Subrata Panda.
'ISRO facilities are very expensive and any damage caused by these start-ups can create havoc to our space programme.'
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
The RBI panel has also recommended a government-sponsored 'fund of funds' of Rs 10,000 crore to support the venture capital and private equity firms investing in the MSME sector.
The management changes come amid talks that the company is preparing for an IPO in the United States.
'Joko's re-election bid has been as tough as Modi's.' 'But in a curious reversal of roles, what Joko faced was a platform somewhat akin to Modi has chosen for himself to woo voters,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
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Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.
The $306-million investment in Ola Electric Mobility by SoftBank Corp, Arun Sarin Family, Ratan Tata and Matrix has been the biggest funding in this space in value terms this year.
'There is no difference between the earlier government and the present government.' 'They are all following the economic policy based on the Chicago School of thought.' 'This school of thought says the government should have very little role in governing the country and the majority of the work should be handed over to the private sector.' 'This has not succeeded in the US.' 'Yet, it is being tried here by people like Arvind Subramaniam, Arvind Panagariya, Urjit Patel and Raghuram Rajan.'
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Nearly 40 developers participating in HDFC Indian Homes Fair in London would showcase thousands of property.
Did men and women of redoubtable experience and public service, upholders of the country's steel frame and paragons of corporate governance, never smell a rat?
Experts have started giving comments on provisions that the govt must make in Budget 2016-17.
'During Amit Shah's recent visit to Kerala, the strategy of concentrating the attacks on the CM on false charges was clear enough.'
GMR Infrastructure is part of a consortium led by Philippines-based construction company Megawide Construction which submitted a bid of 14.4 billion Philippine pesos or around $326 million.
The RBI has also been asked to consider displaying this information on its website.
As a result of the mass state-led scheme, the processes in the health insurance market could get simplified over time and become uniform
An exercise to rationalise coal linkages which will optimize transport of coal and reduce cost of power is underway.
The $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine project when completed would be one of the world's largest.
With their balance sheets under stress, private companies have lost interest in them.
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