For the remaining projects, it is difficult to arrive at an estimate.
Percy Mistry says things at market regulator Sebi are also in bad shape.
The International Institute of Information Technology, Pune, invites applications for its MBA programme in Advanced Information Technology.
Advising judiciary to avoid "perception-driven" verdicts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it should have an internal mechanism of "self-assessment" as judges are considered "divine" and seldom face any criticism unlike the political class.
The need for larger investment in infrastructure that is the biggest shortcoming, says A V Rajwade.
Airports and hotels are among the smartest buildings.
Occasionally, a whistle-blower releases sensitive financial data.
The Ministry of Finance or Commerce would certainly need a larger hospitality budget than the Ministry of Agriculture.
India has opposed a proposal on ad-hoc increase of quota of some countries in IMF, saying the redistribution of quota based on flawed formula cannot provide a durable solution to reform IMF.
Faced with sluggish economic growth and dwindling exports, China on Wednesday devalued its currency for the second consecutive day.
BRICS countries may reach consensus at next month's G20 summit on creating a $100 billion currency reserve fund to help ease short-term liquidity pressure and safeguard financial stability of major emerging economies, a senior Chinese central bank official said.
Removal of this status means India can now enhance customs duties to any level on goods coming from Pakistan.
The government wants the RBI to part with most of its profit as dividend.
The RBI is considering permitting FII and commercial banks to trade on Indian commodity exchanges.
Studying at these foreign destinations will not burn a hole in your pocket.
It is not clear whether the drop in offers is a fallout of demonetisation.
'A separate 'Investigation Agency (Other Offences)' or IA(OO), can be created under the state governments, with the expertise and resources required for investigating non-violent offences,' recommends Alok Tiwari, a Cabinet Secretariat officer.
In a pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the experts suggested timely implementation of the BJP's election manifesto promises to fix higher support prices. They also favoured a Kissan TV channel, an efficient procurement policy, priority for farm mechanisation and the linking of rivers.
The panel will also recommend a fiscal consolidation road map for the central and state governments, study the impact of GST on the divisible pool, and propose performance-based incentives for states.
Noted economist Arvind Subramanian is favoured as the choice for the government's Chief Economic Advisor (CEA).
The momentum created by the landslide victory of the ruling party should be utilised to carry forward reforms in the legal field, says M J Antony.
Market players said a big upmove by the market will depend on policy action by the government to revive economic growth and corporate earnings revival.
Inter-ministerial programmes have run into obstacles as rules written by bureaucrats hamper rather than promote investments.
'The virus of trust deficit seems to be taking a toll of the friendship built over the years by succeeding leaderships of the two countries,' notes Rup Narayan Das.
'We are all in a tizzy about NBFCs in the aftermath of the IL&FS default.' 'We tend to jump to the notion that an NBFC is like a bank. But banks make a promise that deposits are liquid and have an assured return.' 'NBFCs make no such promises,' points out Ajay Shah.
Both benchmark indices were driven by strong gains in IT, teck, oil and gas, pharma and banking shares amid earnings optimism.
Lekh is an international competition conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur.
Law Minister H R Bhardwaj told delegates that the Centre also plans to introduce a bill in Parliament to set up mobile rural courts known as 'Gram Nyayalayas' to make justice available at doorsteps to people in villages.
The economy and society have changed 'hugely' over the years, he said.
India's rank in the World Bank's ease of doing business index cannot get better unless more attention is paid to bringing about procedural reforms in the way states run their governments and provide various approvals for trade and industry, says A K Bhattacharya.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hints at a world class tax regime.
According to experts, banks have found better arbitrage opportunities in dollar terms in mature economies with mortgage and leverage rather than take equity exposure on Indian real estate.
GST reform has been hanging fire since 2006-07.
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said banking sector will see major changes in the coming years.
The Prime Minister said there is a need to have a relook at the structure of the Planning Commission and give it a new shape.
13 eminent economists, including former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and current International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath, in a report have asked the political establishment not to resort to populist tricks.
'India's economic fundamentals are much too strong to be affected by his resignation,' says B S Raghavan.
Kharola leads from the front. As a team player, he also uses technology to improve processes whether it is training or assessing metrics, a key trait that would help to improve service quality of the national carrier.
The ongoing Greece economic crisis poses a little threat to the rest of the world as the global economy has withstood the stress tests of the last two weeks fairly well.
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