A digital economy can only work with uninterrupted electricity supply. So, states now face the unpleasant task of telling their citizens that electricity rates need to be hiked. Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports.
To redevelop cities as 'smart', investment of at least $10 billion is required. For 100 cities, it works out to $1 trillion
Shekhar Chakravarty has developed and patented Curvo -- world's first non-linear ropeway system.
Jaitley's team presents a quintessential mix of foreign-educated, intellectual technocrats and seasoned bureaucrats
A much-vacant mall in a sleepy industrial park is all that's left of the amount allegedly owed by Mangla Shree Properties against 0.2-mt sugar deliveries
As a result of the mass state-led scheme, the processes in the health insurance market could get simplified over time and become uniform
Even as the Indian benchmarks, the BSE Sensex and Nifty 50, crumbled over three per cent today, experts are optimistic about the Indian economy and believe investors can still make 30 per cent plus returns in 2015
The only way out for DMRC would be if the lenders, a consortium of 10 banks, find another concessionaire for the project
There is a large population standing outside the coverage of primary healthcare, says Praveen Gupta of Raheja QBE.
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
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Crony capitalism will of course generate investment and ensure profit for private capital, but it won't give employment or income to the people. If you can make money by selling coal or speculating in land, why produce electricity, why invest in research and development, why even set up factories, asks Praful Bidwai.
There is a link between objectives and commitments.
'The Modi government is about privatising profits and nationalising losses.'
Smart cities must be very well equipped with technology and security systems alike.
These automotive companies were afraid of competition and made wrong accusations on grounds of safety.
Bunker Roy, founder of the Barefoot College at Tilonia in Rajasthan, was awarded the Clinton Global Citizen Award at a ceremony in New York on September 25.
As debt piles up, Anil Ambani's ability to see the asset sale plan through will be crucial
A large number of rich farmers, who earn more than salaried employees in the cities, get away with paying no tax at all in view of the government's lack of will to consider an agricultural income tax
Rajasthan has taken the lead on structural reforms which could help India attract business and employ a fast-growing workforce.
But experts say downside limited, pockets of opportunities for investors
The government has provided a long-term vision.
'Swachh Bharat Cess imposed last year should be made broad-based.' 'Budget should be predominantly economy/ business-oriented and problem-solving rather than political consideration-based.'
News media takes a beating from the economy, advertisers and the rupee. To stay afloat, publishers are reacting by folding up businesses and axing staff.
If money allocations, investment commitments are a sign of better things to come, the state can be optimistic.
'There is no change in the overall story of economic recovery.'
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
'India easily remains one among the more attractive large economies, with high growth and stable/improving macros, as a top investment destination.' 'We are looking pretty good.'
The Forbes 30 Under 30 list is harder to get into than Stanford or Harvard University. Meet the desis who made the cut this year.
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SpiceJet's ex promoter Ajay Singh is trying hard to pump in huge money into the airline.
Once these banks start showing losses, they will not be able to pay dividends to the government nor pay taxes, which will further aggravate the situation for the government as its return on investment as an investor would be very negligible for the next few years, says M V Subramanian.
Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA), which recently received a no-objection certificate from the ministry of civil aviation to start a full-service airline (Tata-SIA Airlines), are in the process of securing an import licence for 20 Airbus A320 aircraft.
Data used for the graph and cited elsewhere in the column were obtained from various publications of the RBI.
Mr Modi must stop talking, and start writing
This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India.
Despite the rally, on the basis of valuations, Indian markets aren't too expensive, says Christopher Wood, managing director and equity strategist at CLSA.
Shuvajit was confident of making a huge difference in the lives of people in rural India.
The public-private partnership model is a compulsion, says the minister.
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