Speaking at the inauguration and laying of foundation schemes of various schemes, Modi said, Leh and Ladakh will also be benefited by this.
NDA government has shunned populism.
NDA under Mr Modi is as focused on the rural poor with doles and hand-outs as the UPA under Dr Singh was.
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
Harvard, age and experience have changed Ekta Kapoor in ways that will stand her in good stead as she attempts the biggest transformation Balaji Telefilms has seen.
'Most investors are still waiting for the winners to correct.'
Word of wisdom from K Vaitheeswaran, India's e-commerce pioneer.
Though e-commerce opens a new world for the handicraft industry, empowering craftspersons still remains a real challenge.
Mehta's export company is the largest integrated gold player in the world.
'If the BJP wins UP and one or two other states, it could get emboldened and press ahead with its reckless agenda, as well as its divisive agenda.' 'If the BJP fails to form the government in UP and suffers a setback in Punjab and maybe one other state, it could go either way: It could become more reckless or pull back, pause and take stock, moderate its position.'
Banks have taken this aggressive posture even as liquidity has become comfortable on the back of increased government spending.
Dabhol's assets will be demerged into the power plant and the LNG terminal.
Ril's shale gas may be impacted due to fracking ban
There is a total disconnect between the vast majority of Indians and their elected rulers and their minions in the executive and judiciary, says Sudip Mazumdar.
After four-odd years of focusing on reducing debt, the series of deals with Etihad could finally get it out of the spiral.
ONGC is raising debt for a spate of acquisitions over the past year
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' stock market queries. Ajit will offer his unbiased views on a weekly basis
Lupin will fund the buy through $100 mn cash reserves and a bridge loan.
The industry's reactions to the Budget have been mixed.
The second half of June could be driven more or less by technical factors triggered by news flow from Greece, the US Federal Reserve and the monsoon. The technical picture seems bearish as of now, says Devangshu Datta.
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Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.
However, independent economists are not as gung-ho as the finance ministry over the likelihood of deficit target being met this time around, says Indivjal Dhasmana.
'There is a great scope for enhancing the use of organic fertilisers'.
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.
2016 is difficult to predict, and this uncertainty will drive volatility in global markets.
The Sensex ended up 244 points at 28,504 on strong global cues.
'Should the two armies clash in a conventional battlefield, the advantage will pass more and more to the Indians as the battle progresses,' says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).
The $12.1 billion Corus acquisition-the biggest global acquisition made by an Indian company-ended up as a millstone around Tata Steel's neck, points out Indrajit Gupta.
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur have developed technologies that will enable people with disabilities enjoy the digital world, says Indrani Roy.
It emphasised that agricultural infrastructure needs considerable investments and hence Section 80IA benefits must be extended to all such investments like IT infrastructure, computers, VSAT, solar panels, water harvesting facilities, storage etc.
'Fear is also a great impetus to push people in the right direction.' 'So, everyone who has touched black money is scared and I'm very happy about it.'
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.
Education sector has reasosn to cheer Budget.
Reliance Retail follows Future Group in online foray
The current bear run has already been the second longest since 1975.
Raamdeo Agrawal says, an investor should figure out if the company actually makes money or not, making an investment comes later.
KV Kamath has had a tough journey so far.
There will be higher charges for bank account-holders.
Engineering major BHEL rebounded from its day's lows to end around 1% higher.
Currently a ton of cocoa costs about $1,845 (1,500) at the exchange, $25,610 (20,821) at big chocolate producers like Barry Callebaut and $32,082 (26,083) in the shop.
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