Indian roads are far more unsafe than its railways. A sense of urgency is required to tackle India's embarrassing record on road safety.
'Modi wants to reverse everything Nehru did, but is shy of touching his daughter's most unwise policies.' 'There is no example of this more stark than bank nationalisation,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Only three percent of Indians pay income tax; our tax-GDP ratio is among the lowest in the world. This must change. Our elites must realise that India's poverty has damaging consequences for them, and that they can help decrease it. The food security bill, with all its limitations, will hopefully contribute to generating such awareness, says Praful Bidwai.
Going by the experience of the previous years -- when the actual proceeds from stake sale were much lower than the targets -- the government's disinvestment target for 2014-15 appears too ambitious.
The govt will have to clear hurdles to push GST by March 2015.
A key government official involved in initiatives to make doing business in the country easier said improving the ranking to 50th in a year was not possible but the country could certainly do that over two years.
Following is the Facebook post of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on one-year of the BJP-led NDA government.
India has made a remarkable journey from a top-down system of economic decision-making to one that unleashed our entrepreneurial spirits but the next big jump lies in enhancing the quality of our tale.
60-plus men and women who live independent lives are becoming the cynosure of ad men's eyes.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay details HDFC Bank's digital journey.
While his father has often been quoted on tips for investing, Buffett junior's focus is on spreading the word about both self-improvement and ways in which to make a positive difference in the world - with a special focus on solving hunger.
Recent incidents suggest these safeguards perform well in simulated conditions and mock drills, but often fall short when actual threats emerge.
India has asked refiners that owe about $6.5 billion to Iran for oil imports to build up dollar and euro balances to avoid downward pressure on the rupee if six world powers and Tehran reach a final nuclear deal.
The niche banks - small finance and payments banks -have been set up to further the regulator's objective of deepening financial inclusion.
'On the tax front, most of the Budget proposals are sensible'.
A provision of Rs 15,000 crore has been made in the budgetary estimate of 2016-17 towards interest subvention.
This time, the global appetite for risk is in favour of India.
'If there were no Ahmedabad programme -- no flashy town hall event in a huge cricket stadium with thousands cheering him on -- then Trump may well have decided not to go to India.'
It may not be an exaggeration to say that in the next three years, in India itself a million jobs or more might be at risk due to automation. How we leverage its benefits will determine our fate in the digital era.
BJP's total silence on Delhi statehood is intriguing.
For investment bankers, a Brexit vote is more than just about volatile prices on a screen but also about where they may end up working and living.
The previous United Progressive Alliance government had permitted up to 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail but the current National Democratic Alliance government is opposed to it.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget.
Mumbai and Bengaluru also featured among the list of top five global cites in terms of future rental growth.
As the Centre faces multiple hurdles, BJP-governed states such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have swiftly moved in to usher in radical reforms as they aim to take a larger share of the FDI pie.
India will welcome two trade missions in 2015 focused on meeting its infrastructure needs with US technology and services.
The target of $500 billion in bilateral trade by 2020 is doable, feels Anand Sharma.
The ripples from November 8 may be seen in next year's state budgets.
The United Nations estimates about one third of the world's 1.2 billion poorest people live in India
'There has definitely been a breakthrough in the nuclear logjam. It is good to see nuclear energy back on the rails,' says Dr Anil Kakodkar, former chairman, Atomic Energy Commission.
Upcoming payment banks will lift lower income groups in distant villages.
Drishti, an affordable eye care chain has lit up the lives of scores of people in rural areas.
We must take action to address the impediments to growth faced by our businesses and our economies. And we can only succeed by working together, says American Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.
The prime minister and president stated their intention to expand defence co-operation to bolster national, regional and global security.
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