To redevelop cities as 'smart', investment of at least $10 billion is required. For 100 cities, it works out to $1 trillion
'That is not a democratic ideal obviously, but it is a practical reality.' 'It is a consistent feature of politicians in Pakistan that their rhetoric on the army softens the closer they get to the seat of power.'
The airports chosen for operation, management and development through a public-private partnership model are those in Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati.
'Our target is to award Rs 25 lakh crore worth of projects that would result in creating 25 million jobs'
Norms limiting airlines' stake in SPVs managing airports to hurt Tatas.
The move will lead to augmentation of water infrastructure in the country
Pakistan's demand for gas stands at 8 billion cubic feet while the current production is 4 billion cubic feet.
Unless Dr Urjit Patel starts clearing the balance sheets of banks, the investment cycle will not start. Unless the clog in the drain is cleared, further lending cannot happen. If further lending doesn't happen, the investment cycle also will not happen, writes M R Venkatesh.
'Unless we get the health and economic situations right at the same time, we will not recover.'
'It was like a doctor giving some simple pain killers to a patient in dire requirement of chemotherapy.' 'There was no sense of urgency or desperation in this particular Budget.'
Moving ahead with the economic reforms, the Cabinet tonight cleared the long-delayed proposal for raising FDI limit in defence to 49 per cent and fully opened up the railway infrastructure segment, like high-speed trains, for foreign investment.
Siddaramaiah announces free LGP gas, universal health scheme in budget
Clauses on land return, action against officials diluted
The public sector behemoth is looking at forming joint ventures with states.
Public investment is very crucial for GDP growth, says finance ministry.
'When Gabbar Singh says 'Kitne aadmi they,' visitors can deliver the dialogue that follows: 'Do sarkar.'' The Sholay magic might just come alive in this 3D virtual reality village.
A sum of Rs 7060 crore is provided in the current fiscal for the project of developing one hundred Smart Cities.
The industry's reactions to the Budget have been mixed.
The government is currently holding consultations with all stakeholders including state governments, local bodies and those keen on developing smart cities.
China is battling a property downturn, industrial overcapacity, sluggish demand and struggling exports.
Besides reviving investor sentiments, Vasundhara Raje's regime has brought reforms in the social sector.
Budget proposals have set four goals to transform Indian Railways.
Budget has laid emphasis on enhancing expenditure in farm & rural, and social sector including healthcare, education, skill development, job creation and infrastructure
In a bid to woo foreign investors, the Indian Railways is planning to organise road shows in select countries showcasing opportunities for investment in the rail sector.
The better performing states throw up more employment opportunities including at unskilled levels.
India's share in world tourist inflows was only 0.64 per cent in 2012. It could only attract 6.97 million foreign tourists during 2013.
Railway Budget will be presented on February 26.
The new Budget would do well to fill up the gaps and pave a strong way forward to ensure that the optimism surrounding it is not short-lived.
Hike in planned public-sector capital expenditure will be credit-positive for infra cos
Opposition said saying it lacked vision and road map to execute ideas.
Tax incentives to have cascading effect on the capital goods industry.
Industry bodies said the decisions will help attract much-needed capital, create jobs, encourage collaboration and benefit cash-starved small and medium enterprises.
After the public spat over the legacy of Sardar Patel between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Modi will lay the foundation stone for the statue on Thursday.
An exercise to rationalise coal linkages which will optimize transport of coal and reduce cost of power is underway.
Govt wants to up investment in Railways
The largest athlete's village in the history of the Games is a visceral monument to now-faded optimism. Planned when Brazil was booming, its harnessing of private sector wealth was meant to set the gold standard for a sustainable Olympics. Instead, the worst recession in generations pushed the luxury apartments out of reach.
As the country readies to go to polls on July 25, one can't deny the role of the military, but there are other factors too.
'The entire system acted as cheerleaders to Vijay Mallya. The RBI failed, the banks failed, the auditors of the banks and Mallya failed.'
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