The first step that has been taken by IIB is to bring out unique identity numbers for hospitals.
Where Binny slipped up badly was in gauging the level of transparency and governance that is expected by a global strategic investor, says Indrajit Gupta.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw points out how the adoption of information and communication technologies can provide India with a very effective health care tool.
A more informed electorate, rather than the Lokpal, can fight corruption better, argues Neeta Kolhatkar.
The one-size-fits-all approach adopted by the AICTE is not suitable for regulating business schools in India, argues Asish K Bhattacharyya.
Within the next two years, verification and scrutiny of returns will happen electronically through anonymised back offices manned by tax experts and officials. It will function without any personal interface between taxpayers and tax officers. Both the taxpayer and the tax officer will not know each other -- who is scrutinising whose return, and at which place, points out Kuldip Kumar, partner and leader personal tax, PwC.
A K Bhattacharya digs into the yet-to-be-public report on ways to curb black money and finds out that Modi's next moves could include action on dabba trading, hawala, and education.
Whistleblower nearly aborted efforts to expose Russian doping
Sebi directs freezing of all demat accounts not linked to Aadhaar by December 31
One category which stands out is fixed maturity plans due to its tax benefits, notes Prateek Mehta, CEO and company-co-founder, Upwardly.in.
The amendment would help check round-tripping of funds and boost the domestic consumption, Jaitley added
Banks cannot shirk their responsibility in cases of frauds.
Modi is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Xi on Tuesday.
The government on Tuesday ruled out any surreptitious entry of terrorist outfits into the stock market and said that sufficient caution has been administered to the stock exchanges to look out for any suspicious entry into their activity.
Modi urged the Swiss business leaders to explore the investment opportunities in India.
The Narendra Modi government's alacrity in promoting ease of tax administration, a critical component in the ease of doing business index, has set in motion several incremental policy and administrative reforms, says Mukesh Butani.
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to give Indian companies and products - especially including those made by the pharmaceutical, farming and fuel industries - greater access to Chinese markets.
Sebi had last year put in place a separate regulatory regime for REITs.
Abu Dhabi national carrier had bought 24 per cent stake in Jet Airways for $379 million in April.
'Tax dodging through tax havens is one of the ways multinational corporations and the super-rich in India are using to evade taxes.'
Declaring demonetisation a complete failure may turn out to be hasty, argues economist Ashok K Lahiri.
It further said India is facilitating external commercial borrowings by startups in order to encourage innovation and promote ease of doing business.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and the United Kingdom are economically made for each other.
Dispute over IPR was a bone of contention in bilateral ties till a couple of months ago.
Switzerland's Ambassador to India Linus von Castelmur also said the past cannot be undone, while promising full support of his country in cases where at least some proof is provided on tax frauds.
While the black money declarations may go up further once all the online and manual filings of undisclosed assets filed at the end of the four-month window on September 30 are compiled, the government will get this fiscal nearly Rs 14,700 crore or half of the total taxes due.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf lists 10 ways in his life has improved under the first Modi Sarkar.
Most investment costs are bundled in with the financial product, and are often hidden in fine print, warns Erik Hon.
An estimated $344 billion has been illegally removed from the Indian economy between 2002 and 2011
Cleaning up India's grubby business climate is top of the agenda for both regulators and the government.
Raghavendra Kamath reports on what ails India's real estate sector.
Overall, data and its analysis used in the reports prove that members of staff of DAE, like others, are prone to cancer and suicides! No more, no less! Sensational reports have the potential to do infinite damage to our nation's nuclear energy programe and create unwanted fear, says Dr K S Parthasarathy.
To curb mis-selling of policies and rationalise commissions, radical changes have been proposed to help investors.
Financial numbers can sometimes paint a rosy picture because of changes in the accounting policy or a one-time income.
'It is common knowledge that cash is anonymous.' 'When demonetisation was implemented, one of the intended objectives was to put identity on the cash holdings in the economy.' 'With the return of Rs 15.28 lakh crore in the formal banking system, the almost entire cash holding of the economy now has an address.' 'It is no more anonymous,' says Arun Jaitley.
Here is the full text of the joint statement issued by India and the US.
The two countries, among the very few fast growing large economies globally, also decided to boost bilateral trade and investment in areas of oil and gas, renewable energy, IT and pharmaceuticals, during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
Unless the judges factor in the ungovernability of technologies and their beneficial owners, present and future Presidents, prime ministers, judges, legislators and officials handling sensitive assignments may become redundant with reference to their age-old roles for securing 'national resources and assets', warns Dr Gopal Krishna.
'We have the political will to take this to the very end.' 'But what eventually happens depends on the effectiveness, honesty and missionary zeal of the officialdom in the frontline of the battle against corruption,' says S Muralidharan.
