Paswan said his Ministry has acquired 55,000 tonnes of pulses.
Unless we control the coronavirus, we are going to struggle to get our economy and country back on track. The spectre of the virus haunts recovery, warns Naushad Forbes.
'The credibility of the messenger here is highly suspect. This is something which the global community is aware of'
Can the newly-minted Jal Shakti ministry bring water to some 19 crore Indian households that have never had taps or heard the sound of flowing water, wonders Vinayak Chatterjee.
The Centre will soon write to the states to bring uniformity in the Value Added Tax on oil products so that benefits of price cuts filter down to the masses.
Employee integration and branch rationalisation are major challenges.
The Congress said arrogance of the BJP has touched its zenith as it turned 'blind' to farm distress.
'It has been a phenomenal effort at all levels of the government.' 'People were working 15-16 hour shifts in the central government, in the state governments, in the districts....'
Rising rural distress due to back-to-back droughts have put pressure on FM to spend more on social schemes; no change in tax slabs likely
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday ordered 18-hour power supply in villages, 20-hour at tehsil level and in Bundelkhand region besides deciding to ink a pact with the Centre to ensure electricity in all UP villages by 2019.
'The pressure on relative performance and the feeling of being left out among many investors may also account for the belief among many that this has to be a technology stock bubble.' 'The feeling of a bubble is also reinforced by the extreme performance gap between growth and value investing.' 'While at first glance, one can only stand back awestruck by the wealth creation delivered by technology stocks globally. It does not seem at all like the internet bubble of 1999-2000, says Akash Prakash.
Capital infusion of $30 bn over two years needed amid high dividend payouts and impairment ratios.
Even after the recent developments at Infosys, both companies are expected to deliver similar revenue growth in FY17
The expectation that Mr Modi would be a major reformer, capable of reinvigorating the Indian economy, were based on a complete misreading of both his actions and his performance as Gujarat chief minister, says Mihir S Sharma.
'The idea is to align the HR policies and work culture with changing times'.
'Providing funds and autonomy to a few institutions that may not have the intent to excel must not become a case of trying to feed those who are not hungry and starving those who are famished,' says Jitendra Kumar Das, Director, FORE School of Management, New Delhi.
Low oil prices drove the growth in states' share faster than expected, says Abhishek Waghmare.
Will Infy spring a surprise in subdued second quarter?
S&P in November ruled out an upgrade in the country's rating for some considerable period, citing India's low per capita GDP and relatively high fiscal deficit.
From a dismal Airport Service Quality ranking of 101 in 2006, it topped the list in 2016.
Life expectancy at birth improved from 59.7 years in 1990 to 70.3 years in 2016 for women.
We are much better placed than in 2013 with our overall fundamentals much stronger - higher foreign exchange reserves, a more favourable growth-inflation mix and an institutional framework for targeting inflation, says B Prasanna.
A section of analysts feel now may not be a bad time to buy select PSBs.
The government has promised to keep the deficit at 4.1%
How has the note ban affected newspapers and the rest of the media?
Single window clearances for realty must.
The battle on creating jobs is virtually lost. If the battle for achieving higher growth too is lost, then its political consequences could become difficult to manage, says A K Bhattacharya.
"Will anybody want a servant that who is on vacation when needed at home? And nobody knows where he is," he continued.
Subject to finance & tech from rich countries through an ambitious, fair Paris deal
The govt will have to clear hurdles to push GST by March 2015.
From modest milk chocolate for kids 45 years ago to sophisticated dark chocolate for adults, Amul is a part of India's history.
'According to the government's Economic Survey, the Indian state's generosity is not restricted to its poorest citizens. In fact, in many cases, the beneficiaries are disproportionately the well-off.'
Govt to soon appoint consultant to explore opportunities for shortlisted Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep island clusters.
During his 37 year rule, the nation's lush fields became wastelands, disease and hunger became rampant and the economy registered a negative growth of six per cent.
Stinking politics will only sink the party which practices it, feels Vikas Khanna
Railways must pull back its share of freight traffic.
'The Tata group will need for its new leader to show the same foresight and willingness to go against conventional wisdom at times to keep the group's aspirations high and uphold the values of innovation, ethics, corporate responsibility, trust and leadership that are frequently associated with the Tata name.'
The city is waging a war against garbage, says Anjuli Bhargava.
Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan said the vessel had more than 32,000 tonne of oil and has been emptied.
A provision of Rs 15,000 crore has been made in the budgetary estimate of 2016-17 towards interest subvention.
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