The broad process to acquire around 7 lakh rifles, 44,000 LMGs and nearly 44,600 carbines has been finalised.
The report said a dedicated organisation for dealing with safety issues awaits government's sanction.
While headline and core WPI are stuck in a disinflationary phase, the retail measure is inching north.
Did you know that you can get a tax benefit of up to Rs 50,000 under a health insurance policy?
The Comptroller and Auditor General on Friday rapped space agency Indian Space Research Organisation for allowing a foreign private satellite service provider to park its satellite in an orbit slot meant for Indian satellites in violation of nation's SATCOM policy and extending "undue benefit" to a foreign firm.
CPI inflation will remain below the target of 6 per cent set for January 2016.
Citing China's example, he said a powerful military will enhance India's strategic clout.
Private consumption is looking up and will get better as the full effect of the good monsoon is felt on rural income, and the effect of the payout from the Seventh Pay Commission is felt on urban income, say Anis Chakravarty & Rishi Shah.
The acquisition of ZipDial however has proven that even a proven business model could be an attraction point.
Recently, the government announced yet another ambitious scheme aimed at providing health insurance to 50 crore individuals.
The NCLT said the new board must hold its meeting by October 8 and come out with a road map before the next hearing on October 31
An administrative enquiry is under way to find out why United Bank's non-performing assets had been under-reported.
The 'context' of the launch of GSAT-15 highlights that India has much ground to cover in the transponder arena while in satellite navigation arena ISRO's progress has been satisfactory, says Ajey Lele.
Sitharaman said keeping morale of forces at the highest level was among the priorities of the government.
'A key trend that one should expect to see is tonnes of failures.' 'Several blockchain-focused companies will fail.'
Analysts worry about possible loan waiver.
'So far, the government has sanctioned more than Rs 300 billion as GST refunds,' Ansh Bhargava and Aditya Singhania point out.
According to Pakistan's National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) list, which was updated on Tuesday, JuD and FIF were among 70 organisations proscribed by the ministry of Interior under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.
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'A veiled secret of India's defence and strategic culture is the lack of a serious interest in them by the political class. The Indian National Defence University would fill this void,' feels Lieutenant General Anil Chait (retd).
Lack of a detailed crowd management plan, poor civic amenities besides absence of district magistrates from duty were some reasons cited by the Bihar government probe panel for the October 3 stampede in the state capital in which 33 people were killed.
A quick bounce back of the Chinese stocks looks improbable now.
However, the voice of the poor victims of prostitution got drowned in the loud and flashy discourses on other mundane gender issues like child marriage, maternal health, water and sanitation, economic empowerment.
Indian Railways has to up investment to strengthen network just like China and Russia.
These four entrepreneurs are motivated by a passion to make a difference in the society.
A comprehensive solution involves a complete overhaul of our education and training model.
At times, banks violate all banking norms, resulting in a customer's accounts wiped clean through illegal ATM withdrawals.
NITI Aayog vice chairperson Rajiv Kumar tells Indivjal Dhasmana that additional funds could be generated through divestment, and that the fiscal deficit should be widened while focusing on the revenue deficit.
It is far from clear that this GST will have the silver bullet effect that the "pure" GST would have provided, says Mihir S Sharma.
Smartly blending its development agenda with Hindutva politics, the BJP has not lost assembly elections in the state since 1995.
'Dementia is going to be a huge challenge for hospitals, doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, health workers and family members.'
We need transformative policies and incentives with purpose, especially in solar power and digital infrastructure.
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Tata-SIA will kick off with full-service domestic operations.
Credible fiscal consolidation has been a consistent pre-condition to easing the monetary policy stance as far as the RBI is concerned.
100 smart cities to become a reality as Cabinet approves the project, earmarks Rs 100 trillion for the purpose.
'If you solve it in one day, it will go after a day.' 'If it is there for 100 years or 1,000 years, reservation has to continue.'
'The defence minister needs to focus on human resources-related issues at the same pace in 2017 as he did on acquisitions in 2016,' says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).
'Both Modi and Shah know the importance attached by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita to self-introspection (swadhyay) as one of the virtues of wise leaders.' 'From the way both leaders are painting the BJP's performance in the Karnataka election, one can only conclude that they have flunked Lord Krishna's test,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
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