'Das is friendly, but he finally does what he does. The quality of engagement is very good.'
Tax administration could be improved to reduce discretion and improve accountability
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan welcomed the joint decision of CII and WEF to hold the summit in Mumbai.
Narendra Modi government, the US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Thursday said India needs more reforms
India is likely to become a $40 trillion economy by 2047 -- a 13-fold jump from its current size -- driven primarily by a clean energy revolution and digitalisation, billionaire Mukesh Ambani said on Tuesday. Ambani's estimate for the Indian economy, currently the fifth largest in the world behind only the US, China, Japan and Germany, is more optimistic than Asia's richest man Gautam Adani, who last week stated that India will become a $30 trillion economy by 2050 on back of rising consumption and socio-economic reforms. "From a 3 trillion-dollar economy, India will grow to become a 40 trillion-dollar economy by 2047, ranking among the top three economies of the world," Ambani said at the 10th convocation of Pandit Deendayal Energy University in Gandhinagar.
According to a research report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, there has been a sea change in interest in India post the reforms announced last week that included allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail and the civil aviation sector.
Ahluwalia was married to former deputy chairperson of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and is survived by her husband and two sons.
No government in the past initiated the process of policy making for its next tenure even before going in for elections. Once the Model Code of Conduct is enforced by the Election Commission, should the government of the day refrain from taking an active interest in policy making for the next five years and let that be the function of the new government?, asks A K Bhattacharya.
Criticising lack of "appropriate" pricing of petroleum products, the pre-Budget Economic Survey on Monday warned that the current practice of not passing on cost of production to consumers will have serious consequences and said non-resolution of sub
According to the global financial services major, after the BJP's 'historic' election victory on May 16, hope for structural reforms has gone up.
Modi's government sees itself in a sweet spot with spare cash.
The industry today said the Economic Survey has reaffirmed reforms agenda in areas like agriculture, education and skill development but several other risk factors to the growth of the corporate sector has been "glossed over."