Surendra Hiranandani -- chairman and managing director, House of Hiranandani -- explains what ails India's housing sector and indicates the way forward.
FinMin officials say an announcement could be made in the Budget.
'AI will be bigger than the advent of the Internet or the harnessing of electricity.' 'India must embrace it with all its might,' says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
The upcoming Budget gives Finance Minister Arun Jaitley a chance to let states boost spending.
The civil aviation ministry received 20 applications and it granted NOCs to sixteen companies between 2009 till now
Farmers are juggling with thousand other problems apart from the Land Acquisition Bill. Who will discuss them?
According to government's estimates, there are around 110 million APL families in the country, who get 11-25 kg of foodgrain a month.
A Narendra Modi administration would believe more in decentralisation than would a Rahul Gandhi administration, says Arvind Panagariya.
It is important to note that slowdown in activity is really confined to a selected few regions within China.
Firms generated free cash flows in 2013-14, for the first time since the 2008 Lehman crisis
'Somewhere along the way, elected office-bearers appeared to have lost sight of the interest of cricket and begun to pursue their own interpretation of what the game should be.' 'Families made it a tradition to have their representatives occupy, if not usurp, positions in state associations,' points out Vinod Rai, who will step down as head of the BCCI's Committee of Administrators on Wednesday, October 23.
A basic problem is that the cost of spectrum and licences relative to earnings is too high.
South Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar is all set for a much-needed transformation.
The changes would be the most ambitious overhaul to date of rules governing the liquidation or revival of companies in India.
Examples of coordinated initiatives.
Private investment will respond only to sustainable reform.
The shortage of skilled workers in India is one of the country's biggest challenges.
'It is in the interest of both sides that the visit of the US President is seen as being successful. Both sides have invested considerable political capital in it. This rapid exchange of visits and the decisions taken have to be justified, beyond the symbolism, which is no doubt important in itself. This opportunity to impart a fresh momentum to ties should not be missed,' says former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal.
Many of the industrialists profiled in the book are no longer riding the wave of success.
Narendra Modi's speech at the India Economic Convention was the best such oration since Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed the nation from the Red Fort in the aftermath of Kargil, feels Shreekant Sambrani.
Ramon Magsaysay winner Anshu Gupta, whose non-governmental organisation Goonj has been leading the relief efforts in Nepal which was ravaged by a devastating quake in April this year, speaks to Ankita Mishra.
In a major measure, Mumbai's municipal corporation has sent legal notices to 249 private primary schools asking them to shut down. The step threatens to disrupt the already inadequate educational scenario in the city, reports Hepzi Anthony.
'Water is not an economic resource, but we treat water as an economic resource meant for the benefit of human beings.' 'Water is more of a life source than an economic resource.'
The government is looking at building by-laws and floor area ratio so that you can build up instead of out, thus requiring less land.
What China's market crash means for India
At least a dozen officers from Gujarat are handling key assignments in various important central positions
Nestle is sure to go for a relaunch of the noodles soon enough with an advertising blitz,
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
More than 100 people have died in rain-hit Jammu and Kashmir, which is witnessing its worst flood in 50 years.
Much of the negative perceptions of the north-east diaspora owe their origin and existence to the perverse policies of the central government toward the region and its people. This realisation must be the beginning of an earnest endeavour to address the issue, says R N Ravi.
Land aggregators now want to sell to large corporations because their payment is guaranteed.
Indian states are preparing for a Rs 1.9 lakh crore (Rs 1.9 trillion) tax windfall this fiscal year.
Indian economy about to take-off
'It remains to be seen how much Prithvi Shaw's warriors go on to accomplish, but letting all the adulation go to their heads is the last thing you can expect.' 'Throughout its dominant streak in New Zealand, the Under-19 team played in the personality of its coach, Rahul Dravid.' 'Now, only if they can kick on and become as good as him.'
After weighing all the costs and benefits, the next administration is likely to reduce and restructure assistance to Pakistan but not to end it altogether, says Daniel S Markey.
The BRICS model will need to demonstrate the efficacy of a second alternative governance structure to reform the Bretton Woods legacy.
'This is the first time that the Americans have agreed to refer to "cross-border terrorist attacks" in a joint statement.' 'No wonder Pakistan has called the joint statement "singularly unhelpful" and has blasted it, and its all-weather friend China has applauded Pakistan's frontline role in combating terrorism,' points out former foreign secretary Ambassador Kanwal Sibal.
To begin, the Budget has no doubt attempted to address uncertainty.
Kalyani Khona is helping the disabled find love.
The new PDP chief will have to work hard to keep everyone in the state happy.
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