Expectations are that the government will use the Union Budget to create an environment, which is conducive for growth.
The outgo for major subsides, is the highest in the first quarter.
As Odisha and Andhra Pradesh gear up for the arrival of Cyclone Phailin, here's a brief summary of what you should and should not do during a cyclone.
According to estimates, if the companies are not allowed to raise petrol rates at least Rs 5 a litre by the first fortnight of September, they might begin to suffer underrecoveries on this decontrolled auto fuel, too -- for the first time this financial year.
Every dollar increase in crude oil price will add Rs 4,000 crore to the overall underrecovery.
Over 20 political parties, except the Biju Janata Dal and the Communist Party of India-Marxist-led Left Front, took part in the massive rally.
Over 6,000 people are feared to have been killed in the devastating floods, cloudbursts and landslides in Uttarakhand in June, the government said on Tuesday.
'In contrast to the generally buoyant tone of the Economic Survey in January, he sounds uncharacteristically pessimistic, saying that forces in the world economy -- slowing global trade, protectionism, robots -- will limit India's manufacturing to levels well below what propelled East Asia's economies decades ago.'
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
As many as 75 million households that do not have access to banking services will be covered and at least one bank account opened for each household, against the earlier proposal of two.
The broader markets, however, outperformed their larger peers.
Do the students who chanted pro-separatist slogans and their teachers/supporters want the army to withdraw from Kashmir or not fight the terrorists?
The situation in Sirsa remained tense but under control, according to police.
Aadhaar now has legal backing but it still faces challenges of privacy and data sharing
'There are two pre-conditions for big reforms. One, a sense of crisis and second, fairly concentrated levers of power.' 'India is growing at 7.5 per cent or something close to that.' 'Our levers of power are decentralised, not just between the Centre and states. Power is dispersed and there is no sense of crisis.'
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) led by Nobel laureate R K Pachauri on Wednesday has commissioned a solar micro-grid connection (SMG) in Tanda village of Jagdishpur block (about 80 km from Lucknow) in Rahul Gandhi's Amethi parliamentary constituency.
Structural changes to government finances could be focus of the Union Budget, says Mihir S Sharma.
'As citizens of this country, we often expect sweeping changes here, but find the smallest of abdications that we may ourselves be called upon to make far too inconveniencing.' 'Think about it deeply -- about the move and the reactions it has gathered -- and we will actually learn a lot about ourselves,' says Sreehari Nair.
'I am here to terminate climate change once and for all.'
The court observed this while finding a man guilty of outraging the modesty of his brother's wife. In this regard, the judge relied entirely upon the evidence given by the victim.
AAdhar cannot be successful unless there is proper coordination at the helm.
The report, 'Road Ahead Clears Up for Oil PSUs', says the decline in underrecoveries, or losses oil-marketing companies incur on selling petroleum products below market price, will have a significant positive impact on both upstream and downstream public-sector oil companies.
Enhanced revenue generation is a priority for the government.
The murders of journalists in 2015 underscore the rising power of regional language media, especially local-language newspapers, says Nilanjana S Roy
Imposing a blanket ban on construction of houses and commercial establishments along the banks of rivers, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Monday announced setting up of a statutory body to look into planning and development of the flood-hit areas of the state.
Benchmark share indices ended at record closing highs, amid a volatile trading session on Monday, with IT majors leading the gains.
A brief report card on Modi's ministers.
Violence broke out in several parts of Tamil Nadu today after Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was convicted in a graft case with angry All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supporters indulging in stone pelting and arson and forcing closure of shops.
A government that confuses PowerPoints for policy is delaying structural change too much.
Former chairman of the UIDAI Nandan Nilekani, elucidates how Aadhaar could become the spine for alternative banking and could replace government services with cash benefits.
'A drought is like a fire. It licks everything in its wake - crop, trees, animals, humans...' The plains of the Ganga in Bihar have a raw, unmatched, beauty, but also bear the anguish of its farmers.
India's macroeconomic situation has benefited from oil prices' decline.
Every evening when the lights glow in the huts of Gangapur village, the villagers thank two young men - Ajay Kumar and Somil Daga.
Supreme Court allows more instruments to use the biometric card.
Three businessmen disclose their success mantras: One belongs to an old Marwari family, another is a second generation industrialist whose father scripted an amazing rags-to-riches story and the third was a professional till one day he succumbed to the charms of entrepreneurship.
Pavan Malhotra, one of our finest actors, shows us another side of Bollywood.
This Budget plans for an increase to 10.3% of GDP from 9.9%.
A raise in the I-T exemption limit has been sought by many.
Most expect the Budget to be path-breaking.
FM should avoid proposals such as to tax financial transactions and fringe benefits
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