Fund of Rs.1,000 Crore for Startups: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) In order to boost the spirit of entrepreneurship, the government plans to set up Self Employment and Talent Utilisation bo
Coal, Power, Cement lead Infrastructural Growth: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Compared to the sluggish industrial sectors' growth of 2.1 percent from April-December 2014, coal, power and cement in the
Nippon Life acquires nine percent stake in RCAM
Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) Japanese life insurance major Nippon Life Insurance has acquired an additional nine percent stake in Reliance Capital Asset
Hyper-growth in tech startups in India: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services (ITeS) sector, including Business Process Management (BPM), contin
E-visa gives fillip to Tourism Sector: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Easing of the Indian tourism visa regime through the expansion of Visa on Arrival enabled by Electronic Travel Authorizati
New AUM Pension System at Rs.72,000 Crore: Economic Survey
Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) The assets under management (AUM) of the new pension system (NPS) grew 49.6 percent between Apr 1-Dec 31, 2014, the Economic
India has turned carbon subsidy regime into carbon taxation
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India has managed to turn a carbon subsidy regime into a carbon taxation one by cutting subsidies and increasing taxes on
Subsidies aren't best weapon to tackle poverty: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Price subsidies did not have a transformative effect on the living standards of the poor, though they helped poor househol
Fiction, business and disturbing stories (Books This Weekend)
An unlikely friendship, a world full of witches and pirate girls and powerful business entrepreneurs. There is no common thread tying these themes t
On International Women's Day, Plan a solo trip, Ladies!
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Gift yourself a holiday packed with adventure and more on International Women’s Day March 8.On the occasion of Intern
Turkey's fashion brand Koton arrives in India
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Indian men can now jazz up their wardrobe with Turkish brand Koton’s spring-summer collection.E-commerce site FashionA
FIR ordered against Unitech for cheating buyers
Gurgaon, Feb 26 (IANS) Presiding the grievance committee meeting here Thursday, Haryana cabinet minister O.P. Dhankar ordered a police probe into t
Feed underprivileged kids with 'Ticket to Cheer'
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Online food ordering platform foodpanda.in and The Akshaya Patra Foundation have teamed up to support under-served childre
Rail Budget Forward looking, Futuristic: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday described the 2015 rail budget as a “watershed” moment for Indian Railwa
Government to go ahead with 2G spectrum auction: SC
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said the government will go ahead with the auction of 2G spectrum scheduled to commence March 4
Cabinet approves 15,000 MW Solar Projects by NTPC
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The union cabinet Wednesday approved the setting up of 15,000 MW of grid connected solar power projects through the state-
Court orders confiscation of Odisha's Rose Valley property
Bhubaneswar, Feb 25 (IANS) A special court in Odisha Wednesday ordered the state government to confiscate property worth Rs 63.64 crore owned by th
Professional services cost high, needs revamp: Rosaiah
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) Pointing to the high cost of services, Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah Wednesday said the professional services industry shou
Farming machines made tax-free in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, Feb 25 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jayant Malaiya Wednesday presented a Rs.1,31,199 crore budget for 2015-16 which slashes value
Bengal tea trade unions demand tax reforms
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) The central government needs to simplify the tax structure in the tea industry as it is burdening the sector, a trade union
