Economy - general
A Budget with multiple focus areas
28 Feb 2015
This is a budget that can boost both infrastructure and manufacturing, which in turn, will create employment and augment India’s competitiveness vis-à-vis its peers. By Hemant Kanoria, CMD, Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited
Sensex, Nifty plunge despite praise for Jaitley budget
28 Feb 2015
Despite general appreciation of finance minister Arun Jaitley’s budget by economists and experts, the stock markets plunged 338 points
Jaitley replaces wealth tax with 2 per cent surcharge, plans to cut corporate tax
28 Feb 2015
Finance minister Arun Jaitley announced the abolition of wealth tax on the super-rich, replacing it with a surcharge of 2 per cent
Union Budget 2014-15: What Finance Minister said
28 Feb 2015
Union Budget 2015-16: Arun Jaitley presents NDA's maiden Budget
28 Feb 2015
Arun Jaitley has asserted GDP growth will be between 8 and 8.5 per cent, along with fiscal discipline
Economic Survey projects FY16 GDP growth rate at 8.1-8.5%
27 Feb 2015
While private investment must be the engine of long-run growth, there is a case for reviving targeted public investment to crowd-in private investment in the short run, the Survey noted
Land Bill in stormy weather amid attack from all sides
25 Feb 2015
The fate of the Land Acquisition Billis looking increasingly uncertain, with stiff opposition from allies as well as the entire parliamentary opposition, farmers and social groups
Speed up divestment in state behemoths: Deepak Parekh
23 Feb 2015
Deepak Parekh, chairman, HDFC, on Sunday made a strong pitching for disinvestment in public sector behemoths such as LIC, Air India and BSNL, saying it can unlock funds of “lakhs of crores of rupees”
Speed up divestment in state behemoths: Deepak Parekh
23 Feb 2015
Deepak Parekh, chairman, HDFC, on Sunday made a strong pitching for disinvestment in public sector behemoths such as LIC, Air India and BSNL, saying it can unlock funds of “lakhs of crores of rupees”