Cabinet approves restructuring of Railway Board, merging cadresInstead of Railway Board Members for Traffic, Rolling Stock, Traction and Engineering, the newly constituted Board will have Members for Op...
25 Dec, 2019, 08.01 AM IST
Builders lobby for 5% GST, with credit for taxes on inputsCurrently, the levy is 18% with a 33% abatement, resulting in an effective tax rate of 12%.
09 Jan, 2019, 11.59 AM IST
Aadhaar-like ID number for businesses in the worksA government official said the new scheme could be a buildup of the ministry’s existing Udyog Aadhaar project for micro, small and medium e...
02 Feb, 2018, 09.16 AM IST
Analysts say economic survey underlines headwinds to growth"The projected GDP growth of 6.75-7.5 per cent for next financial year in the survey clearly flags the risks that the economy is exposed," ...
31 Jan, 2017, 07.56 PM IST
Railways to lease out abandoned buildings to ecommerce companiesThe move is seen helping the railways become an end-to-end logistics provider and monetise its real estate.
24 Oct, 2016, 12.26 AM IST
'Expansion of smart cities list to evenly distribute benefits'Real estate industry experts today welcomed the addition of 13 cities to the list of smart cities, saying it will distribute the benefits o...
24 May, 2016, 09.54 PM IST
Economic Survey 2016: FY17 will be more challenging, says KPMG's Jaijit BhattacharyaThe coming financial year will be more challenging as advantage from low commodity prices will slowly diminish, without corresponding upswi...
26 Feb, 2016, 04.59 PM IST
Railways Budget 2016: Hopes riding on rail assets, servicesPrabhu said the website of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation will be exploited for ecommerce activities by tapping into its w...
26 Feb, 2016, 01.46 AM IST
Government seeks public feedback to bring down multiple permissions for investorsGovt sought views of the public on ways to cut down on multiple permissions for investors, a move aimed at promoting ease of doing business...
07 May, 2015, 03.02 PM IST
Government sets up panel to reduce permissions for investorsGovernment today constituted an 11-member expert committee that will suggest ways to cut down on multiple permissions for investors.
07 Apr, 2015, 10.08 PM IST
Analysts sceptical about achievability of Economic Survey targetsThe tone of the survey document is "cautious" and this is a signal that "a dramatic budget with big bang reforms is not envisaged.
27 Feb, 2015, 08.04 PM IST
Economic Survey 2015: Is the worst over for the economy?Railways will have a key role to play improving the competitiveness of the economy and hence rapid modernization of the Indian railways wou...
27 Feb, 2015, 04.14 PM IST
Budgetary provisions for smart cities was need of the hour: Jaijit Bhattacharya, KPMG“We welcome the initiative which is the need of the hour for the Indian economy," said Jaijit Bhattacharya, Partner, infrastructure and Gov...
10 Jul, 2014, 01.34 PM IST
Economic Survey 2014: Need for urgent steps to facilitate investments, says Jaijit BhattacharyaIt is clear that the economy is going through challenges, which are translating into fiscal and monetary constraints, Bhattacharya said.
09 Jul, 2014, 04.12 PM IST
Rail Budget 2014: Government planning to set up a Railway UniversityThe government plans to set up a Railway University for technical and non-technical subjects and also have alliances with other technical i...
09 Jul, 2014, 03.25 AM IST
Railway Budget has something for all stakeholders without being populist: Jaijit Bhattacharya, KPMGPraising the focus on safety and security in the Railway Budget, Bhattacharya said the special focus on unmanned railway crossings is a pos...
08 Jul, 2014, 11.03 PM IST
- BJP in power to hit Microsoft?
Leader of India’s main opposition party BJP, LK Advani, has said that if his party comes to power, it will actively promote opensource soft...
17 Mar, 2009, 09.43 AM IST