Budget 2018 Global oil prices have been hovering near a three-year high of $70 per barrel recently, propelled by production cuts by Opec and Russia. Recovering international cr

Budget 2018 Ahead of the budget, farmers body FAIFA today asked the government to have a taxation policy that curbs cigarette smuggling, saying Indian tobacco growers are suffering due

Budget 2018 On February 1, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Budget 2018, his fifth and the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s final full Bud

Budget 2018-19 Ahead of the Union Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the agriculture sector was the top priority for the government because the country’s economic gro

Budget Key challenges Small landholding: Since the bulk of farmers have less than 2 hectares of land, there is a difficulty in getting the benefits of ‘economics of scale’

Union Budget 2018 Higher salaries and tax-free income from West Asian and southeastern airlines have for long snatched pilots away from Indian carriers. Now, a surcharge levied by the I

Union Budget 2018 The government is likely to increase the budget allocation for farm education, research and extension by up to 15 per cent to around Rs 80 billion (Rs 8,000 crore) in

Budget 2018-19 Live Key challenges Multiplicity of laws & regulations governing the sector Lack of industry status for retail Lack of clarity and understanding of

Budget 2018-19 Live Buoyed by the 18.2 per cent rise in direct tax collections in the first nine months of fiscal year 2017-18, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is confident abo

Union Budget 2018-19 Live Biocon chairman Kiran Majumdar Shaw on Wednesday said that she expects a greater spend on healthcare from the government in Union Budget 2018-19. "I w

Latest News When K Sivan, now the chairman-designate of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), got a call on Wednesday that he has been chosen for the most high profile space job in the country...

Latest News Two hundred years ago, the last battle of the Anglo-Maratha war was fought at Koregaon village on the banks of Bhima river near Pune. The battle marked the firm hold of the British Empire...

Latest News Former president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) KK Agarwal on Tuesday said that the National Medical Commission Bill, which will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today, would open...

Latest News Media house NDTV today said it is considering reduction in the workforce by up to 25

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