A class act
A class act
The changeThe tone and tenor of the Budget proposals point to 3Qs — qualification, quality and quantum — for the sector that is focussed on the 3Rs.
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How Jaitley chipped away atthe ‘jobless growth’ problem
How Jaitley chipped away atthe ‘jobless growth’ problem
Not by addressing it squarely, but by subtly undoing labour market rigidities that inhibit employment
A shot-in-the-arm for insurance players
A shot-in-the-arm for insurance players
But sustainable benefits will flow in only when ground level issues are ironed out
Funding and execution challenges
Funding and execution challenges
The changeThe allocation to healthcare sector in the Budget has risen by a meagre 2 per cent from ₹53,294 crore in 2017-18 to ₹54, 600 crore.However, ...
Infographic: The Narrow Tax Base
Infographic: The Narrow Tax Base
Tax collections in India are very low given the size of the economy
Budget 2017: Push for public spending, some tax cuts
Budget 2017: Push for public spending, some tax cuts
No cash transactions above Rs 3 lakh, announces electoral bonds for political funding
In 'farm' Jaitley reaches out to all
In 'farm' Jaitley reaches out to all
Presenting his third Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley made no changes in the personal or corporate income-tax slabs but made costlier several items by raising duties. The Budget brought in a new 0.5 per cent Krishi Kalyan Cess on all taxable services to fund agriculture while proposing a retirement tax on 60 per cent of the pension and provident fund corpus including EPF created after April 1, 2016.
Telecom: clearer interpretation of tax laws needed
Telecom: clearer interpretation of tax laws needed
Telecom industry also eyes sops for handset makers
Budget 2015: Jaitley goes tough on tax evaders; attempts to woo investors
Budget 2015: Jaitley goes tough on tax evaders; attempts to woo investors
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday presented an ‘intellectually honest’ Budget that seeks to address the concerns of domestic tax payers, while ...
A run & some ‘brain-breather’ activity
Vikrant GugnaniFounder and Managing Director, UCareA run & some ‘brain-breather’ activity
Towards transparency on health product pricing
World Health Assembly has adopted a key resolution in this regard, a welcome move
Invest in eliminating hepatitis
Viral hepatitis B and C affect 325 million people worldwide, causing 1.4 million deaths a year, says the ...
Hunger increases where economic growth lags
An estimated 820 million people did not have enough to eat in 2018, up from 811 million in the previous year, ...
Be alert! Taxman’s watching
Taxpayers must pay attention to all what’s on the government’s radar and keep their dealings clean
Your first steps to investing
Want to splurge as well as save for the rainy day? Here’s a game-plan
Index Outlook: Near-term outlook is bearish
The Sensex and the Nifty witnessed selling pressure and continued to decline last week
Back in business
Big deals and digital growth have lifted the stock. But margin pressure could weigh on the stock
The looming question of data privacy
More and more people and organisations are online, leaving digital footprints every step of the way. Taken ...
Hemant Kumar, the man with the golden voice
Remembering Hemant Kumar, the honey-tinged voice of Bollywood, on his 100th birth anniversary
Unruly notes in the Carnatic world
The attack on Sudha Raghunathan and family bares the underlying bigotry of the Carnatic music scene. It is ...
The plight of tappers in palm plantations of Tamil Nadu
Tapper families spend almost half a year without access to safe drinking water or healthcare facilities in ...
A golden opportunity in the silver space
Marketers have long ignored the senior citizen space, but an RPG group-backed venture, Seniority.in, shows the ...
Advertising’s hits and misses at the Cricket World Cup
It could have been the SuperBowl moment for Indian advertising but was a tame innings
Will 24 hour shopping work in India?
You need an ecosystem in place before all day all night retail can flourish
LOTS to learn from the Thai model
Thailand is a good bridge for modern retail in India, believes Tanit Chearavanont, MD of LOTS Wholesale ...
Who wants 'one nation, one poll’?
The political mood is ambivalent. A clutch of parties feels it will reduce costs while others perceive it as ...
Synchronised polls are a smokescreen
The elephant in the room as far as poll reform is concerned, namely funding of elections, is conveniently ...
Living without water in Chennai
Just like the flash floods, the scorching drought in Chennai is also a product of perverse urban development ...
Hyderabad blues
The delay in the onset of the South-West monsoon could well be the last straw for Hyderabad to get into a ...