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Three key things that standout from other measures in Budget 2016
There were several key messages from the budget this year, but the three which seem to stand out are in the areas of boosting infrastructure growth, reinvigorating rural demand and the rebooting financial sector. For boosting infrastructure, the roads sector is given an unprecedented Rs 97,000 crore of investment allocated in this year's budget. It is expected to have a multiplier effect on the economy in the coming years and help in efficient transportation. This along with the Rs 1.21 lakh …
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Here's what Tata Steel India MD TV Narendran expects from the upcoming Union Budget
A lot of hopes are pinned on Arun Jaitley’s upcoming Budget. With a day left for the Budget 2016-17…
Budget 2016: It's time to create a long lasting impact
The immediate priority of finance minister of India is to improve GDP growth and employment rates w…
‘Suresh Prabhu’s Rail Budget is pragmatic, technocratic and people-centric’
The Rail Budget 2016-17 presented in the Lok Sabha by Minister for Railways Shri Suresh Prabhu can …
Rs 1 lakh crore worth subsidies going to the well-off, people who really don’t need them
The Economic Survey 2016 stated that Indian state's generosity is not restricted to its poorest cit…
How the services sector is the key growth engine for India
It’s really no surprise to see that the service sector has outperformed other sectors with its exce…
Know how the Economic Survey 2016 uses the Mahabharat’s Chakravyuha challenge as its core
The survey stated that even though barriers were removed from entry for firms, talent, and technolo…
India’s growth demand is realistic but will see several challenges ahead
Chief Economic Advisor, Arvind Subramanian, has tabled the Economic Survey ahead of the U…
Economic Survey 2016: Here's what India needs
1. Pay Panel award helping consumption demand. #India's long-term growth potential at 8-10%
2. …
India's economy to grow at 7-7.5% for FY17, 7 most important numbers of Indian economic health
Here are the key numbers from the Economic Survey 2015-16 1. India’s GDP growth seen at 7 to 7.5% 2…
No Surprise: Services will keep driving India's growth
The services industry continues to be the key driver of the Indian economy this year too. It has be…
Railway Budget 2016: Expectation v/s Reality
Every year, we have the same boring faces reading out the pathbreaking steps to revamp Indian Railw…
Budget 2016 may or may not meet expectations of the common man
However, the budget is not just about making some goods and services expensive and cheaper, but is …
Will the leap year budget help India take a leap?
Three important considerations that will have to been factored into the budget calculus of the gove…
Budget 2016 should focus on these key areas
1. Infrastructure: The pace of infrastructure development has picked up in the recent past, but a n…
Rail Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu is going to make money through non-fare sources
During his rail budget speech, Prabhu said that the current revenue through non-fare sources is les…
More losses than profits! Read the real numbers here
In this year’s Railway Budget, Suresh Prabhu increased plan outlay to Rs 1.21 lakh crore from aroun…
Suresh Prabhu may have bitten more than he can chew
Opposition came down heavily on Prabhu as soon as he concluded his budget speech. Angry and disappo…
The Biggest Numbers from Railway Budget 2016
That’s all fine, but if you’re a money man, here are some of the biggest and most important numbers…
Railway Budget 2016: Total Private white-wash of public spaces
Indian Railways is striving to recapture freight traffic, from where it gets its maximum revenues. …
Rail Budget 2016: Railways to enhance e-ticketing capacity to 7,200/min
In the announcement of Rail Budget 2016, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said that he is looking…
The Unviable Budget
While there was a lot of talk about investment, there wasn’t a clear cut path on how to raise the r…
RailBudget2016: Suresh Prabhu offers too much on the platter for passengers
Prabhu stressed on cleanliness of stations, improving existing coaches, introducing new state-of-th…
This article is a character assassination of Suresh Prabhu, the efficient Railway Minister
The time when we’ve managed to get over the afterglow (read: rejection and humiliation) of the most…
Budget 2016 will bring about big change, says this consumer durable giant
Panasonic says it’s hopeful that the government’s upcoming Budget 2016 will create opportunities fo…
This year is going to be about upgradation and modernisation. Railway Budget 2016 to see Rs 1.25 lakh crore increased outlay
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is likely to focus on capacity creation with an increased outlay of …