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Experts are happy with focus on healthcare
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Budget 2017 got some good news for the healthcare sector. The government has prepared an action plan for health, especially for poor. Jaitley announced the target was to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025. Under various proposals made during the Budget, 1.5 lakh health sub-centres will be transformed into health and wellness centres. Two new AIIMS hospitals were proposed, to be set up in Gujarat and Jharkhand. Also, to increase the number of doctors in secondary an…
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Where Indian start-ups stand globally after Union Budget 2017-18
In the sluggish global economy and a slowdown in venture capital funding, India has managed to reta…
Can FM’s scheme of transparent political party funding survive without a ‘Lobbying model’ like the US?
For a fact, 75% of the total funding of the political parties is made through unknown sources and t…
This should have been the ideal budget for the manufacturing sector in India
This would be an ideal budget for the manufacturing sector in India
It becomes easy to invest in India with the abolishment of FIPB
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced the abrogation of Foreign Investment Promotion…
Arun Jaitley increases defence budget by 5.8%
Jaitley also announced that a central defence travel system is open for use and now soldiers can bo…
Big housing boost: Affordable houses get infrastructure status in Budget 2017
Heeding to the long-time demand from the housing industry, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has grante…
Railways will continue to make losses, Budget 2017 does nothing for it
For the first time in the history of the country since 1924, the practice of having a separate rail…
FM disappoints manufacturers in India, neglects the manufacturing growth in the country
According to the IMF, India is expected to be one of the fastest growing economies of 2017. India h…
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The demonetization snafu and upcoming state elections will mean that Union Budget 2017/18 will have…
What should Indian startups hope for in Budget 2017
The Budget 2017 promises to be of great interest to the startup ecosystem in India, notably the f…
Here are 15 major highlights of the Economic Survey; FY18 GDP growth in range of 6.75%-7.5%
It is presented a day before the Budget, which is largely prepared on basis on this annual document…
BREAKING NEWS: Economic Survey tabled, FY18 GDP growth in range of 6.75%-7.5%
Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian tabled the economic survey 2016-17, a detailed documents …
5 Major government initiatives to empower the manufacturing sector in India
The growing bawl for a manufacturing push and the
government's efforts to charm global investors to…
Govt committed towards economic equality, opened over 26 crore accounts for poor: President Pranab Mukherjee on Day 1 of Budget Session
He said the government was taking giant strides in helping the downtrodden and needy. “Financial in…
Exclusive: What moms want from the Budget 2017
Budget 2017 is going to be crucial, not just for businesses but also for every citizen as our lives…
Here are the 10 major investments in the manufacturing sector after PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his Make in India campaign in September 2014, pledging…
How this budget will be a gamechanger for SMEs and MSMEs
In current tax system, there are multiple taxes levied by the states and the centre at different le…
India vs. US: Healthcare industry
India and the US differ widely when it comes to healthcare. Before the Budget 2017 is announced on …
Job creation will be key thrust area, sops expected in Budget 2017
According to the officials, the proposal includes incentives for creating jobs in sectors such as l…
Budget 2017: Expectations of Fintech Startups from Modi Government
With India moving towards becoming a cashless economy, there are a lot of expectations from the dig…
What India's real estate sector is expecting from Arun Jaitley's Budget 2017
On the back of the recent policy initiatives by the government to bring in more transparency, India…