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Tap green cess instead of taxing cars to push EVs: Siam
Siam says taxes being imposed on new cars won't help if firms invest in complying with Bharat Stage VI norms
3 min read20 Dec 2018Birla Corp-Reliance Infra cement deal: the good, the bad and the ugly
A reason for subdued sentiment could be that the Birla Corp-Lafarge deal fell through on regulatory grounds, making investors wary about M&As in the sector
2 min read8 Feb 2016Govt to squeeze state-run firms for funds as deficit worries grow
Arun Jaitley plans to meet public-sector companies in November to urge them to pay higher dividends if they don't invest more, sources say
3 min read26 Oct 2015Tokyo Olympics could be final hurrah for world’s biggest city
Half a century ago, the Tokyo Olympics ushered in a golden age for Japan's capital but now the games are returning to mark the end of that growth
6 min read7 Jul 2015Narendra Modi goes private to lure big infrastructure investors to India
Modi is proposing an infrastructure company to attract investment from some of the world's wealthiest organizations
2 min read10 Jun 2015Railways in talks with LIC on funding pact
Railway minister expected to sign in two weeks a deal by which insurer will invest surplus funds in rail infrastructure
3 min read2 Mar 2015Indian investors trade farms for cities on Narendra Modi’s urbanization push
India’s rural consumers are losing their appeal to equity investors as Modi shifts funding from farm subsidies to urban infrastructure
4 min read26 Feb 2015India waits for Narendra Modi to dig economy out of investment hole
Busy construction sites would be a sign of a revival in capital investment, needed to make a full fledged recovery from economic slowdown
2 min read12 Nov 2014ICICI Bank’s jumbo issue precursor to more infrastructure bonds
IDBI Bank, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bank of Baroda likely to raise money to finance infrastructure and housing projects
4 min read3 Sep 2014Companies scaling down plans to raise funds, says RBI
Companies less willing to invest now than in the past few years on worries that conditions may worsen, RBI says
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared