As part of the project, 1,500 bridges of the British era will be overhauled at an estimated expenditure of Rs 30,000 crore
Read MoreThe Government in the revised draft policy, unveiled on October 30 last, had proposed 2 per cent levy on all airfares to mop up funds for its regional connectivity scheme.
Read MoreThe Finance Minister's pensions tax plan has sparked fury among India's small but vocal professional class -- only around 36 million of the country's 1.3 billion people contribute to the EPF
Read More"The government's effort is to find the best possible solution to various issues so that the civil aviation sector takes off," he said.
Read MoreFinance Minister Arun Jaitley's proposal to tax 60 per cent of withdrawals from provident fund came under immediate attack from various employees unions
Read MoreIndia’s manufacturing growth remained unchanged in February following price reductions even as new orders registered the strongest upturn since last September, says a Nikkei survey.
Read MoreClearing the air on taxing provident fund withdrawals, the government on Tuesday said PPF withdrawals will continue to be fully exempt from tax and only interest accruing after April 1 on 60 per cent of the contributions made to Employee PF will be taxed
Read MoreMajor global defence companies have been circling over the Indian market, buoyed by the military's modernisation plans worth more than $100 billion
Read MoreThe Government-run carrier has been allocated Rs 1,713 crore as part of the Rs 30,0231 crore financial bailout package.
Read MoreIn coming out with a Budget with focus on a distressed rural India, the Modi government has sought to dispel the notion that it’s anti-farmer and anti-poor
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