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ADB is helping India realize its solar dreams, to provide $500 mn loans for solar rooftops

The financing involves $330 million from ADB and $170 million from the multi-benefactor Clean Techn…

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DDT exemption on REIT will be a game changer for the real estate sector: Hiranandani

The budget 2016 outlined the shift in focus to the rural economy as the finance minister introduced…

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Wipro applauds government’s efforts to simplify tax compliance

The Union Budget focused on investment in infrastructure and social sectors while attempting to wid…

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The head of Kaspersky in India praises new budget for boosting digital technology

The overall Union Budget 2016-17 is encouraging for the common man. Altaf Halde, the managing direc…

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Govt delivers on ‘Housing For All’, says expert

The opportunities it has opened are huge and can dramatically change the whole dynamics of the econ…

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The Renewable energy industry seems upbeat after the Budget, here's why

The renewable energy industry is upbeat after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Budget to…

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Lenovo: Budget doesn’t go far enough to encourage PC manufacturing in India

The 2016-17 Union Budget highlighted the importance of technology in every aspects of life, from ag…

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Government to allocate Rs. 3000 crore for nuclear energy generation

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley accepted that though the country has immense potential of coal energy…

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Government to revive 160 airports to boost civil aviation sector

The government is finally looking into ports and the civil aviation sector like it should have five…

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Infrastructure sector full of challenges though 85% stalled projects put on track: Arun Jaitley

Fifth strong pillar of the union budget infrastructure ssector has performed quite well. Yet it is …

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Economic Survey 2016: Sweeping reforms in power but tariffs must come down

Economic Survey 2016 hints towards a positive growth of the power sector that is almost crippled wi…

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More investment in this sector will revolutionize the power sector and this is what it needs right now

Semiconductors is one space which has not taken off in India yet. Blame it on the inability to comp…

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Experts want Jaitley to reduce tax burden on real estate projects in Budget 2016

1) Reduce the tax burden on real estate projects. Currently 30-35% of the cost of a residential pro…

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Did Budget 2015 help India’s incentive-starved Telecom Sector?

As a recap, here’s what the Budget 2015 had for the sector - · Tax on royalty and technical service…

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Find out what is HAM, one of the major successes for road ministry. Will Budget 2016-17 be wishful for it?

In India where road projects are awarded on primarily three models, Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT)-An…

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Senior Housing: Expect Budget 2016 to be more inclusive

As the population of senior citizens rise to 118 million in 2016, the senior living sector shows im…

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Budget 2016: Too little too late to ensure 24x7 Power for All by 2019?

Nearly 40% of India’s 1.2 billion residents do not have access to reliable electricity and like all…

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Budget 2016: Renewable energy sector seeks VAT exemption on solar equipment, tariffs

Renewable energy projects have the benefit of accelerated depreciation (AD) by which developers are…

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Budget 2016: This is where India stands in rental housing sector of the world

Rental Housing is one of the most crucial factors that drive the economy of the real estate sector.…

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Infographic: These stats on drunk driving will force you to think about road safety allocation in Budget 2016

A report by Community Against Drunken Driving (CADD), said the percentage of crashes caused by drun…

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Roads and highways ministry makes strong pitch for Rs 85k crore allocation in Budget 2016!

In Budget 2016, the ministry is now eyeing an outlay of Rs 85,000 crore, double of what it got in l…

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Road ministry wants Rs 2,500-crore annual grant in Budget 2016 for state road transport

The ministry wants to double state transport buses and the issue might be taken up on a pari passu …