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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Budget 2016: India poised to become a roaring tiger, says Arundhati Bhattacharya
The idea of digitising all educational certificates is a novel way to bring more transparency to the education sector and a great enabler for employment.
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India needs to sustain growth amid global slowdown: Arun Jaitley
The government has targeted reducing the fiscal deficit to 3.9% of GDP in the current financial year
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Rupee advances 18 paise against dollar
Forex dealers said rebound in domestic stock markets also helped the domestic unit.
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Times guide to personal tax
Increase the rate of surcharge on income exceeding Rs 1 crore to 15% from 12%.
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S Mahendra Dev: Budget, a win-win for rural economy; implementation a challenge
The finance minister has not disappointed in focusing on rural India, despite several fiscal challenges in 2016-17
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Budget 2016: 6 ways to pay less tax, legally
Post-Budget, many salaried Indians are left wondering whether the FM has left them richer or poorer. But hidden in the tangle of provisions are many ways and means that can help you save a chunk of tax. The Times of India-EY Guide is designed to help you understand the key ...
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Day after Budget, Sensex surges over 500 points
A day after suffering losses following the presentation of the Union Budget, the benchmark Sensex bounced back by over 450 points on Tuesday, bolstered by renewed hopes of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank amid positive Asian cues.
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New wing to resolve taxpayers' complaints
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has created a new wing in the income tax department to exclusively deal with taxpayers' grievances and complaints related to delay in issue of refunds and problems in filing tax returns among others
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Government hikes import tariff value on gold, silver
The government on Monday hiked import tariff value on gold and silver to $399 per 10 grams and $495 per kg respectively, taking cues from global market. For the first fortnight of this month, the import tariff value on gold was fixed at $388 per 10 grams and on silver ...
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Rupee jumps 20 paise on Union Budget proposals to push exports
"The duty drawback scheme has been widened and deepened to include more products and countries. The government will continue to take measures to support the export sector," Jaitley said in his Budget speech for 2016-17.
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Rupee jumps 20 paise on Budget proposals to push exports
Enthused by budgetary proposals to boost exports, the rupee on Monday strengthened for the second day by rising 20 paise to end at 68.42 per dollar on sustained selling of the American currency by banks and exporters.
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TCS recognized as Global Top Employer
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been recognised as a 'Global Top Employer' by the Top Employers Institute. This certification is only awarded to the best employers around the world - organisations that demonstrate the highest standards of employee offerings, the institute said.
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Dhunseri, Indorama Ventures form India JV
Dhunseri Petrochem Ltd. (Dhunseri) and Thailand’s Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) have agreed to enter into an equal joint venture to manufacture and sell PET resins for Indian domestic markets and for exports.
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Budget belies market hopes, Sensex tanks 152 points
The Union Budget 2016 fell short of the crease for markets as the benchmark Sensex ran up heavy losses following a series of tax proposals but covered up much of the lost ground and closed lower by over 152 points on a flurry of buying activity by domestic institutions.
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Tax exemption raised to Rs 1.5 lakh under superannuation fund
"Any amount received by the nominee, on the death of the employee at the time of closure of account under National Pension System referred to in section 80CCD of the Income-tax Act is proposed to be exempt", Jaitley said.
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RBI sets rupee reference rate at 68.6160 against dollar
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Budget 2016: Garments prices to go up by 2-5%
The garment industry in Punjab described the levy as "most deplorable" step and said that prices of ready made garments will go up in the range of 2 to 5 per cent.
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Budget 2016 brings 2 new cesses, hikes environment levy
Krishi Kalyan Cess will be levied on all taxable services at the rate of 0.5 per cent with effect from June 1, 2016, to finance and promote initiatives to improve agriculture, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in his Budget speech.
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Budget 2016: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan gets Rs 9000 crore
"This (cleanliness) subject was very close to the heart of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. The government has allocated Rs 9,000 crore for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan," Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.
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Budget 2016: Centre to provide Rs 1 lakh per family health cover
Observing that making quality medicines available at affordable prices has been a "key challenge", Jaitley said the government will "reinvigorate" the supply of generic drugs by opening 3,000 stores under Prime Minister Jan Aushadhi Yojna.
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StatsGuru: Survey of India
The Economic Survey 2015-16 takes a wide-ranging look at diverse issues affecting the Indian economy.