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Business Line
March 9, 2018
Delivering his keynote address at the Wings India 2018 aviation show Choubey said, “The country's aviation sector growth will be fuelled by the middle ... Responding to Choubey's observation on bringing down VAT on aviation fuel, KT Rama Rao, Telangana Minister for Industries, said the State wouldÃâà...
Times of India
March 9, 2018
... proposed state flag, a Central government official said there was no precedent of any state of India having a separate flag, barring Jammu and Kashmir which enjoys special status. However, the official added, the Constitution does not have any provision restraining the states from having a separate flag.
Firstpost
March 9, 2018
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJP dispensation, saying there has been a "deliberate attempt" to subvert the idea of India. "Was India really a giant black hole before 2014? Is it not an insult to the intelligence of our people (to suggest so)? This is aÃâà...
Tri States Public Radio
March 9, 2018
... by the medicines regulator in India." Pollock and her colleagues have just come out with an analysis of regulatory approval procedures for diabetes drugs in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The findings reinforce her skepticism. One example involves the drug metformin, a workhorse of diabetes treatment.
BBC News
March 9, 2018
This would apply to patients suffering from terminal illness and who are in a vegetative state. A living will sets out a patient's wishes regarding how they want to be treated if they are seriously ill. The Indian judges said the right to die with dignity was a fundamental right and that an advance directive by aÃâà...
Times of India
March 9, 2018
Reuters reported last month that India's state-run banks reported 8,670 "loan fraud" cases totalling Rs 61,260 crore over the last five financial years up to March 31, 2017. In India, loan fraud typically refers to cases where the borrower intentionally tries to deceive the lending bank and does not repay theÃâà...
Hindustan Times
March 9, 2018
Amid the ongoing political upheaval, here's a primer on how the Centre-state financial relations have changed with the 14th Finance Commission and extending special favours is no longer a sound arrangement. What are Finance Commissions and why are they important to India's federal scheme?
Nikkei Asian Review
March 7, 2018
India's banking sector has long come under the scrutiny of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. They released a report on Dec. 21 saying that the governance of state-owned banks was weak and that there was a need to strengthen the independence of the Reserve Bank of India andÃâà...
Economic Times
March 6, 2018
Deteriorating state government finances pose a risk to India, which already boasts the second-largest budget deficit among major economies, Oxford Economics ... "This appears ambitious, especially given the farm debt waivers announced in several states post the FY18 budget," Kishore wrote in the note.
