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Atal Innovation Mission: ₹150 crore for Research and Innovation

Named after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, AIM will be an innovation promotion platform involving academics, entrepreneurs and researchers.

Feb 28, 2015

Five Mega Power Projects of 4,000 MWs each to be Set up

The step has been planned with the aim of electrification of the remaining 20,000 villages in the country by 2020.

Feb 28, 2015

India Budget 2015: Gold Monetisation Scheme in the Works

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley proposed ways to turn 20,000 tonnes of unproductive gold owned by Indian households into cash.

Feb 28, 2015

Tax Deductible Investments Hiked to ₹4.4 lakh

Jaitley said the government is proposing to rationalise various tax exemptions and incentives to reduce tax disputes and improve tax administration.

Feb 28, 2015

Union Budget 2015: Black Money Law Violation to Attract Rigorous Imprisonment of up to 10 Yrs

The FM introduced the initiatives of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government in tackling the menace of black money.

Feb 28, 2015

Union Budget 2015: Excise Duty on Cigarettes go up, Tobacco Company Stocks Slip

The FM increased excise duties on cigarettes, which saw industry stocks slip.

Feb 28, 2015

Budget 2015: Finance Minister Disappoints Bollywood

Members of film industry were hoping that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would include entertainment industry in the Union Budget 2015, but the budget failed to please them.

Feb 28, 2015

India Slashes Corporate Tax Rate by 5% as Jaitley Envisions Imminent Double-digit Growth

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the country's corporate tax rate will be cut to 25% from 30% over four years.

Feb 28, 2015

Jaitley Allocates ₹2.46 Lakh Crore for Defence Sector

The government will spend 2.46 trillion rupees ($40 billion) in the defence sector in 2015/16.

Feb 28, 2015

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Minister of State for Finance, Jayant Sinha along with the team at North Block before going to Parliament to present the Union Budget in New Delhi on Feb. 28, 2015.

Union Budget 2015 Receives Mixed Reactions

While the members of the parliament lauded some of the proposals, others were met with criticism.

Feb 28, 2015

Union Budget 2015: Boost to Infrastructure as Jaitley Announces ₹70,000 Cr Investment

The FM decided to go for growth and to slow down the rate of fiscal consolidation.

Feb 28, 2015

Research Institues to be Set up in Nagaland, Odisha

The finance minister also proposed to set up three national institutions of pharmaceutical education and research in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

Feb 28, 2015

Budget 2015 Highlights: Growth Paramount, Cut in Fiscal Deficit Delayed

Fiscal deficit seen at 3.9 percent of GDP in 2015/16.

Feb 28, 2015

Sensex Flat after Budget Presentation after Fluctuations during the Session

Fluctuating both ways while the budget was being presented in parliament, the Sensex traded flat just after the budget presentation got over

Feb 28, 2015

Union Budget 2015: Jaitley Seeks to Boost Investment, Ensure People Benefit

Jaitley said growth would accelerate to between 8 and 8.5 percent in the fiscal year starting in April

Feb 28, 2015

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Business news

Atal Innovation Mission: ₹150 crore for Research and Innovation

Five Mega Power Projects of 4,000 MWs each to be Set up

India Budget 2015: Gold Monetisation Scheme in the Works

Tax Deductible Investments Hiked to ₹4.4 lakh

Union Budget 2015: Black Money Law Violation to Attract Rigorous Imprisonment of up to 10 Yrs

Union Budget 2015: Excise Duty on Cigarettes go up, Tobacco Company Stocks Slip

Budget 2015: Finance Minister Disappoints Bollywood

India Slashes Corporate Tax Rate by 5% as Jaitley Envisions Imminent Double-digit Growth

Jaitley Allocates ₹2.46 Lakh Crore for Defence Sector

Union Budget 2015 Receives Mixed Reactions

Union Budget 2015: Boost to Infrastructure as Jaitley Announces ₹70,000 Cr Investment

Research Institues to be Set up in Nagaland, Odisha

Budget 2015 Highlights: Growth Paramount, Cut in Fiscal Deficit Delayed

Sensex Flat after Budget Presentation after Fluctuations during the Session

Union Budget 2015: Jaitley Seeks to Boost Investment, Ensure People Benefit

Movie Review of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2: Performances and comic elements lift this 2.0 version

Gyanvapi row: DU professor Ratan Lal arrested for social media post

Even when Pooja Hegde lost her bags, make-up, outfits, she kept her cool at Cannes show