The government's decision of upholding power purchase agreements as well as the opening up of railways, city gas distribution, and electricity supply to the private sector, are welcome steps

'The disappointment is on the lack of bold, out of the box measures to tackle the current economic slowdown'

Slowdown in economic growth has taken a clear toll on revenue growth

The FM disagreed with experts who termed the new tax regime complex and unavailing saying it would benefit some taxpayers, if not all

The tax proposals are aimed at stimulating growth, simplifying tax structure, bringing ease of compliance and reducing litigation

Economists and industry leaders said the budget proposals would provide some support to growth over the longer term but were insufficient to give it an immediate boost

Finance minister clarified that only Indian income of NRIs is proposed to be taxed under the new provision

He further said if the government will be able to achieve disinvestment target of 2020-21 then the Budget will be very successful

An evaluation of 13,000 MSMEs using the CRISIL Quantix database shows that working capital comprises over half of their need for debt

But receipts from firms stand at a whopping Rs 1.33 trillion for FY21

Interview with Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, author of The United States' Engagement in Global Tobacco Control

Interview with Helen M. Blau, PhD, author of Re"evolutionary" Regenerative Medicine

Interview with Wendy Levinson, MD, author of Patient-Physican Communication: It's About Time

Interview with Ryan Radecki, MD, author of Application of Electronic Health Records to the Joint Commission's 2011 National Patient Safety Goals

Interview with Waldemar A. Carlo, MD, author of Association of Antenatal Corticosteroids With Mortality and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Among Infants Born at 22 to 25 Weeks' Gestation

Interview with Joanne Klevens, MD, PhD, author of Effect of Screening for Partner Violence on Women's Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Interview with Paul Spiegel, MD, author of The State of the World's Refugees: Adapting Health Responses to Urban Environments

Interview with J. Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH, author of Multivitamins in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Men: The Physicians' Health Study II Randomized Controlled Trial

Interview with Maria C. Raven, MD, MPH, MSc, author of Comparison of Presenting Complaint vs Discharge Diagnosis for Identifying "Nonemergency" Emergency Department Visits

Interview with JoAnn E. Manson, MD, author of Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Health Outcomes During the Intervention and Extended Poststopping Phases of the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Trials

Howard Bauchner, MD interviews Ramin W. Parsa-Parsi, MD, MPH and Heikki Pälve, MD, PhD about the World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki: Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects