It will amend Drugs & Cosmetics Rules to ensure availability of low-cost drugs & promote generics

It proposes zero customs and excise duties on certain items related to cashless transaction devices

For passenger safety, a fund to be created with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh cr over a period of 5 years

Government aims to take strategic crude oil reserve capacity to 15.33 MMT with two new facilities

Harmonisation of rules for medical devices will have a positive impact for healthcare sector

More spends on the infrastructure & agriculture will put India on the growth path in the future

However, there are certain reductions in duties of components to promote domestic manufacturing

Lagging behind in biosciences is not good for social security and strategic national security

Move to reduce corporate tax for MSME will boost exports & manufacturing at large

However, there are no significant steps for enabling access of feedstock to petrochemicals industry

Budget's proposal to reduce basic customs duty on LNG to provide respite to petrochemicals sector

Reduction in corporate tax rates for MSME to give a boost to medium and small companies

Knowledge-driven services for agriculture can bring a revolution in the way farming is practiced

However, there are no remarkable announcements that the logistics sector can bank on

Budget's proposal to frame new rules for regulating medical devices is reassuring, says Viral Gandhi

Steps to encourage implementation of technology & its tools in Indian agriculture are positive

Abolition of FIPB to ease flow of FDI is a good move which will speed up the process

Budget's fiscal consolidation efforts will lead to stable economic growth of the country

Rs 10 lakh crores as credit to farmers is a good news for the agri and allied sector players

It lays out some ambitious targets, but falls short on long term vision, says Dr Dharminder Nagar

Embassy of India, Pyongyang
6, Munsudong, District Daedonggang,
Pyongyang, DPR Korea.

Telephone: 00-850-2-3817215, 3817274, 3817275 (R - Amb), 3817530 (R - FS/HOC)
Fax: 00-850-2-3817619
E-Mail: amb.pyongyang@mea.gov.in(Amb), hoc.pyongyang@mea.gov.in (HOC)

Ambassador

Second Secretary & HOC
R. K. Aherwar

Honorary Consulate General of India
B. P. 3364, Enface de Mamica
A. V. Banda, Pk-4, Bangui
Republique Centrafricane.

Telephone: 00-236-70804343
E-Mail: NA

Honorary Consul General of India*
Pankaj Girdharilal Tewani

Embassy of India, Bratislava
Dunajska 4,
811 08 Bratislava,
Slovak Republic.

Telephone: 00-421-2-52962915 / 16
Fax: 00-421-2-52962921
E-Mail: eindia@slovanet.sk (General), hoc.bratislava@mea.gov.in (HOC), eindia.com@stonline.sk (Commerce), eindia.consular@stonline.sk (Consular), amb.bratislava@mea.gov.in (Amb)
Website: www.indianembassy.sk

Ambassador
Rajiva Misra
Second Secretary & HOC
VPS Kaul

High Commission of India, Singapore
India House, 31 Grange Road,
Singapore-239702.
Tanglin P.O. Box No.92,
Singapore-912304.

Telephone: 00-65-67376777, 62382538 (Outside office hours)
Fax: 00-65-67326909
E-Mail: hc@hcisingapore.org, hcoffice@hcisingapore.org, dhc@hcisingapore.org, da@hcisingapore.org, admin@hcisingapore.org, hoc@hcisingapore.org, fscom@hcisingapore.org, fseco@hicsingapore.org, fscons@hcisingapore.org
Website: www.hcisingapore.com

High Commissioner
Dr. T.C.A. Raghavan
Deputy High Commissioner
T. Namgyal
Deputy High Commissioner (Designate)
Rudra Gaurav

Consulate General of India, Saint Denis
266, Rue Marechal Leclerc,
97400 Saint Denis, Reunion Island.
[*Also administrative/consular jurisdictionfor Mayotte(Mamoudzou)]

Telephone: 00-262-262-417547 / 48
Fax: 00-262-262-210170
E-Mail:hoc.reunion@mea.gov.in
Website:www.cgireunion.gov.in

Consul General*
George Raju

Honorary Consulate of India, Nouakchott
ASML Group, Alkaima City Centre 7th
floor, 10 Rue Mamadou Konate,
PO Box 2823, Nouakchott [*Under Embassy of India, Bamako(Mali)].

Telephone: 00-222-45241111 (O & R)
Fax: 00-222-45255795
E-Mail: amouhidine@asmlgroup.com

Honorary Consul*
Mr. Mouhidine Ahmed Saleck

Embassy of India, Seoul
37-3, Hannam-dong,
Yongsan-ku, C.P.O. Box No.3466,
Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Telephone: 00-82-2-7984257, 7984268, 7980962
Fax: 00-82-2-7969534, 7957158
E-Mail: polindseoul@kornet.net (Political), consind@kornet.net(Consular), hoc.seoul@mea.gov.in (HOC), indiaculture@kornet.net (Cultural)
Website: www.indembassy.or.kr

Ambassador
Vishnu Prakash
Deputy Chief of Mission
K. Jeeva Sagar

Embassy of India, Dublin
6, Leeson Park, Dublin-6,
Ireland.

Telephone: 00-353-1-4970843, 4966792,4966787,4970984
Fax: 00-353-1-4978074, 4966770
E-Mail: indembassy@eircom.net (Chancery), sscons@eircom.net (Consular & HOC), ambembassy@eircom.net (Amb office)
Website: www.indianembassy.ie

Ambassador
Debashish Chakravati
Counsellor
P. K. Raghav

Embassy of India, Athens
No.3, Kleanthous Street,
10674 Athens, Greece.

Telephone: 00-30-210-7216227, 7216481
Fax: 00-30-210-7211252, 7235458
E-Mail: ambassador@indianembassy.gr (Amb), hoc@indianembassy.gr (HOC), consular@indianembassy.gr (Consular), visa@indianembassy.gr (Visa), administration@indianembassy.gr (Admn), embassy@indianembassy.gr (General), commerce@indianembassy.gr (Commercial)
Website: www.indianembassy.gr

Ambassador
Tsewang Topden
First Secretary (HOC)
Somnath Halder

Embassy of India, Abidjan
Villa No. 2728, ILot 229,
7 eme Tranche, II-Plateaux, Angre, 06 BP 318
Abidjan 06.
[Concurrent accreditation to Liberia and Guinea].

Telephone: 00-225-22423769 / 7079 / 1851
Fax: 00-225-22426649
E-Mail:amb.office@eoiabidjan.org (General),amb.abidjan@mea.gov.in (Ambassador)

Ambassador
Anil K. Sharan

Honorary Consulate General of India, Brazzaville
B.P. 168, Avenue Bayardelle,
Brazaville, Republic of Congo.
[*Under jurisdiction of Embassy of India,
Kinshasa, DR of Congo]

Telephone: 00-242-811646 (O) / 810099 (R)
Fax: 00-242-815782 (O&R)
E-Mail: hcgbzv@yahoo.co.in, regalste@yahoo.com (R), regal@mtybernet.com (R), regalcgo2@yahoo.fr (R)

Honorary Consul General*
Parmanand Daswani

Embassy of India, Kinshasa
18-B, Avenue Batetela,
C/Gombe, Kinshasa
[*Con. acc. as Amb to Rep. of Congo(Brazzaville),
Gabon(Libre- ville) & Cent.African Rep(Bangui)].

Telephone: 00-243-81-5559770 / 73
Fax: 00-243-81-5559774
E-Mail:amb@indembassykin.org(Amb),amboffice@indembassykin.org (Amb's office), hoc@indembassykin.org (HOC), admin@indembassykin.org (Admn), sspol@indembassykin.org (POL), cons@indembassykin.org (Consular) com@indembassykin.org(Commercial),
Website: www.eoikinshasa.nic.in

Ambassdor-designate
Manohar Ram
Charged Affaires a.i.
S.D. Sharma

Honorary Consulate of India, Santo Domingo
AutoHas
Av John F. Kennedy esq. Gracita
Alvarez, Santo Domingo
(*Under E/I Havana).

Telephone: 001-809-3344111 (O)
Fax: 001-809-3344100
E-Mail: regi@autohaus.com.do

Honorary Consul*
Mr. Reginal Kawas

While Kozhikode recorded 13.16% turnout till 9 a.m, it was 9.62% in Idukki and 8.21% in Thiruvananthapuram

Tight security has been put in place across the state with the deployment of about 52,000 police personnel from state police forces

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala to vote in record numbers

The state capital Thiruvananthapuram recorded the lowest of 44.93% till 3 pm

The BJP could get zero to three seats while one to four seats may go to others

CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat said they do not generally go by the exit polls as they are "unreliable"

Ahead of counting of votes to decide political fate of five states, candidates were seen resorting to different means to calm their nerves Thursday morning

Exits polls have predicted an edge for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam, while an outright win for incumbent Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal

Hideaways are hardly new to British homes. Sutton Place, the grand Surrey home of oil magnate John Paul Getty, featured secret passageways disguised as wooden panelling.

Buy into a housing development with shared gardens and you never again have to face the horror of a jungle to be cleared when you return from holiday, says Fred Redwood.

A leading buy-to-let expert has given his views on how to improve the rental market.

According to Strutt & Parker's latest Waterside Survey 43 per cent of participants believed that people living near water are happier than those who don't.

Although it might not quite be in Neverland, a six bedroom property in London, which was once home to Peter Pan author J.M.Barrie, is full of magical touches.

Llwynddu House is in Ystradowen, just outside Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan and was the property that the singer bought in South Wales in the 1990s.

Commuting to work is a costly drag, but millions of us have to do it every day. The solution? Join the increasingly popular weekday tenant club.

The Lancashire house, lake, eight holiday lodges and 34 acre site is up for sale for £3.5million, and the business generated a turnover of more than £500,000 last year.