Scores of new airports have been built around the country but many are yet to open because airlines do not see sufficient demand as ticket prices are too high for the majority Indians
The $100 billion Tata group conglomerate is a major beneficiary of the decision to open up aviation in India.
While many promises remain unrealised, power reforms and the creation of tens of millions of new bank accounts have helped Modi maintain his popularity
Indebted Air India, which last made an annual profit in 2007, has seen its market share shrink in recent years.
Even if some of those projects remain on paper, the potential for manufacturers and engineering firms is too big to ignore
'We need to look beyond the current approach'.
Suresh Prabhu said the freight business was 'struggling'.
A proposed 24 percent hike in the salaries of 2.6 million employees and pensioners, will land the railways with a wage bill of about $4.7 billion.
Modi may bet on old faces and new to boost reforms
The Prime Minister tends to keep such decisions close to his chest.
Micromax will invest Rs 300 crore on constructing new factories
India is trying to push a national goods and services tax (GST) through parliament that would replace a myriad of state sales taxes and shake-up government revenue.
GE, Alstom land $5.6 billion deals to supply Indian Railways
India orders Greenpeace to shut down over fraud
The whitefly outbreak has intensified a debate over GM crops just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office reviews a proposal to allow farmers to grow GM mustard.
Air India is in a better state now than it was when Lohani's predecessor took over in 2011, four years after a merger with state-run carrier Indian Airlines.
Politicians appeal to key groups of voters like farmers or the poor by keeping prices low and ignoring theft, prompting scepticism about whether states will agree to any package that forces tariff hikes.
Critics say the crackdown is to muzzle dissent and Rijiju's actions could lead to less foreign aid for projects that fight child marriage, provide clean water in slums and feed pregnant women.
Across India, decades of mismanagement and political meddling have left utilities selling electricity below cost and turning a blind eye to rampant theft.
The government has given up plans to reconvene a parliament session to secure approval for a common goods and services tax.
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