Can Doval change defence planning in India?

'Defence does not new 'planning commissions'; it needs an implementation commission.'Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. Successive defence ministries have adopted the......

Y V Reddy to head 14th Finance Commission

The government on Wednesday constituted the 14th Finance Commission under former Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) governor Yaga Venugopal Reddy. Besides recommending the share of states and the Centre......

Govt accepts 13th Finance Commission proposals

The governmentsaid on Thursday it has accepted recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission, which called for greater share of states in central tax proceeds, despite strains on its finances.......

Finance Commission's new recommendations

The Finance Commission, which makes recommendations on sharing of tax revenues by the Centre and States, has suggested a new path for fiscal prudence in its report submitted to President Pratibha......

Finance Commission's recommendations: Will they help India bridge fiscal deficit?

The recommendations are in line with a fiscal road map, laid by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's predecessor P Chidambaram Just ahead of the Budget, the 14th Finance Commission on Tuesday......