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Budget Impact: Hope and disappointment
The extra 2% surcharge on dividend distribution will have a mildly negative impact on investor sentiment if corporates decided to rebalance dividend payouts downwards to compensate
 "Budget Impact: Hope and disappointment")
India's health crisis needs money, but that isn't enough
Both higher spending and efficiency of spending are critical to improving the standards of public healthcare in India
 "India's health crisis needs money, but that isn't enough")
With 282 mn illiterates, India's education sector waits for big bang
Despite gains since Independence, India continues to lag most BRICs nations, spending only a fraction of GDP on education
 "With 282 mn illiterates, India's education sector waits for big bang")
Meetings, summits planned to make cruise tourism sail
Royal Caribbean, one of the largest cruise lines in the world, is organising a seminar on cruise tourism
 "Meetings, summits planned to make cruise tourism sail")
Reviving Noida airport project could ruffle Delhi's feathers
It could lead to higher user fees and diversion of traffic from Delhi, which has huge unused capacity
 "Reviving Noida airport project could ruffle Delhi's feathers")
Why states don't like the mining ordinance
Several states, including Odisha, are critical of many of the provisions in the mining ordinance
 "Why states don't like the mining ordinance")
From coal mining to bagging investments
Former Coal India CMD S Narsing Rao is helping Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao to make Telangana attractive to business
 "From coal mining to bagging investments")
Levy exemptions for J&K floods
The notifications were issued on the 11th of this month, amid phased polling in the state and a little over three months after the floods
DGFT demand not rational
The IEIS quarterly scheme was notified in December 2012, granting duty credit of two per cent of the FOB (free on board) value of incremental exports during January-March 2013 over those in January-Ma
No big bang, but budget goes for growth, investment
While seeking to spark an investment-led boom, the Budget was short on structural reforms, as the govt left major welfare schemes untouched
 "No big bang, but budget goes for growth, investment")
An optimistic Survey: Nitin Desai
The tone and tenor of the Economic Survey has ramped up expectations of an investment & investor-friendly Budget
Championing growth without a big bang: Ajit Ranade
This Survey breaks from tradition, and is organised into two volumes, with a nod to the style of IMF's World Economic Outlook
Railway Budget 2015: Prabhu says 'Hey Prabhu! What to do?'
Targets to beat Lalu's performance by proposing an ambitious 88.5% operating ratio
 "Railway Budget 2015: Prabhu says 'Hey Prabhu! What to do?'")
Freeing up fertiliser creates a policy conundrum
The fertiliser industry is hoping NDA will bite the bullet and announce price decontrol in the Budget. But experts reckon the move is at least three years away. Here's why
 "Freeing up fertiliser creates a policy conundrum")
 "Redefining the spaces between the Centre and the states: Saumitra Chaudhuri")