The Double Taxation Avoidance treaty, signed in 1983, has been a cornerstone of Mauritius' rise as a financial centre and its diversification away from the Indian Ocean island's traditional businesses, such as sugar cane growing and tourism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also pitched for raising the voting percentage by exhorting more and more people to exercise their franchise.

Business Today does a reality check of the claims and counter claims in the fight between the JD(U) and the BJP for voter mind space ahead of elections.

Telangana's Panchayat Raj and the IT minister K T Rama Rao talks about how the state has been able to attract major investments from companies like Google and Amazon and the plans to transform the state on basic issues like power and water.

Nishit Kumar, Head, Strategic Initiatives at Childline India Foundation talks to Sarika Malhotra of Business Today about tackling and defining child labour.

The government says lower welfare spending will be compensated for by giving state governments a larger allocation of tax revenues to spend as they choose. But state chiefs have warned that the spending shakeup endangers the country's most vulnerable.

\"When we are able to seed the Aadhar figure (number) on EPIC card that will ensure that there is not a single duplicate number\", Chief Election Commissioner H S Brahma said.

Business Today speaks with Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha about various aspects of the Union Budget 2015-16.

Panellists at BT's Budget 2015/16 discussion were of the view that the FM missed certain opportunities, but it was well-intentioned and a step in the right direction.

FM Arun Jaitley said he would stand by the fiscal deficit target for the 2014/15 fiscal year, which ends March 31, of 4.1 per cent of gross domestic product. Growth would accelerate to between 8 and 8.5 per cent next fiscal, Jaitley added.

Delhi Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for counting of the ballots which will take place in 14 Centres across the city under tight security.

An estimated 63.46 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the Delhi Assembly polls till 5 PM.

Upcoming events in February 2015

By taking over the Project Monitoring Group, the prime minister could help firms planning business projects cut through a maze of up to 180 clearances.

India's institutions may seem weak after scams of recent years but the cleansing will usher in predictability in the system, says Former Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai.

The government in June had previously deferred a decision on revising the current price of $4.2 per unit till September 30 for holding wider consultations.

US lawmakers will meet with Modi to strengthen economic and security ties and make up for years of failed and misguided policies.

The plans will trip unless Coal Minister Piyush Goyal can sort out the coal mess and ensure 24/7 power to industrial units across the country.

India, which sees its weapons as a deterrent against nuclear-armed neighbours China and Pakistan, has sought to meet Japan's concerns and over the past month the two sides have speeded up negotiations.

According to sources, gas producers said as many as 10 trillion cubic feet of gas could not be developed at current below market rate of US $4.2 per million British thermal unit.