One way to arrive at an ideal number is the income replacement method where you simply multiply your current annual income with the number of years left to retire, but also account for debt obligations and inflation

The CG employees, who are currently getting a minimum pay of Rs 18,000, have been demanding an increase of Rs 8,000 or an increase in the fitment factor by 3.68 times from the existing 2.57 times.

Zero tax on taxable income of up to Rs 5 lakh to provide relief to a big section of the tax-paying population.

The government has proposed to give full tax rebateto individuals having taxable annual income up to Rs 5 lakh with a view tobenefitting around 3 crore middle class taxpayers at an estimated revenuesacrifice of Rs 18,500 crore.

At the end of its five year tenure, the BJP-led NDA government has pressed the 'populism' button, to remove any negativity the small and marginal farmers or the middle class have had from the government.

The latest budget proposes to extend the Section 87A rebate to taxpayers with net taxable income up to Rs 5 lakh. The rebate amount now ranges from Rs 2,500 to Rs 12,500 depending on the tax bracket.

The Narendra Modi's last Budget before the General Elections focuses on salaried and middle class, farmers, and the poor.

Salaried class may hope for a surge in the existing basic exemption limit from Rs 2.5 Lakh to Rs 3 lakh if not Rs 5 lakh, and many predict that Goyal will deliver this on February 1. Government may increase deduction limit under Section 80C from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh.

Suppression of unpleasant employment data will not help; proper analysis of such data and strategic planning will do.

The research assistants pursuing postdoctoral degrees with over three years of research experience will get a stipend of up to Rs 54,000 per month.

NPAs being written off and revenue being foregone every year for India's rich can easily fund Minimum Income Guarantee scheme

Rao was addressing a gathering at the Shivaji Park after reviewing a parade to mark the 70th Republic Day

A major setback for the developers is that the end-users search for finished inventory as they don't want their investment to get stuck, resulting in the slow velocity of sales.