Economy & Policy Top Features
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September 05, 2017, Tuesday
Nirmala Sitharaman has only 20 months to fulfil a challenging agenda
Defence ministership is considered a coveted and glamorous assignment
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September 04, 2017, Monday
Farm loan waiver: Need solutions to structural malaise, says Urjit Patel
Full text of Patel's opening remarks at seminar 'Agricultural Debt Waiver: Efficacy and Limitations'
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September 02, 2017, Saturday
A prescription for boosting thermal power demand
By 2030, India aims to have 40% of its electricity generation capacity to be of renewable origin
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August 24, 2017, Thursday
Aadhaar numbers: An equation that doesn't add up
Accounting errors, vagaries of statistics are subverting the country's move
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August 20, 2017, Sunday
Home loans loot: Whose side is RBI on?
Remember, RBI is concerned with lending, since cutting rates has not pushed up economic activity
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August 17, 2017, Thursday
Regulated tariffs are here to stay
They are stable and power plants as well as consumers stand to gain from them
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August 16, 2017, Wednesday
Future of banking
Customer-focused new technology is critical for financial institutions to remain relevant
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August 03, 2017, Thursday
Meet Justice B N Srikrishna, the govt's go-to man
He has emerged as the man whom the govt calls when it needs help with complex policy
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August 02, 2017, Wednesday
Why monetising infra assets is fraught with risks
Far from exercise in encouraging pvt investment, it may prove to be an attempt to boost govt coffers
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August 01, 2017, Tuesday
Why Arvind Panagariya couldn't become Montek Singh Ahluwalia for NDA-2
The Aayog was free to give advice to the government, but none of it was binding on it
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July 15, 2017, Saturday
Giving domestic solar manufacturers a leg-up
In 2010-12 nearly 80% of projects tendered were in the DCR category; in 2013-14 it was just 50%
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July 15, 2017, Saturday
Chhattisgarh's Ambikapur, a Swachh Bharat model
The town has mobilised community, given livelihood to women and turned waste into a resource
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June 20, 2017, Tuesday
Is India Inc prepared for GST rollout?
Business Standard spoke to market experts on the likely impact on economy and corporate profits
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June 10, 2017, Saturday
How to communicate in a crisis
Nuclear projects carry an element of risk from both equipment and human failure
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June 08, 2017, Thursday
Throwing good money after bad
Lending to distressed firms that have little or no ability to repay the loans does not make sense
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June 03, 2017, Saturday
Amarinder Singh confronts Punjab reality
The Punjab CM is finding it hard to fulfill poll promises due to rising debt and revenue deficit
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May 29, 2017, Monday
Should the RBI review its policy outlook?
Inflation-targeting central bank should be conservative and cautious in its estimates and views
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May 22, 2017, Monday
Betting on small enterprise, Bihar's migrants are returning; here's why
Shifting migratory patterns are reshaping the state's social, economic and political orders
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May 20, 2017, Saturday
Coal scam case: IAS officers feel betrayed by H C Gupta conviction
They feel coal and 2G scams show how they've been scapegoats while political masters walk free
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May 19, 2017, Friday
3 years of Modi govt: Financial inclusion a show-stopper for NDA
The Jan Dhan Yojana has been the most successful of the govt's financial inclusion initiatives
