Taxmen hope black money declarations will touch Rs 50k cr
Disclosures pick up pace, clock Rs 25k cr; deadline midnight on Friday
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Stunted growth for Swachh Bharat
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project turns two on Sunday, the quality of data and the government's approach to the scheme raise many ...
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EPF exposure to equities doubled
Investment to be raised to Rs 13,000 cr without CBT nod
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GST Council may resolve compensation issue
A state can be compensated if revenue under GST falls short of the average tax earnings in best three years out of past five years
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Corporation tax mop-up below par
Advance corporation tax collections grew 8 per cent in H1FY17 against 6 per cent last year
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Churu, the hotspot for Swachh Bharat
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Interest rates on small savings schemes cut marginally
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Space emerges for further easing
With little visible upside pressure on oil prices or core inflation, we might be entering a prolonged period of very low inflation
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On genetically modified crops, policies go back and forth
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Are we staring at a power crisis?
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Economic Indicators
| YoY (In %) | Current | Qtr Ago | Yr Ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation (31/08) | 3.74 | 0.79 | -4.95 |
| IIP (31/07) | -2.40 | -1.30 | 4.30 |
| GDP (30/06) | 7.10 | 7.20 | 7.50 |
| CPI (31/08) | 5.05 | 5.76 | 3.74 |
| CRR (09/09) | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Bank rate (16/09) | 7.00 | 7.00 | 8.25 |
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Water: Missing the real point
Govt must augment storage and reduce wastage in agriculture
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Inflation doves soar
Status quo by key central banks implies more FPI inflows into India
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Mr Javadekar's agenda
The IIM issue has been fixed, but there is still a long to-do list
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Abheek Barua: How Indians feel about India
Abheek Barua
A new Pew survey finds most citizens upbeat about the economy and the country's future. Yet, there is some dissonance in the responses
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M Ramachandran: BRICS and our cities
M Ramachandran
At a time when urbanisation is progressing fast in the country, with its concomitant problems of inadequate basic infrastructure and mobility ...
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The global cost of India-Pakistan nuclear war
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Indian Army's cross-LoC raid: Reading the fine print
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Surgical strikes: How the world conducts them and how India did it
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Sensex falls 500 points as India strikes back on terrorists camps across LoC
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Indo-Pak conflict: Markets will recover after knee-jerk reaction, say analysts
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Legalising the right to photocopy
The Delhi HC dismissed a suit filed by publishers that asserted copyright infringement by the Delhi University and its photocopy kiosk in making ...
Making the world trust 'Made in India'
The Welspun incident has put the spotlight on the compliance track record of India Inc. Boards can play a key role in balancing compliance with ...
Corporate India's growing legal budget
Increase in compliance costs, growing number of M&A deals and rise in litigation are fuelling India Inc's legal and professional expenses. ...
Rail line experience not valid for metro rail
Qualifications required to bid for an inter-city rail project and a metro rail one are different as there are qualitative differences in the ...
Direct selling: Clearing the haze
New norms will help the sector come out of the shadow of the PCMC Act, but compliance costs and legal scrutiny could rise
Joint audit offers multiple advices for the same fee: Raghu Aiyar
Interview with CEO & senior partner, KS Aiyar & Co
