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CERC draft on new norms issued for power rates

Could dent utility earnings, ease rates for consumers, say analysts; incentives sought to be linked to plant load factor
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- Kerala, Mpeda to popularise cage culture of fish varities

Govts have to pay price of high inflation: FM

Comments come a day after Fitch had warned that setback for Congress in recent elections could imperil the fiscal deficit target

Inflation has resurfaced, says Rajan

Says RBI monetary policy actions will be guided by a set of data points

Jena rules out urea decontrol, expresses concern on smuggling

Urea is heavily subsidised by the government and is currently priced at Rs 5,340 a tonne

TDSAT dismisses appeal by broadcasters seeking exemption from 12 min cap on advertisements

Broadcasters led by the News Broadcasters Association of India had challenged the cap fixed by TRAI at TDSAT

18,077 ha forest land diverted in Odisha for mining

Keonjhar, Sundergarh, Angul and Koraput see maximum diversion

StatsGuru: Making sense of the global trade debate at Bali

At the recently concluded world trade talks in Bali, what was at stake? First, look at the current patterns of Indian and world trade. Table 1 ...

Independent India's first 'temple' still stands tall

A no-profit model helps produce cheap power, but this does not mean much for the displaced

Brokerages see limited impact of polls, Fed taper on markets

Credit Suisse, Espirito Santo Securities take contrarian view to that of Goldman Sachs, Nomura and CLSA

Lessons to be learnt from Bali

Trade negotiators may identify a few lessons that emerged over the last three days of hard negotiations

India 'more important' than China as an ally to US

China zooms past US as top economic power; US retains top slot in military power

End coal monopoly

Competition Commission's order is a wake-up call

A silent PM-in-waiting

Mr Modi can no longer avoid speaking on macroeconomic issues

Six months still

Parties should focus on work, not obstructing policymaking

Fewer homeless people

But urban homelessness has increased

WTO lives on

At Bali, conditional victory for Indian interests

Martin Feldstein: The Greek budget myth
Martin Feldstein

Without increasing the rate of economic growth, countries' debt problems do not go away

Ajai Shukla: A K Antony's intellectual dishonesty
Ajai Shukla

Mr Antony will irretrievably sully his legacy by scuttling an operationally crucial appointment

Sunita Narain: One world of climate and trade
Sunita Narain

India has emerged as a "voice" in climate change and trade negotiations. The already industrialised countries say that India is obstinate, ...

Business Law & Tax

Rising legal costs stump pharma companies

Industry has to spruce up its legal armament, while driving ethical business practices, say experts

Underdevelopment index a bundle of contradictions
Sukumar Mukhopadhyay

Analysts have criticised the report, as the finding appears to favour some states over the other

Liquidator barred from selling plot
M J Antony

The Supreme Court has ruled that possession of a plot given to a company for a limited purpose would not create any interest or right in its ...

India ill-prepared to fight corruption

The arrest of a senior executive of a public sector bank on bribery charges puts the spotlight on a more effective whistle-blower policy and ...

A constitutional battle that was foretold
Somasekhar Sundaresan

Supreme Court feels formation of tribunals is constitutional, but provisions governing their manning is unconstitutional

Corporate India on slippery ground

Business Standard takes stock of India Inc's track record when it comes to living up to the letter and spirit of regulations governing sexual ...

YoY (In %)	Current	Qtr Ago	Yr Ago
Inflation (31/10)	7.00	5.85	7.32
IIP (30/09)	2.00	2.20	-0.70
GDP (30/06)	4.40	4.70	5.40
CPI (31/10)	10.09	9.64	9.75
CRR (29/01)	4.00	4.75	5.50
Bank rate (01/11)	8.75	10.25	9.00

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CERC draft on new norms issued for power rates

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Govts have to pay price of high inflation: FM

Inflation has resurfaced, says Rajan

Jena rules out urea decontrol, expresses concern on smuggling

TDSAT dismisses appeal by broadcasters seeking exemption from 12 min cap on advertisements

18,077 ha forest land diverted in Odisha for mining

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StatsGuru: Making sense of the global trade debate at Bali

Independent India's first 'temple' still stands tall

Brokerages see limited impact of polls, Fed taper on markets

Lessons to be learnt from Bali

India 'more important' than China as an ally to US

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End coal monopoly

A silent PM-in-waiting

Six months still

Fewer homeless people

WTO lives on

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Martin Feldstein: The Greek budget myth
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Rising legal costs stump pharma companies

Underdevelopment index a bundle of contradictions
Sukumar Mukhopadhyay

Liquidator barred from selling plot
M J Antony

India ill-prepared to fight corruption

A constitutional battle that was foretold
Somasekhar Sundaresan

Corporate India on slippery ground

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Martin Feldstein: The Greek budget myth
Martin Feldstein

Ajai Shukla: A K Antony's intellectual dishonesty
Ajai Shukla

Sunita Narain: One world of climate and trade
Sunita Narain

Underdevelopment index a bundle of contradictions
Sukumar Mukhopadhyay

Liquidator barred from selling plot
M J Antony

A constitutional battle that was foretold
Somasekhar Sundaresan