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How UDAY and pay revision are restricting Rajasthan's fiscal space

Limited fiscal room has led to the state cutting back on capital outlay and social sector spending

GST collection crosses Rs 1-trillion mark for a second time in 2018-19

Stability at this level in the remaining part of 2018-19 key for fiscal discipline

Myths about contraception aren't the only roadblocks to a healthier India

Delayed adoption of the latest contraceptives in the country's public health system, lack of awareness on the most suitable type of birth control measures are other hindrances

Finance Ministry says it is confident that rupee will gain, oil will slip

Ministry officials said the stock market has been affected by external factors, and that the fundamentals of the Indian economy remain strong

India ranks 115 in World Bank's Human Capital Index; govt dismisses report

Says index doesn't capture government initiatives to improve lives

Revenue shortfall: GST Council to bridge the gap between Centre and states

Under the Compensation Act, states have been promised 14 per cent growth in their revenue every year with 2015-16 as the base year

Nearly one-fourth of additions to the net EPFO are switched jobs

Nearly a fourth of the net payroll in the formal sector comprises people who are switching between jobs, the latest data released by the EPFO showed

Reading Atal Bihari Vajpayee through his Independence Day speeches

All of his six speeches started with an unfettered praise to the Indian Army, and a sublime touch to the Kashmir issue

No annual pay hike for PSB managers failing Mudra target, says Hansraj Ahir

Union minister of state for home affairs Hansraj Ahir writes letter to district magistrate of his constituency

Despite falling numbers, service access in urban banks is better than rural

Rural still works on cash, largely; city branches have gone digital, making service access more seamless

Urban power reforms: Slow tenders, unequipped contractors hinder IPDS

In the concluding part of Power Reforms series, Business Standard throws light on the real issues delaying its physical progress and overall development of economy of India's 3,630 small towns

International Labour Day: Profiling the Indian workforce

The Indian economy is led by the services sector, but the workforce composition is still led by agriculture

Are wages growing at faster rate than job creation? ESIC data unclear

Data potentially suggest that wages of existing employees grew faster than the rate of addition of new jobs or formalisation of informal ones

Why Maharashtra farmers walked 170 km and how their strike played out

Why do you think a farmer chooses to kill himself instead of voicing his anger in protest? It is because he has lost all hope, says Ajit Navle, state general secretary of All India Kisan Sabha

The story of 35,000 Maharashtra farmers and their historic walk of 170 km

Why do you think a farmer chooses to kill himself instead of voicing his anger in protest? It is because he has lost all hope, says Ajit Navle, state general secretary of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)

From water stressed to water scarce? Demand to rise, availability declining

On World Water Day, we take a look at India's water availability

Capacity utilisation up in select sectors; may lead to investment revival

A gauge of capacity utilisation is also provided by the RBI data on working capital loans

Pricey Indian pulses make open-export policy unfruitful in global market

Experts say difficult to meet both ends - farmers' welfare and promoting agricultural trade

Coursera to introduce online undergraduate degree in computer science

In India, the Indian School of Business is the lone institution offering a course on the platform

National Small Savings Fund to invest more in public agencies than govt

Fund to explore providing loans to railways, urban housing scheme