Page 12 - Ishan Bakshi

The downside of easy money

Few takers for Jan Dhan overdraft

So far, the overdraft facility has been sanctioned in only 40,000 accounts, and only 8,000 have availed of it

Does aid help?

Conclusive answer might be elusive but improvements on ground are hard to miss

The 2013 land law is non-negotiable: Jairam Ramesh

Interview with former rural development minister

Statistics ministry rebuts RBI's doubts over new GDP series

Explanation on financial services, real estate may still raise doubts

MoSPI may say 'no' to revising base year for national accounts

The committee is headed by former Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily, and includes former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

London on my plate

From exquisite dining to breakfast out in the open, author explores the many tastes of the English capital

Elbow room less for usual policy

Traditional responses like MSP rises or loan waivers hamstrung by worry on fiscal deficit and inflation; rural jobs scheme already struggling

Government claims of windfall gains from coal auction lack clarity

Mospi answers on new GDP series

Detailed rebuttal of academic criticism in the coming issue of the Economic and Political Weekly ; even so, sets up panel under Pronab Sen to review data and method

Indian CEOs on a high

India Inc chief executives seem more confident about business prospects in the coming year than their global peers, says PwC

Building toilets not enough to end open defecation

Simply building latrines isn't going to end open defecation even by 2039: Dean Spears

Interview with Executive Director of the Research Institute for Compassionate Economics

Doubts remain on new GDP series

Comparison with high-growth years of the past decade in relevant sectors leads to more questions; pressure on CSO for detailed data on those

How the Budget short-changed states' social security schemes

States will now have to spend from their pockets to keep their social-sector schemes going

Changes in NDA's land Bill only cosmetic

Amendments skip key controversial issues

Cess-surcharge route helps Centre fill its coffers

Denies states Rs 12,000 crore

India on track to achieve double-digit growth: Economic Survey

Makes a case for moving away from public consumption to public investment

Misleading to compare devolution suggestions of 13th and 14th Commissions: M Govinda Rao

Interview with 14th Finance Commission member

Euphoric states may gain little from new tax devolution plan

Centre unlikely to be squeezed fiscally as transfers recommended for 2015-16 are only 87 basis points higher than 2014-15 Budget estimate