Page 100 - Economy & Policy Analysis

Inventory loss, poor refinery margins hit OMCs

Will privatisation help the Railways?

The evidence from other countries is mixed; earlier attempts to attract private investment have not met with success

INDIAN ECONOMY AT A GLANCE

Business Standard gives a snapshot of key economic numbers

PNG costlier than subsidised LPG as cooking fuel

Unlike popular belief, PNG is 3% costlier than subsidised LPG

'India faces $110 bn funding gap for urban infra development'

According to WEF, there is a need to create a stable policy framework for private investment in urban infrastructure

StatsGuru: Taking stock of the real estate sector

As the Centre moves to create a regulator for the real estate market, how is the sector doing?

Four decades to solve land acquisition row

Surveillance rises, privacy retreats

Considered to be a low-surveillance nation, India needs to act fast to prevent it from encroaching on privacy

Customs in 1961 provided better delivery of service than now

Requirement to achieve the target gives officers unlimited power

Double-edged sword of diluting 'objectionable' online content rules

When Rajan and Subramanian got flak at IMF for a leaked paper!

Undeterred, the two worked further on the paper and it went on to become one of the "most cited" research after it was published

Rahul Jacob: Jack Ma and India's e-commerce mirage

Despite flattering parallels between India and China, the way the internet is accessed tells a tale of two very different countries

'Industries to require 109 mn skilled workforce over next decade'

The finding was part of the reports commissioned by NSSDC amd KPMG

3 reasons why Moody's has revised India's outlook

Here are three reasons why the Moody's has revised India's outlook

44% increase in manufacturing sector losses due to illicit trade: study

Government tax losses increase by 50%; study restricted to seven manufacturing sectors

Halving energy imports daunting task

India's oil imports could continue to remain at around 80 per cent of consumption in 2030

5 ways how the real estate bill will affect home buyers

While the bill empowers home buyers, it has not fully addressed high prices and clarity on alternate mode of payment

Unseasonal rains to push CPI inflation to 6% in Q2 2015: Nomura

According to the global financial services firm, although transitory, inflation momentum is expected to rise in the next three months

PM Modi needs to rope in trigger happy I-T officials

This is the first time since 1993, when FIIs were allowed to invest in the Indian markets that such investors have been asked to pay MAT

StatsGuru: Key numbers RBI will consider while framing its policy

RBI is facing a dilemma heading into its annual monetary policy review. We look at the numbers that might govern its stance on Tuesday