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'Tax is not payable on services that are provided in non-taxable areas'

Is Rajasthan's medical scheme past its expiry date?

There are many beneficiaries who think politics has diluted the efficacy of the popular free medicine initiative launched by the previous Congress government

School reforms buried under paperwork

As the example of 16 block education offices in four states shows, school officials, burdened by paperwork, find little time for meaningful interaction with students, teachers and parents to bring abo

Why US interest rate hikes are a problem for emerging markets

The US Fed on Wednesday said it would watch economic parameters before raising rates, but suggested one could come as early as June

Farmers caught in a vicious debt cycle

Marriages on hold, children being returned from schools over unpaid fees; the rural economy is bearing the brunt of unseasonal rains, a crisis in the sugar cane sector and a fall in prices of farm pro

Will new funding model solve highway woes?

Govt plans to de-risk private investment by providing a fraction of the capital cost to companies, but many believe it will address only a part of the problem

Power woes remain a drag for industry

Successive governments have tried to overcome this hurdle through policy interventions

India's fifth-largest industrial state eyes growth

The fact that services and agriculture still contribute more to the GSDP than industry reflect the large untapped potential of the industrial sector

Expressway and roads to growth

Road and infrastructure UP govt's priorities, says minister Shivpal Singh Yadav at the Samriddhi 2015 conference

Coal auctions are a win-win for state governments and end consumers

Coal bearing states will get the maximum benefit once the framework of distribution of funds is finalised by the parliament select committee

It's a losing battle against air pollution in Delhi

While the capital was once in the forefront of managing air quality in the country, it has since lost ground due to a tardy response from policymakers

A snapshot of legislative changes proposed in the Budget

The laws range from containing circulation of black money to a new bankruptcy code

For the armed forces, Budget brings no cheer

The allocation of Rs 94,588 cr for capital investment in 2015-16 is woefully short of the total investment plan of Rs 20 lakh cr of the army, navy and air force

Jobs for women: Why India does worse than Somalia

Falling rate of women in the workforce include dropping out of education, raising children and family pressure

Trouble with electricity regulator

While the government is trying to provide electricity to all, the regulatory body is handicapped by staff crunch, and a backlog of pending cases

Misplaced leniency in land allotments

Corporation allotted industrial plots on condition that the proposed units will be set up within two years of getting possession

IndAS, governance and audit committee

The committee seldom reviews financial statements in detail; with IndAS in place, this practice has to change

The devil is in the details for states' enhanced share of central taxes

The 14th Finance Commission has increased states' share in central taxes from 32 per cent to 42 per cent of the total divisible pool of central tax revenues. Business Standard examines what the move m

Govt's petroleum subsidy projection at Rs 30,000 cr for FY16 on right track: experts

The next financial year's estimate of petroleum subsidy includes Rs 22,000 cr towards cooking gas and the rest Rs 8,000 cr for kerosene sales

Nalanda University: What went wrong?

There are competing versions as to why a grand project is today bogged down in controversy