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5 things the J&K Budget can teach India

Former banker and current state finance minister Haseeb Drabu last week presented a Budget that aims for financial independence

What 13 million fake cooking-gas consumers reveal

Around one in 14 LPG connections is a duplicate, or fake, which is nearly 7% of all connections across India, according to government data

Efforts to revive power plants may bring limited relief

The package unveiled by the government is only expected to help gas-based plants manage their operating costs and service debt

StatsGuru: Decoding the state of bovines in India

In the wake of several states banning beef, the state of bovine husbandry sector, as shown in the livestock census of 2012, is worth noting

Tamil Nadu's SEZ policy meets its flip side

Long-term leases have meant that many companies are sitting on the land allotted to them without creating any infrastructure

Delhi, seeking 381% subsidy rise, complains about New Delhi

The Delhi government stands to lose about Rs 25,000 crore under a central plan to devolve more finances to states

Manufacturing sector MSMEs to benefit from capacity additions

Has Posco's Odisha plan finally hit the wall?

The new mining law, which provides for allotment of mines solely through auctions, may have sounded the death knell for its proposed steel plant

StatsGuru: Behind the worrying uptick in food inflation

Modi's popularity in rural India punctured by discontent, suicides

Villagers have blamed Modi for not stepping in to help the distressed farmers or ensuring that crop prices remained stable

Indian infrastructure companies continue to be debt laden: S&P

But debt level of top 100 companies still lower than Chinese and Asean counterparts

Ennore's success can be a blueprint for corporatising ports

Experts attribute the success of the Ennore Port to its corporate structure that has ensured it remains lean and is managed by experienced people

Policy niggles put India's solar dream under a shadow

While the government wants to generate 100,000 Mw of solar power by 2022, it is yet to seriously implement steps to meet production and transmission targets

StatsGuru: Taking stock of the auto sector's key numbers

'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