Page 116 - Economy & Policy Analysis

'Service tax refund can be claimed if Cenvat credit has not been availed of'

Modi sticks to failed recipe in food inflation fight

Economists feel govt has failed to lay out a strategy, beyond short-term improvisation

In the name of the poor

A new IMF study reignites the debate over actual welfare effects of fuel subsides for poor, but will the NDA govt bite the bullet?

India and Nepal: A burgeoning friendship

RBI policy: A wait & watch approach

Risks on account of the monsoon may have been mitigated, though not entirely dispelled, says RBI

Tuticorin gets ready to harness its potential

Private universities usher in a wave of big money in education

Jury out on quality, students worry about high fees

Why Jaitley is threatening to shut down non-performing PSUs

Retailers search for clarity in govt's policy confusion

While the government may be looking at easing the rules for single-brand retail, multi-brand and online continue to be caught in a logjam

Will the govt hit its stake sale target this time?

Even though the past record has been dismal, experts are gung-ho about not just meeting the target but also surpassing it

'No bar on utilisation of SHIS for the import of second-hand capital goods'

Foreign Trade Policy does not specifically deal with such a situation. The normal rule of interpretation is that any ambiguity in a beneficial legislation must be resolved in favour of the citizen

Jaimini Bhagwati: Why have stop-go ECB policies?

India stuck low on UN development index

Shows insignificant improvement and is way behind other emerging nations

What Sinha had to say about Sebi being called a dragon

'here are instances where Sebi was called an activist, now we are called a Dragon'

High costs leave little for defence equipment

The army's payroll of Rs 65,808 crore this year will consume almost 60 per cent of its entire budget, leaving just one-third that amount for new equipment

Why the monsoon numbers hide reality

Because the ecology of various regions differs, it is silly to club them all under one countrywide average number

Will budget reforms help the Railways get back on track?

While the government's intention is to revamp the country's rail network , a half-hearted attempt at creating a more efficient organisation could derail the whole process

Why GAAR spooks corporate India

Trust deficit between taxpayers and tax administrators is the key factor that makes GAAR a non-starter

Bihar's bitter lesson in teacher recruitment

The revelation of fraud in the employment of teachers in the state is a lesson to government officials that quick-fix solutions to development problems can end up doing more harm than good

BRICS Bank: worthless at best, a disaster at worst

Has India just promised Shanghai Rs 60,000 crore to spend on China's national interest in Africa?