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Opinion: RBI measures have converted banks into post offices

RBI's move is self defeating. Money might come into one pocket but larger amount will leave from the other.

Why Buffett bailed on India

Walmart Stores Inc, ArcelorMittal SA and Posco are pulling back on investments in India that they had announced with great fanfare

StatsGuru: Tracking India's foreign direct investment story

Fiscal deficit: In a hole then, government seems to be minding the gap now

In 2012-13, the Centre managed to cut fiscal deficit to 4.9% of GDP, lower than the Budget revised estimates of 5.2%

India Inc: Debt dogs refuse to tail away, even now

Trade deficit: Enough forex reserve to easily finance 59% of India's imports

Inflation: The spectre is a shadow of itself

BoP: Not a 1991 relapse yet, but India faces daunting road back to glory

Crisis of growth is worsened by the challenging global environment and policy missteps. Returning to 9% growth trajectory will be a tall order

Disaster management authority a disaster?

The Uttarakhand floods have put the spotlight on the competence of the national body which was created with a vision 'to build a safer and disaster-resilient India'

Wind power industry body asks govt to re-introduce fiscal incentives

The govt had rolled back twin incentives, Accelerated Depreciation and Generation-Based Incentive in April last year

Sunil Jain: What slowdown?

Realty, gold soak up nearly two-thirds of household savings

This has led to a corresponding fall in flow of capital to productive sectors, affecting capex cycle & GDP

Govt unbundles FDI reforms to woo investors, concerns remain

Some key sectors remain out of the loop such as multi-brand retail trade and civil aviation

Dear FM, raising FDI limits is not reform

Poor response on FDI in multi brand retail indicates that investors are not interested

Is RBI's navigation system for monetary policy faulty?

WPI based inflation should not be an important input for monetary policy

Weak inflation provides no reason to cheer

Downside risks to GDP growth emerge as factory output weakens, domestic consumption and exports fall

StatsGuru-15-July-13

IIP numbers put pressure on Reserve Bank to cut rates

Pass the Bill!

The Senate immigration Bill is the biggest pro-growth item on the agenda today

Opinion: RBI's cosmetic measures fail to stem rupee fall

Pressure on the rupee is so high that the move has largely been ineffective

It is addiction but not to education

Households in 18 out of 35 states, UTs spent more on pan, tobacco, alcohol than on education in a month in 2011-12