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Economy may see more pain
PMI contracts as power outages hit productivity, demand for exports slips
Coal's way forward
Raise royalties, and end dependence on CIL
Behind the curve
Politicians slow to grasp India's systemic strength
Saving the tiger becomes a 'core' issue
1,706 tigers today, up from 1,411 in 2007
Cracking the oil subsidy puzzle
A Kotak Securities report finds some innovative solutions to solve the oil subsidy problem
Why UPA dithered on coal auctions
While the coal ministry favoured the auction of coal mines, states outrightly opposed the move
Flat IIP growth is a sign of things to come
Poor industrial production & lower agri output to further drag GDP growth rates
Should coal block allocations be scrapped?
Allotments that were done without conducting due diligence should be reversed but the UPA's procedure smacks of favouritism
India yet to revert to 9% growth
The tide of the global economy has again turned to anti-growth in general
Troubled waters
Do the attacks on Sri Lankan pilgrims in Tamil Nadu stem from a lingering sympathy for Eelam? Or was it just fringe elements encouraged by political posturing by DMK and AIADMK?
Parbatpur: In the bowel of controversy
Keeping it going, amid closure worry, at the only allocated mine that CAG reported as working on more than a spreadsheet
States have the final say in coal block allocation: Subodh Kant Sahai
Interview with Union Minister for Tourism
Kanika Datta: Firing on six cylinders
The annual LPG quota won't really impact heavy users or encourage them to use less cooking gas, and nor does it reward the frugal user of resources. If anything, the annual quota could encourage malfeasance
GPS monitoring will curb in-route pilferage of coal: D C Garg
Interview with Chairman and Managing Director of Western Coalfields Ltd
Tail risks to the economy ease
Govt moves unlikely to cut fiscal deficit & high rates to delay investment revival
Shyamal Majumdar: Mother of political double-speak
The last few days have presented the curious spectacle of diverse politicians ranting against each other, oblivious to the irony of the difference in their positions when they were in power or out of it
Newsmaker: S P Udayakumar
Anti-nuke fugitive: played central role in Kudankulam protests