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AK Prabhakar: Fundamentals weigh on the Rupee
The rupee has been volatile in FY12
A tale of two towns
After a decade after tax sops for hill states, Rudrapur is a well-planned industrial town, while Baddi shows signs of haphazard development
ANALYSIS: Will the govt solve the oil subsidy problem?
The finance minister has proposed a three-pronged strategy to deal with oil subsidies
Global manufacturers go local in cost-wary India
Manufacturers need to offer best value and go local, to target over 70% of sales, ie low end of India's engineering markets
Sunita Narain: Why drought reigns eternal
It is mostly caused by deliberate neglect and designed failure of the way we manage water and land
Tamil Nadu to spend Rs 18,777 cr on social welfare schemes
Part of this amount will go towards fulfilling poll promises
Tamil Nadu aims to become investment destination of choice
The state is seeing a surge in investments, with MoUs worth Rs 7,850 crore signed in a single day this week
Several new power projects on the anvil
New generating capacity will help the state withdraw power cuts
Mamata's red rage for change and progress faces scepticism
City of Joy singing blues as Didi celebrates one year in office at Writers? Building
BS People: V K Saraswat
Missile man strikes again
Majority shareholder or sovereign authority?
When the government acts as a shareholder of a PSU as well as a sovereign authority it can undermine both minority shareholders as well as the best interests of its firms
Voters are appreciating the dangers of fractured mandates: Prithviraj Chavan
Excerpts from the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan?s speech at the Business Standard Awards ceremony
Ajai Shukla: Perfect launch for 5,000-km range missile
The Agni-5 can hit targets anywhere except for America and Australia, allowing it to strike all of India's potential adversaries
The truth behind Andhra's liquor scam
Price-gouging retailers are being blamed for soaring liquor prices in Andhra Pradesh. The real culprit however lurks elsewhere, say critics
What would S&P's sovereign rating downgrade mean for India
Restricted FII inflows. a depreciating rupee, depleting foreign reserves and more