The shift out of New Delhi, for the first time in 27 years, is meant to highlight the role of the states.

Summit comes to 'maximum city'

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The government, industry and civil society need to collaborate to improve the education system, invest in infrastructure and ensure an equitable distribution of opportunities.

Governance reforms are key to inclusive growth

All sessions are at the Grand Hyatt Mumbai
Breakfast
The World Economic Forum&rsquo;s Vision and Mission
08.00 - 08.45
Elephanta Room
* Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, WEF
Interactive Session
Cultural Economics in India
09.00 - 10.15
Ajanta
* Bhagyashri Dengle, Executive Director, Plan India, India
* Mario Marconi, MD, Head of Family Services, UBS, Switzerland
* Nikhilananda Saraswati, Spiritual Head, Chinmaya Mission, New Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon, India
India Market

Today at the summit

Summit speakers say India needs a dramatic shift from stimulating aspirations to managing expectations.

Towards 21st century governance

The country has not seen the growth of any new urban centres after Independence.

Use holistic approach to boost infrastructure: Core-sector chiefs

Increasing consumption in the developing and emerging markets, including India and the African countries, will provide tremendous opportunities for boosting trade and investment.

South-South trade becoming a vital driver of global growth

All sessions are at the Grand Hyatt Mumbai
The Rise of the Indian CEO
09.00 - 10.15
Elephanta Room
* Vineet Agarwal, Joint Managing Director, Transport Corporation of India, India
* Alok Kshirsagar, Director, McKinsey &amp; Company, India
* Joseph Massey, MD and CEO, MCX Stock Exchange Limited, India
The Power and Pitfalls of Popular Media?
09.00 - 10.15
Elephanta Room
* Shoma Chaudhury, Managing Editor, Tehelka, India
* James Fontanella-Khan, India Correspondent, Financial Times, India
* Nik Gowing, Main Presenter, BBC World News, UK
* Colvyn Harris, CEO, JWT, India
TV Debate
Financial Innovation: A Double-edged Sword?
09.00 - 10.15
Tadoba Room
* Pratip Chaudhuri, Chairman, State Bank of India, India
* Rana Kapoor, Founder, MD and CEO, YES BANK, India
* Rich Ricci, Co-CEO, Barclays Capital, UK
Plenary Session
The New Role of the States: Catalysts for Growth
10.45 - 12.00
Khandala Room / Plenary Hall
* Oommen Chandy, Chief Minister of Kerala, India
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Issues of land acquisition which has currently been considered as one of the major factors hindering the pace of development of infrastructure and industrialiation has been finally addressed by the Government through the new Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011. Land acquisition issues have had severe implications in many parts of the country with big projects coming to a halt against protests by the local residents.

Perspective on Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill

The man at the helm talks about his new role of overseeing M&amp;As as a regulator and his four-decade long stint in government service.

Lunch with BS: Ashok Chawla

They are also keen to work in partnership with the Central government, to ensure policies are smoothly implemented.

State governments want more powers

A rash of clearance issues with infra projects raises the question of who really is responsible for the delays.

Is the green Ministry reactive, not pro-active? 

Inflation will start declining from December and the Reserve Bank of India expects it to come down to 7 per cent by the end of the financial year, Chief Economic Adviser to the finance ministry, Kaushik Basu, said on Saturday.

Inflation will start declining from Dec: Kaushik Basu

Press Trust of India

A financially destructive populist culture of giving voters freebies in TN has left the state with massive bills. The solution? Tax the middle and upper class.

Tamil Nadu's Robin Hood hikes taxes

Vimla Devi is a committed anganwadi worker (AWW) in a remote village in Uttar Pradesh, the most populated state of India. Anganwadi is a village level institution under Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), one of the most talked about flagship programmes of the Indian Government. She is also the weakest link in a critical programme, which is underfunded, says Shantanu Gupta in the first of field-data reports, the detailed version of which can be accessed on www.indiaspend.

The weak link in child development

Kapil Sibal has been criticised for 3G roaming and number portability fiascoes, amongst others. He says that the criticisms are either misplaced or premature.

Sibal's report card: A mixed bag

Far from being a goody bag, as the commerce and industry ministry would have expected, Budget 2011-12 turned out to be quite a disappointment for the ministry.

A bag of goodies turned sour

For Pershuram Singh, a polling officer, Bihar Assembly elections in 2000 meant the end of the road, quite literally. He lost his life on duty, as political parties scrambled to topple each other in one of the goriest elections in the state&rsquo;s history. Around 60 people lost their lives during the polls.

With poll violence feared, states to spend a fortune on insurance

Across party lines, members of Parliament have hailed the 150% rise in allocation for the MP Local Area Development Scheme.

For some causes, MPs do stand united

Ashok Bhil, a 25-year-old graduate from Navalpur, 7 Km from Tembhli, is disappointed with the way the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is rolling out Aadhaar in Maharashtra.

Have-nots know little, haves do little

As Hyderabad prepares the road map for its Metro rail, the city&rsquo;s oldest markets face survival threat.

Hyderabad: An unwelcome metro?

New law will provide a unique number for every property, and clear ownership records.

How to tackle property frauds with titling

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