Page 66 - Economy & Policy Analysis

Economists hint at deviations in migration numbers

Estimates challenge the widely held view that migration in India is low

Statsguru: The resilient economy

GDP grew by a healthy 7% in the third quarter

Statsguru: Legal hurdles in land acquisition

As many as 280 cases have landed in the Supreme Court under the LARR Act of 2013 in the past 3 years

Statsguru: Health indicators show improvement

NFHS show a marked improvement on various health and nutrition parameters over the past decade

T N C Rajagopalan: GST shouldn't be a racing contest

It is better not to rush implementation due to extraneous considerations

The difficulties of cleaning Varanasi

Cleaning the ghats and wards without cleaning the water would be only cosmetic, feel locals

GDP numbers: Experts taken by surprise

Numbers may have leapfrogged the impact of demonetisation, experts say

Spotlight returns on a mining scandal that Modi govt has done nothing about

Three years ago, US indicted Dmytro Firtash and Congress MP K V P Rao in the $18.5 mn bribery scam

India's metros fail in urban governance, small cities fare better

Finding is part of a survey conducted by Janaagraha Centre for citizenship and democracy

Data crunching: Are we a nation of tax avoiders?

Exemptions ensure India's tax-GDP ratio stays low

Why cheaper housing is the elephant in the room

Govt hopes target of creating 20 mn additional houses in urban areas by 2022 will still come through

Jumla or fact? 6 things Amit Shah said about PM Modi's 'Acche Din'

Five out of six instances of Acche Din cited by Amit Shah are exaggerated or misleading

Solvency position of PSBs worsens

If banks were to provide for all these bad loans, it would wipe off 63% of their net worth

Railways spending shows sustained rise

Part-1, is the government investing enough?

Ganesh Natarajan: Challenging times ahead for Indian IT industry

Its response in the next few months may well shape the future for shareholders and employees

Risks, low commercial prospects cut Navi Mumbai airport bids

Mumbai and Delhi airports have large commercial development opportunities

Wholesale inflation at 30-month high in January on high commodity prices

Wholesale inflation rose to a two-and-a-half-year high of 5.2 per cent in January

JSW Steel sole bidder for Monnet Ispat

Monnet's debt increased from Rs 8,606.50 cr in FY13 to Rs 12,499.70 cr in FY15; lenders invoked SDR

Harsha Vardhana Singh: India is an average low-tariff economy

Despite concessions, people in general think of India as a high-tariff economy

Surinder Sud: Quality gap in implements

Farmers who use mediocre machinery lose out on the gains that are normally expected from cultivation