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Proposed fiscal council superfluous, pernicious

Officers, economists in FinMin have enough knowledge. There is no need to add few more of same breed

Modi's global black money hunt hits fast lane

India can receive information on bank accounts held by Indians, from 56 nations this year

Nature's fury, man's folly: Water crisis is a dilution of efforts in TN

After thernocol, govt would now look at covering surface of the reservoir with black rubber balls

When two hands don't coordinate

Some banks refuse to give FIRC to exporters of services saying FEDAI restrains them from doing so

Drought in Tamil Nadu: Long wait to slake thirst of parched farmlands

Worst drought in the state in 140 years is impacting farmers' livelihood, and leading to suicides

Manufacturing contracts in April; Q4 earnings to improve: SBI

Banks are expected to do better on net earnings but with low credit off take, says Report

Planning to buy gold this Akshaya Tritiya? Keep these key things in mind

An explainer on how to go about making investments in gold ahead of Akshaya Tritiya

Statsguru: A new fiscal regime

India continues to have one of the highest debt burdens among the emerging economies

Why you shouldn't be bedazzled by Modi's LED claims

A Nov 2013 pilot project in Puducherry led to the distribution of 6.5 lakh LED bulbs

Statsguru: Worsening state finances

Since coming to power, the NDA government has committed itself to fiscal prudence

Indonesia's black money scheme more successful than India's

But will this one-time windfall will lead to better tax compliance and a widening tax base?

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