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Arbitration more efficient mechanism to seek damages

The Indian contract law recognises and permits enforcement of claims that are anti-competitive

Audit committee has to exercise its power effectively

Audit committee's passive approach could dilute the effectiveness of audit reforms introduced by the Companies Act 2013

Are techies workmen?

Information technology professionals can set up trade unions. But the jury is out on whether they can be categorised under the workman category

Some suggestions regarding SEIS

Bracing up for brexit impact

Frequently asked questions on how corporate India could prepare for legal and regulatory consequences

Corporates need greater awareness of social inequality

Even the private sector is not entirely immune to the systemic discrimination

Double-edged sword for London's arbitration crown

Uncertain liberalising in a changing world

Exports are going down for the past 18 months and, despite imports also going down, the number of protectionist measures like anti-dumping duties, safeguard duties, etc, have gone up

Analysts feel not all spectrum will be sold in auction

Govt will auction 2,300 MHz of spectrum, from which it expects to garner Rs 5.44 lakh cr

Will the new FDI norms hurt Indian private defence players?

Allowing foreign players to directly compete with Indian players with the latter not equipped with the necessary technology would leave them hobbled

Hope for exports: Is it real or imagined?

The pace of contraction in May was the lowest since November 2014, fuelling optimism that the decline in exports has petered out

Updating some earlier schemes

CBEC has decided to merge the Accredited Clients Programme and Authorised Economic Operator scheme into a new 3-tier programme

5 ways in which airlines will be impacted by aviation policy

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new aviation policy with wide-ranging changes

'Duty-paid goods can be brought to factory; cenvat credit allowed'

Remission of duty allowed when goods are claimed by manufacturer as unfit for consumption or for marketing

For India's surging economy, small is beautiful

The country has more than 45 million SMEs, accounting for nearly 40% of GDP

For panchayats, financial freedom a distant dream

The Finance Commission has substantially increased the allocation of funds to panchayats, but a large part of it is apportioned by state governments

Why Tamil Nadu's decision to allow unions in IT companies is a bad move

The idea of formal employees union giving more bargaining power to employees is an outdated idea in the current times where we are in

Modi govt's tactical retreat on labour reforms

Jaitley has had to roll back several measures under pressure from unions, such as tax on withdrawal from EPF and 0.1% cut in PPF interest rates

About-turn: How govt went back on plastic ban

After recognising its adverse health effects, the government has now dismissed its own lab reports to conclude that the evidence against plastic is insufficient

Indirect tax row needs resolution