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SC judgement on defamation: A court stuck in time

Given that a civil remedy to defamation already exists, no purpose is served by retaining the criminal remedy except to coerce, harass and threaten

Indian economy had long stopped following the planned model of growth

With the talk of merging of plan and non-plan expenditure, the need for a plan document already vanished and that will be a reality come FY18

Uttarakhand Burns: Road ahead for the state

The recent forest fires in Uttarakhand torched more than 2,000 hectares. In the last of a three-part series, Business Standard looks at how community engagement is crucial in fighting forest fires

Can Rajasthan show the way on power reforms?

The state desperately needs to cut transmission losses and raise tariffs to meet targets under the Centre's UDAY scheme

Butterfly effect of the forest fires

The recent forest fires in Uttarakhand torched over 2,000 hectares. In the second of a three-part series, Business Standard looks at the immediate and long-term impact of the fires on Uttarakhand

Tough challenges ahead for renewable energy sector

In the concluding part of a two-part series, Business Standard looks at the bright spots of the green energy sector as well as the looming threats

Why govt deals are high-stakes game for IT firms

Even as government projects aren't lucrative from a revenue perspective, companies fight with each other to bag the contracts

Renewable energy gets new lease of life

Why cornering oil assets is important to India

Picking up stakes in Middle-East oil companies will have positive effects on the currency as well as on India's energy security

Changing face of higher education on private campuses

New centres of excellence have come up in north India in the past 5-6 years. They promise flexible curricula, international faculty and research-based education

'Tax is payable on service provided by Indian entity to foreign affiliate'

Cold comfort for exporters

Many exporters doing projects abroad find the retention money comes in quite late

Why Lamka will not bury its dead

Church bells don't toll in Churachandpur any more. The district in Manipur is in mourning for over 230 days. Nitin Sethi tells the story of nine dead, three Bills & a state singed by clashes

Aptel order leaves power producers reeling

While its order on tariff has shielded consumers from frequent increases in electricity costs, it has plunged power companies back into darkness

New rule applies on service tax

Making India poverty free: Did the Government underestimate GDP growth?

For the government to eradicate poverty by 2032, India will need to grow at 10% nominal GDP, but this will involve radical reform instead of incremental reforms

Assam people 'substantially dissatisfied' with govt's role on promoting entrepreneurship: survey

The finding was part of India Entrepreneurship Report 2015, prepared by direct selling American company Amway, in association with Nielsen India

Why Raghuram Rajan has been polite with his 'one-eyed' statement

Nowhere has Rajan tried to demean India's progress; on the contrary he has implied that India can grow much faster, something Jaitley has said, too

Some states are better placed than others

Fiscal concerns cloud likely uptick in Capex

By increasing states' share in the divisible tax pool to 42%, the 14th Finance Commission has ushered in a monumental change in the country's fiscal architecture. States now have the flexibility to pr