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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
 "About-turn: How govt went back on plastic ban")
Why India's latest GDP numbers may not be as good as they look
Gross value added and low investment activity by the private sector remain areas of concern
 "Why India's latest GDP numbers may not be as good as they look")
How TRAI has gone back on net neutrality
Its pre-consultation paper has been silent on the issue of closed electronic communication network, a loophole telcos can exploit to offer discriminatory pricing
 "How TRAI has gone back on net neutrality")
Dark clouds over India's growth engines
Small and medium enterprises have been struggling to raise bank credit even as they have been powering India's manufacturing growth in recent years
 "Dark clouds over India's growth engines")
'If firm reimburses parent entity abroad, no service tax due'
Service tax is payable by service provider if service is in relation to immovable property located in taxable territory
Strike a balance between access to data and data theft
Indian data protection laws have been the subject of much debate and concern in recent times with the advent of e-commerce platforms and cyber technology in the nation
 "Strike a balance between access to data and data theft")
Needed: Smart laws for smart cities
Experts favour tweaking current municipal and state laws, rather than an overarching legislative framework
 "Needed: Smart laws for smart cities")
Half of promises made by ministries to Parliament not kept
PMO made one assurance in 2014 and has not yet kept it
 "Half of promises made by ministries to Parliament not kept")
Pro-business or aam aadmi: Modi government's tough balancing act
That's one lesson Modi ship's internalised from Vajpayee's exit, that pro-market can proceed if it can be marketed as pro-poor
 "Pro-business or aam aadmi: Modi government's tough balancing act")
Report Card: India's Economy after Two years of Modi Government
Tracking India's Economic vitals, as Modi Government completes two years
Report Card: India's Economy after two years of Modi Government
Tracking India's Economic vitals, as Modi Government completes two years
It won't be smooth sailing for govt's waterways plan
In paving the way for turning 111 rivers across India into national waterways, the government has overlooked environmental issues that may crop up at a later stage
 "It won't be smooth sailing for govt's waterways plan")
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
 "SC judgement on defamation: A court stuck in time")
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
 "Indian economy had long stopped following the planned model of growth")
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
 "Uttarakhand Burns: Road ahead for the state")
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
 "Can Rajasthan show the way on power reforms?")
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
 "Butterfly effect of the forest fires")