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Fixing bankruptcy, insolvency laws
To arrive at a unified code, many existing laws would need to be amended, repealed or overridden
 "Fixing bankruptcy, insolvency laws")
Power tariffs of pvt discoms escape CAG scrutiny
Delhi govt may move SC against the recent high court order but for now, CAG can only look at govt-owned entities
 "Power tariffs of pvt discoms escape CAG scrutiny")
Textile exports: Industry welcomes new interest subsidy scheme
CCEA approved 3% subvention scheme for exporters for five years with retrospective effect from April 1, 2015
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How 7th Pay Commission travelled 'seven seas' for its recommendations
The Justice Mathur-led panel spent 94 days traversing the length and breadth of the country, apart from Australia and New Zealand, to meet stakeholders and expert groups
 "How 7th Pay Commission travelled 'seven seas' for its recommendations")
India has world's longest queues for toilets
With almost 173 people defecating in the open for every sq Km in the country, India ranked first by WaterAid in the world in this category
 "India has world's longest queues for toilets")
Direct transfer of sugar subsidy is a bold move
The farmers, the millers and the consumers are not very excited by the move but the pilot project seems to be a noble initiative
 "Direct transfer of sugar subsidy is a bold move")
No recovery in sight for residential real estate
The government, however, is planning to bring a bill that will include a regulator for the notoriously lax sector
 "No recovery in sight for residential real estate")
Adani Power: When the biggest pvt thermal player thinks solar
How green are India's energy firms? In the run-up to the climate change talks in Paris from November 30, a five-part series seeks to answer the question by analysing the initiatives of some of the cou
 "Adani Power: When the biggest pvt thermal player thinks solar")
Why spikes in pulses' prices is a recurring problem
Prices of pulses have spiked four times in the last 10 years. But we are yet to take any corrective action
 "Why spikes in pulses' prices is a recurring problem")
Will the new oil-and-gas auction regime work?
The government is doing the right thing by choosing revenue-share over the existing controversial cost recovery model of development
 "Will the new oil-and-gas auction regime work?")
Pulses check WPI's negative spiral
But, slack demand keeps core readings morose
NTPC takes big strides in renewable energy
For NTPC, that has often faced barbs for having a fourth of India's coal power generation capacity of 169,118 Mw, venturing into green space is a calculated move
 "NTPC takes big strides in renewable energy")
The irony of green levies by courts
The court has to depend on the same systems to deliver that it castigated in the first place for inaction
 "The irony of green levies by courts")
Who will bell the Ponzi schemes?
A system of multiple regulations operating in silos has created grey areas that foster illegal money raising
 "Who will bell the Ponzi schemes?")
Misaligned policy incentives in cleaning arbitration
The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015, got promulgated in October. However, there is a risk that the adoption of intuition, rather than empirical assessment, might result in the
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Rice prices may reach boiling point in coming months
Depleting stocks and a likely fall in kharif output are the reasons, says Assocham
 "Rice prices may reach boiling point in coming months")
Modi govt's gold schemes have potential to perform better: UBS
Modi aunched three schemes to reduce the physical demand for gold and fish out 20,000 tonnes of the precious metal worth $800 bn lying idle with households
 "Modi govt's gold schemes have potential to perform better: UBS")