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India's super rich grow by 17% in FY15

By 2020, there will be 3.48 lakh families with net assets of over Rs 25 crore, says Kotak Wealth Management's annual wealth survey

Loosening the pursestrings

RBI sterilising forex inflows

Striking the right chord with Nagaland

The historic peace accord signed between the central government and NSCN-IM is a complex one, whose working will depend on how it is implemented on the ground

How girls are being duped into 'bonded labour' in Indian textile mills

Workers forced to work over 12 hours a day, kept in closed hostels and underpaid; study suugests over 1,00,000 girls being exploited

Why NDA govt's toilet revolution is flush with success

More spending in the first three months suggests favourable change for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Govt hopes to make Swiss Challenge work for railways

Angul ends open defecation, brings toilets out of the closet

Around 160 villages in Odisha district have been declared ODF within four months of the launch of Swachh Abhiyan on October 2

Insulating the domestic industry from imports

Coastal road: asset or white elephant?

Apart from ascertaining the socio-economic and environmental ramifications, the state would do well to assess its financial viability and impact on the very ethos of maximum city

Panel report on real estate regulation Bill tabled in RS

The panel suggested all real estate projects over 500 sq. m or eight flats be brought under the purview of the Bill

Railway Ministry: 8 achievements that really aren't

The Railways Ministry's claims of reforms and achievements fail the data test

Raje government's studied silence on privatisation of education

Why the public-private partnership model in education doesn't get a show of hands from its naysayers

CSR: What keeps companies from doing good?

Constantly evolving rules and anomalies over tax treatment have constrained corporate programmes in the first year that the government's CSR mandate has been in force

Power Ministry: A series of false claims, only marginal improvements

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ICDS - Quest for harmony

Due to divergence between ICDS and IFRS, companies have to maintain multiple books of account

GST jitters for corporate India

Lack of visibility on rates and the political logjam make companies apprehensive

Bounced cheque: Company need not be accused

What makes the Give It Up campaign click

Over a million households have surrendered their cooking gas subsidy. The author finds out what has made the campaign successful

61,000 Indian millionaires shifted abroad in last 14 yrs: Study

Country is second only to China, which saw 91,000 move out; reasons for shifting include tax, security, child education