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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
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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
 "Coastal road: asset or white elephant?")
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
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Railway Ministry: 8 achievements that really aren't
The Railways Ministry's claims of reforms and achievements fail the data test
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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
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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
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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
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GST jitters for corporate India
Lack of visibility on rates and the political logjam make companies apprehensive
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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
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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
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Health Ministry: New claims but no new programmes
The second of a series looks at the Health Ministry's claims and if they are backed by facts
Agri ministry: Old schemes renamed, other misleading claims
While the government has claimed significant increase in funds for farm credit, PMKSY and PKVY, the data reveal a different story
 "Agri ministry: Old schemes renamed, other misleading claims")
How India will benefit from the Iran deal
Business Standard brings you look into how Iran stands poised with respect to global trade
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Is power output a better guide for growth?
As electricity consumption by households and in the agricultural sector follows its trend growth, greater electricity generation is on account of increased demand from industry
 "Is power output a better guide for growth?")
Something to like in the Iran deal
The agreement is likely to be the defining foreign policy achievement of the Obama administration
Will the Tejas get foreign help?
All indications suggest that the Aeronautical Development Agency, under the Defence Research & Development Organisation, is firmly in control
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A tale of two commodities
A glut in crude oil & dairy supply chain affects entire globe.