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Behind Bt-cotton's decline

Govt's reluctance to allow gene-engineered variety is to blame

Rajnath Singh's visit to Kashmir valley: Do not expect much

Sending Rajnath Singh is only going to put chief minister Mehbooba Mufti under more pressure

Janmejaya Sinha: An agenda for the new RBI governor

Three things need Patel's attention: cleaning up bank balance sheets, evaluating robustness of CPI and pushing for digitisation in financial services

Shailesh Dobhal: Why regional consumer brands sell out

Many successful regional and local brands trip on household penetration, the unsung hero in FMCG marketing

Subir Roy: Ending rail Budget only the first step

The greatest plus of abolishing the railway Budget is to do away with the chance it gives the railway minister of the day to grandstand before the nation and Parliament for an hour or more, when he fe

Early Budget is welcome

But getting advance estimates of GDP will be a challenge

Somasekhar Sundaresan: Contrary reading of law by regulator

An informal guidance letter issued by Sebi to a listed commercial bank will put the regulator in a unique position - of holding a view that violative insider trading can take place even when the perso

Anjuli Bhargava: Uber and the new Indian psyche

Besides providing a new source of employment, services like Uber are changing our mindset

Ajit Balakrishnan: Layoffs signal changing economy

Can India's education system respond fast enough?

Nagela Fatela and the real story behind rural electrification

Electricity supply has always been a political subject. And dark villages help fuel it during elections. Promises of free power for years has led to darkness

Promise of continuity

Urjit Patel's elevation shows govt's support for fighting inflation

A K Bhattacharya: Continuity is the best policy

As the deputy governor, Urjit R Patel's biggest contribution has changed the way monetary policy is framed in India. He chaired the experts group that put in place the framework of the monetary policy

A toast to Cabernet Sauvignon

Among the better Cabs I've come across is the Honig Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2010 vintage is rated 'outstanding' by Wine Spectator

Mitali Saran: 5 rings to bind them all

The Olympics have inspired me to start exercising again

M Govinda Rao: Tracing GST's evolution as an idea

MODVAT was introduced in 1987 without unifying rates, leading to confusion and loss of revenue

Amit Tandon: Make corporate governance a common cause

Both companies and investors need to focus on corporate governance to promote the health and well-being of companies

Devangshu Datta: Ain't droning on for nothing

Facebook's drone Aquila and Alphabet's balloon Project Loon seek to provide cost-effective internet access in remote areas

Abheek Barua: What monetary transmission means

Reducing policy rates is not enough. The key is to ensure banks lend to credit-constrained borrowers

What Raghuram Rajan's successor needs to do

The next RBI Governor's job will be larger and far beyond mere management of targets

Mr Rajan's swansong

His last policy review raises hope for continuity in RBI's actions