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Ramakrishnan T S: Rationalise passenger transport to gain freight traffic

The capacity released thus would help the Indian Railways move freight traffic at an average speed of 50 km per hour. This would enable it to make inroads into transportation of non-bulk items

High inflation, market valuations reasons to stay away from equities

This is the highest year-on-year change in the CPI in the last 24 months and it is a substantial rise from the June levels above 5.77%

Ramakrishnan T S: A load too heavy for Indian Railways

Instead of analysing what was wrong with its freight service model, Indian Railways went for the knee-jerk measure of reducing freight rates. Result: loss in revenue. In such a situation it will be di

Nilanjana S Roy: Reading India in 1947

Inflation takeaways

Narrowing gap between CPI and WPI has key policy implications

Faltering Gujarat

The state government needs to urgently reboot its economy

Deepak Bhojwani: Why Mercosur is good for India

With the Southern Common Market poised for rejuvenation, and eager to negotiate an expanded trade agreement with India, New Delhi has little time to lose

Because of the GST law, Tamil Nadu will lose revenue

M Venkaiah Naidu: GST shows Modi govt isn't shy of big reforms

GST will replace 17 indirect taxes levied by the Centre and the states, and put an end to the cascading effect of multiple taxes. The new system will make many products cheaper

We are the world

A photo-op to promote the arts

Olympics and identity

The Pokemon conundrum

Pokemon Go is the first real success story of augmented reality technology

Irom Sharmila's decisions have upset equilibrium in Manipur

This dismal balance shall soon get restored. In that lies our collective disgrace

Shyamal Majumdar: Wrong call on child labour

Amendments to the Child Labour Act say children can work in 'family enterprises' but the definition isn't clear

The curse of debt

States must not stray from fiscal discipline

Shankar Acharya: One-eyed king?

The inconvenient truth is fairly straightforward. India is still a very populous and poor country

Bhargavi Zaveri & Radhika Pandey: Treat the disease, not just the symptoms

Easing the Reserve Bank of India regulation on put options would be a quick hack to solve a temporary problem. What needs to be fixed is the fundamental design of the Foreign Exchange Management Act

A V Rajwade: Think before you write an option

Their pricing and hedging is arguably one of the most complex subjects in the theory and models of financial economics

Irom Sharmila to run for CM: Politics' gain or activism' loss?

The activist wants become Manipur CM after 20 years of civil disobedience against AFSPA. Will it mean a new political movement towards her cause to end AFSPA?