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IPL curtain raiser: Who stands where on paper
Abhishek Jha goes through the eight participating teams and decodes their strengths and weaknesses
 "IPL curtain raiser: Who stands where on paper")
RBI puts onus on banks
Policy transmission through fiat may be regressive
Steve Lohr: If algorithms know all, how much should humans help?
The application of data science to fields like medical diagnosis raises questions of when human supervision of an algorithm's results is needed
Bharat Bhushan: Storm signals for Modi
The palpable anger on the ground suggests that Narendra Modi might be in danger of upsetting rural India in the name of creating industrial jobs
Shyam Saran: Paying for multilateralism
The UN system is fraying because it has come to depend not on regular payments from all member governments but on donors, including corporate donors, for financing
Why bankers didn't want RBI to cut interest rates
A further cut might have forced them to cut base rate, putting pressure on their margins amid rising NPAs
 "Why bankers didn't want RBI to cut interest rates")
Alokananda Chakraborty: Always-on shopping is here
Many e-commerce websites are planning to shut down their web operations. But are Indian shoppers ready for app-only marketplaces?
Vinayak Chatterjee: Trust deficit in land acquisition
A 'public purpose validation commission' may well bridge the trust deficit
Ajit Balakrishnan: India's economic theory fashion cycles
'Make in India' could suffer the same fate as did privatisation and the command economy
BJP at 35
The party's move towards the political centre
PM Modi needs to rope in trigger happy I-T officials
This is the first time since 1993, when FIIs were allowed to invest in the Indian markets that such investors have been asked to pay MAT
 "PM Modi needs to rope in trigger happy I-T officials")
Devangshu Datta: Highs, lows and news-based triggers
India's economy may be pulling out of demand recession but the signals are still not definitive
 "Devangshu Datta: Highs, lows and news-based triggers")
A K Bhattacharya: The finance ministry's magic act
Squeezing spending or ramping up revenue collections hugely in the last month of the financial year does not suggest a fiscally prudent path for any government
Subir Gokarn: The great oil circle
The benign price scenario may not last and we must be prepared if the cycle turns
The real economy
Trust in GDP numbers must be rebuilt
Dinesh Mohan: Dealing with pollution in our cities
Policies that are less car-centric are needed in order to improve India's urban environment
 "Dinesh Mohan: Dealing with pollution in our cities")
Aditi Phadnis: The curious case of local self-governance
As local governance in Delhi crumbles, the central and state government are busy blaming each other