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John Harwood: The politics of the stalled US economy
As the mandated spending cuts of 'sequestration' take effect in America, why are its political parties unable to find a compromise?
Sunita Narain: The how-to of solar energy
Grid-based solar power only reaches only households that are connected to energy supply, and simply subsidises costly solar for an already-reached population
Sreelatha Menon: Street power in villages
Villagers in Karnataka are finding public protests as rewarding as their city counterparts
A first step forward
To solve gas price problem, reform energy and fertiliser sectors
Nitin Desai: The world's new energy economy
New oil supply projections and the failure of climate talks mean that India must alter its geostrategic stance
Ashwini K Swain & Olivier Charnoz: India's clean energy paradox
High-yielding energy efficiency initiatives lose out to a renewable energy thrust
Power gains
Recent improvements can be sustained through more reforms
A step backward
Price pooling of coal is a bad idea
Arvind Subramanian: FM flatters, but Budget deceives
The Budget is disappointing because it refuses to fundamentally repudiate fiscal populism
Sunil Sethi: Smelling a rat on the train
Railway catering was reputedly among the most reliable in the public sector. The trouble has arisen with corporate culture seeping into the government monolith
Mihir S Sharma: PC's no upgrade
Where the UPA tolerates inefficiency, Chidambaram seeks effectiveness
Desh Gaurav Chopra Sekhri: Moral due diligence
Sponsors who put millions into promoting superstars should invoke ethical due diligence to mitigate the risk of drug use
T N Ninan: What price growth?
The 12th Plan's ambitions are best set aside
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