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Relaxing norms for private coal mining unlikely to attract investment

The government would do better to create a market for natural gas

Answer to Strategist Quiz #647

Answer to Strategist Quiz #647

The rise of 'Best Bengal' and an all-new industry-friendly Mamata Banerjee

Investments may still be thin on the ground but Mamata Banerjee is gradually winning the battle of perception among industrialists

Why India's courts are struggling to find judges

The lower courts, where the maximum cases are stuck, struggle to find judges, thanks to poor salaries on offer and limited growth opportunities

Between MyGov and Bharat Net, here are the highs and lows of Digital India

Schemes that address clear market demand have clicked; those that focus on behavioural change, not so much

Target-driven approach to infra building important enabler for growth

The Centre's mega-infrastructure plan may founder on a poor enabling environment as much as the availability of finance

Sweetener for sugar exports: Forecast of global shortage offers fresh hope

This is because the Indian industry contending with brimming inventories has been given a mandate by the government to sell 6 mt in the world market

Answer to Strategist Quiz #646

Here are the answers to Strategist Quiz #646

Expectations vs reality: SGST is a victim of irrational estimates

Wide variations in growth estimates for state GST raise serious questions about the assumptions on which the projections were made

Tiruppur, once the thriving export hub of Tamil Nadu, is fraying at edges

GST glitches are crimping working capital supply and adding to the difficulties of competing against nimble, low-cost competitors in other countries

Flickers of interest: Why private firms are hesitant to enter discom space

Several markets and business models are emerging and will co-exist in India.

Why 15th Finance Commission will be the last word on key Budget numbers

One could effectively say the Budget will be a joint handiwork of Singh and finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, a position that no other finance commission has enjoyed

The Strategist Quiz #646

Here are the questions for Quiz #646

Answer to Strategist Quiz #645

Answer to Strategist Quiz #645

Rising star served notice: Is Congress MLA Aditi Singh about to jump ship?

Aditi, according to political analysts, could play a vital role in this if she jumps ship, the possibility of which appears good

Newsmaker: Aditi Singh rubbishes rumours of marriage with Rahul Gandhi

While electioneering is on in Karnataka, stories circulated on social media about her "marriage" to Congress President Rahul Gandhi

From China with funding: Country puts its faith in Indian start-ups

Not just from the likes of Alibaba and Didi Chuxing, Indian start-ups saw a surge in Chinese funding from financial investors this year

GoMs, then and now: How their working has changed in 6 years of Modi govt

They were synonymous with delays in decision-making in the UPA era. Under the NDA, they rarely make executive decisions

The great debate: What is the future of West Coast refinery project?

BPCL's impending privatisation and RIL's stake sale to Saudi Aramco raise questions about the future of the West Coast Refinery, once touted as the world's largest

Answer to Strategist Quiz #644

Here are the answers to the strategist quiz #644