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How TRAI has gone back on net neutrality
Its pre-consultation paper has been silent on the issue of closed electronic communication network, a loophole telcos can exploit to offer discriminatory pricing
 "How TRAI has gone back on net neutrality")
Dark clouds over India's growth engines
Small and medium enterprises have been struggling to raise bank credit even as they have been powering India's manufacturing growth in recent years
 "Dark clouds over India's growth engines")
Missiles, copters, subs: Anil Ambani lays out an ambitious defence plan
Anil Ambani plans to turn Reliance into a major defence company and has already bid for Rs 84,000 crores in govt contracts
 "Missiles, copters, subs: Anil Ambani lays out an ambitious defence plan")
Strike a balance between access to data and data theft
Indian data protection laws have been the subject of much debate and concern in recent times with the advent of e-commerce platforms and cyber technology in the nation
 "Strike a balance between access to data and data theft")
Needed: Smart laws for smart cities
Experts favour tweaking current municipal and state laws, rather than an overarching legislative framework
 "Needed: Smart laws for smart cities")
We will cap family equity dilution at 40 per cent: Shardul S Shroff & Pallavi S Shroff
Interview with Executive chairman and Managing partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
 "We will cap family equity dilution at 40 per cent: Shardul S Shroff & Pallavi S Shroff")
Government must strictly ban use of potassium bromate, a known carcinogen: Pramod Kumar Julka
Interview with former dean and professor of oncology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences
 "Government must strictly ban use of potassium bromate, a known carcinogen: Pramod Kumar Julka")
Apollo Global looks for distressed asset opportunities in India
The firm has been flexible with its investment plans while it waits for the right opportunities in genuinely distressed assets
 "Apollo Global looks for distressed asset opportunities in India")
Newsmaker: Subhash Chandra
A story still unfolding
 "Newsmaker: Subhash Chandra")
Amazon sets the pace for e-commerce in India
Flipkart and Snapdeal take a cue from Amazon even as they differ on who is ahead in the race
 "Amazon sets the pace for e-commerce in India")
Payments bank dreams go awry before take-off
Of the 11 licence holders, only eight remain in the fray as concerns about profitability and rising competition are making them think twice before jumping in
 "Payments bank dreams go awry before take-off")
 "India shrugs its shoulders at fintech but sector still hot globally")
Don't report it, or how Bihar fights crime
Bihar's crime rate is lower than more prosperous states with fewer people, despite having India's lowest per capita income and abysmal Human Development Index indicators
 "Don't report it, or how Bihar fights crime")
Car makers take a detour on road to growth
Toyota, M&M and Honda are making tough adjustments to their growth plans as uncertainty over diesel vehicles and fuel emission norms rises
 "Car makers take a detour on road to growth")
GSPC struggles as KG basin gas eludes it
Delayed production and confusion over gas reserves in KG basin have pushed the company into debt, leaving its lenders worried
 "GSPC struggles as KG basin gas eludes it")
Cash is king in states
An ADR analysis of 71 state elections and three Lok Sabha polls between 2004 and 2015 showed that parties often spent more than what they collected
 "Cash is king in states")
 "GST to test Modi govt's legislative skills")