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Debate: Can Consumer Protection Bill protect e-tail users?

Emergence of a new order in tax policies

India must align domestic laws with international treaties

The making of a legal minefield

Prohibition in transfer of non-auctioned mining lease has left industry worried and government confused

The Strategist Quiz (#428)

Answers to last week's quiz (#427)

Husain had an identity that shone through: Neha Kirpal

Interview with founder and director, India Art Fair

High drama in the Himalayan nation

The Madhesi plainsmen of Nepal allege that they have been given a raw deal in the new Constitution. The author traces the genesis of the problem and spells out why India is worried

Newsmaker: SN Subrahmanyan

Driving big revenues with big orders

Tamil Nadu tries to halt the Andhra juggernaut

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa rolls out the red carpet for investors, but will that be enough to counter N Chandrababu Naidu?

Lok targets those who couldn't bag small finance bank licence

Of the 72 applicants, only 10 got provisional licence; a large number of companies still need foreign funds

E-commerce ventures are not over-valued: Alok Goel

Interview with Managing director, SAIF Partners

Micro lenders turn the page with banking licences

Five years after microfinance groups faced a crisis of confidence, their business model is seen as strong enough by RBI to grant banking licences to nine of them

After the mining boom, firms face the fallout

Those that went on a rapid expansion spree to meet the ever-growing demand from China before the slowdown are now struggling with excess capacity

Kickstarter focuses on altruism over profit

Kickstarter donates 5% of after-tax profits to causes that combat inequality

Amtek hits a speed bump

Fast-paced buyouts and slowing markets have burdened the company with debt; its challenge now lies in managing its cash flows

True to their name

Portea Medical eyes global expansion, raises $37.5 mn in Series B funding

The funding process for the home healthcare provider was led by Accel

SC split on land acquisition issues

The Land Acquisition Act is about 120 years old, and the proposed new one is mired in controversy, but it seems there are issues of interpretation yet to be settled by the Supreme Court

A material mistake by Sebi

Newly coded listing regulations make disclosure of acquisition by a listed company mandatory

Tighter law needed to check corporate loan frauds

Companies Act, 2013, fails to put a bar on inter-corporate loans and guarantees