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Gogoi wants special grants-in-aid from Centre

To be used for 6th schedule areas of the state

Lalu guns for release of caste census

Calls PM Modi "an enemy of backward castes"

Newsmaker: Anand Rai

How a doctor discovered fraud

Changing industrial relations

Some food for thought

Hazy laws, poor implementation cast a shadow on food safety regulations. Time for the regulator to get its act together

Singapore university to plan Chhattisgarh's business policy

Singapore University and Chhattisgarh CII would conduct extensive study in the mineral-rich state with reference to ease of doing business in the state

Nitish downplays Legislative Council verdict

Says it will be unfair to draw a political meaning out of it

After good show in LS polls, BJP loses steam in Bengal politics

Lack of leadership, infighting and its alleged understanding with the ruling TMC seem to have begun to take a toll on the outfit in the key eastern state

Nabard to go on financial literacy drive

The awareness drive to be conducted across 27 districts of Odisha

Nabard sanctions Rs 1077 cr for 3700 rural godowns in Odisha

An estimated scientific storage space of 9.23 lakh tonnes is likely to be created on completion of these godowns, benefiting thousands of small farmers

Odisha wants 51% stake for OMC in mining JV for mega steel plant

The decision on stake sharing in the SPV and the mining JV is yet to be taken

Odisha on the radar of mobile handset makers

The Indian Cellular Association is in talks with the state government to explore possibilities of manufacture of mobile phones and their components

Andhra gears up for Pushkaram, expects 40 million pilgrims

'Pushkaram' in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is held every 12 years and taking dip in river Godavari is the main feature of the festival

Fly ash brick production drops over 70 per cent in AP

Owing to new sand policy, sand prices have increased abnormally and are also in short supply, thereby affecting fly ash brick production

ONGC not liable to pay sub-contractors

A weekly selection of key court orders

IIM Bill - Towards better governance?

When the government assumes control, it will endeavour to bring uniformity in the functioning of all IIMs

The Strategist Quiz (#417)

Statspeak: Connecting the IoT

IoT is the most adopted among innovation accelerators in India followed by security, robotics, 3D printing and cognitive systems

Answers to last week's quiz (#416)

After World War II, many veterans returned to the US with mechanical skills learned in the service

The entire health care delivery system needs an overhaul: S S Agarwal

Interview with national president elect of the Indian Medical Association