Page 60 - Economy & Policy Analysis

How the socio-economic fabric has changed

Ishan Bakshi looks at the key findings under four broad categories - intergenerational mobility, health, gender and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

Is corporate India ready for Ind-AS?

Subsidies counted for tax benefit

In Punjab, turning populism into policy

As the Assembly election nears, Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal is pulling out all the stops to win people over

Hi-tech route to cut subsidy but long road ahead

Digitisation of supply chain for BPL beneficiaries can save Rs 1,080 crore a year but much needs to be done to plug leakages

Few eaters of subsidised rice

Many people buy and collect the poor variety of grains distributed through PDS only to sell it to middlemen

The downside of govt's social sector push

While allocations to several social sector schemes have been increased, concerns about the direction of the funds being ploughed remain

Military seethes at Pay Commission suggestions

The resentment stems from the widespread belief that civilian officials are whittling away at their relative status

Seed pricing: Cottoning on to controls

The Centre's cap on genetically modified cotton seed prices and royalty fees in all states may have set a questionable precedent

'Customs not justified in asking for CVD plus 4% special duty'

'Site' means any premises made available for manufacture of goods by way of a specific mention in contract

Managing paradoxical trends

The key contribution of various industries to the growth of the economy of Tamil Nadu throws up divergent trends

Private help may not hasten BharatNet rollout

The government must first resolve the contentious issue of "right of way", which has held up the ambitious plan to link all gram panchayats with optical fibre

Rafale fighter Jet deal in trouble: Here's why French govt is shirking liability

The disagreement over liability further complicates any early conclusion of the Rafale contract

Jaitley's $13-bn for water plan that's failed 66 mn farmers

Arun Jaitley is putting his money on a failing irrigation programme

Long road for new centres of excellence in India

The long-term sustainability of these new centres is a challenge. India needs at least 600 such institutes to stop 200,000 students migrating to foreign universities each year

Workers want their voice heard in industry-friendly Gujarat

The state government's critics claim that the must hyped 'Gujarat Model' has failed both the farmers and the labourers

Haryana to promote solar power plants on canals

New solar policy offers 2% price preference for small developers

'Deemed export benefits available to sub-contractor named in contract''

If your name is mentioned in main contract and you get a PAC to that effect, you can get benefits

StatsGuru: Squeezing the stressed telecom sector

Telecom sector is showing signs of stress - although debt shrank marginally in the last financial year

Improbable plans in a pro-farmer Budget

While FM Arun Jaitley is being hailed for a Budget that focuses on agriculture, the vision to double farm incomes by reducing the cost of cultivation and increasing MSP is being met with scepticism