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E-governance to increase efficiency: Pranav Sayta

Tax-related litigation to come down: Pranay Bhatia

Beyond the start-up hype

A week after the government came out with incentives for these entities, tax experts point out the need for clarity in several areas

Acquisition for 'public purpose'

Small deficit slippage not to impact India's profile: Moody's

It expects the government to continue fiscal consolidation and target lower deficits every year despite headwinds from global slowdown

Punjab steel mills fall silent amid global slump

In the last two years, almost 150 have downed shutters at Mandi Gobindgarh, the centre for production of secondary steel. Other industries like textiles too have started to explore options in neighbou

How balance of power in oil trade is shifting back to Opec

OPEC nations who are profitable even at the current level of oil prices would like to see the shale producers bleed themselves to bankruptcy before they agree on a cut

Street Food: Start up in India, Stand up in Singapore

Despite all the incentives, the start-ups' mega event fell short of expectations

Non-adversarial tax regime ahead

The CBEC directed that appeals where the issue has been decided by the Supreme Court should be withdrawn

'Industrial recovery to be gradual, 2016 GDP growth at 7.8%'

Sharp contraction in factory output is just an aberration, says Nomura

Poll-bound Bengal at the crossroads

Burying the ghost of Singur, Mamata finally begins to court business

India undergoing pronounced economic slowdown: Ambit

Data released by the government in December had shown pickup in activity in 2QFY16

NHAI signs MoU with ISRO and NECTAR for use of spatial technology for monitoring national highways

NHAI will take up some pilot projects with both the organisations to identify the uses

Mamata and the Centre: Friendly business?

State government says it has received investment proposals worth Rs 2.5 lakh crore at the Bengal Global Business Summit 2016

Global economy in the future tense

Half your fuel bill is in taxes but governments still ravenous

Since March 2012, imported crude prices have crashed 76%; in contrast, petrol price in NCR has been cut by 18.9%, diesel up 10.1%

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's innings in 2015: Solid start, sedate end

There is a sense of disappointment over the performance of the government's nodal ministry led by a person who is also the Modi government's trouble-shooter

Lower commodity prices led to a decline in exports: Ind-Ra

Country's merchandise exports have fallen by 16% in US dollar terms over the 12 months ended November 2015

Hope as we look away from 2015

Despite the government's brave statements of India being the fastest growing economy in the world, the 24 per cent fall in export in November, 12th month of a double-digit decline, tells its story

Fiscal responsibility and federalism

Hope, then despair, and now confusion