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Down comes the gavel on CBEC's binding circulars

After pause, NDA tries to revive NREGS

The scheme, more skewed in favour of BJP-ruled states, still struggles to provide work to the poor

After steep rate cuts, RBI hands over baton to Delhi

Fixing structural constraints that push up inflation will be critical for more RBI rate cuts, say officials

Top 5 implications of RBI's 50 bps rate cut

The surprise cut by the central bank will have the greatest impact on home, auto and personal loans

Karnataka's power problems get worse

For Flipkart, Karnataka now accounts for 50 per cent of its total sale of emergency lights in the country

Assocham wants infra spend be increased to 10% of GDP

Number of entrepreneurs need to go up from 3 crore to 9 crore to make Make in India a success, says the industry body

A futile exercise by excise men to deny refund

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

A grid that not just powers but integrates rural India

India could boost 2025 GDP by 60% by promoting gender diversity at work: McKinsey report

India is clubbed among the lowest scorers in parameters such as gender equality in work

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?

Govt IT spend to touch $6.8 bn in 2015: Gartner

The research firm says that Digital India initiative will result in the 5.2% rise in the spending

Why outrage was warranted on draft encryption policy

In the space of 48 hours, India managed to float a draft of something as geeky as an encryption policy, trigger national outrage, exempt social media from it, and finally withdraw it.

StatsGuru: Tracking the downward trend in India's export and import figures

However, even if driven by the fall in petroleum and other commodity prices, there is no denying the effect on India's balance of payments

Safeguard duty to hit user industries

The provisional safeguard duty will be effective for 200 days during which the DGS will conduct further investigations and submit final recommendations on whether to continue the levy or not

India's dream of borderless trade grinds to a halt at checkpoints

Political opposition to the GST bill has delayed PM Modi's reform agenda, which means hopes are fading that the checkposts will be demolished any time soon

Rae Bareli and Meerut vie for Smart City tag

The state government has urged the Centre to include both Meerut and Rae Bareli in the project

Telecom companies cornered over call drops

Even as the government prepares to read out the riot act, companies say spectrum shortage and the inability to put up towers are impacting their service