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Infrastructure firms chant change mantra for land acquisition barrier
Land... should flow freely from the owner to the buyer without much of an administrative interference
 "Infrastructure firms chant change mantra for land acquisition barrier")
Questions abound over smart city project
Experts caution against it turning elitist, say there's a need to involve the local population
 "Questions abound over smart city project")
Worries from new GDP series, too
Investments, demand not looking up even in the new set of numbers; also, underlines the surge in govt spending and resulting pressure on reining in the fiscal deficit
 "Worries from new GDP series, too")
WPI in negative zone, 50 bps rate cut likely by June
Prices of food, fuel, manufactured goods dip; retail inflation to follow
 "WPI in negative zone, 50 bps rate cut likely by June")
Navin Kumar: GST's professional 'amateur'
His interest didn't ride on India's nineties' IT boom but developed in the late eighties, in the ministry of water resources and later in Sierra Leone, where he took a three-year posting as Chief Tech
 "Navin Kumar: GST's professional 'amateur'")
Bumps ahead for Financial Code future
With many sections of the financial market unhappy about certain provisions of the FSLRC report, changes are likely in the modified draft
 "Bumps ahead for Financial Code future")
Three approaches to budget-making
The law governing manufacturing is replete with obsolescence on multiple counts
 "Three approaches to budget-making")
StanChart lowers FY16 inflation target; expects 75 bps rate cut
The report further said domestic inflation trajectory is expected to be 'benign' in the first half of FY16
 "StanChart lowers FY16 inflation target; expects 75 bps rate cut")
Will new tariff bring cheer to travellers?
The airport regulator has proposed slashing Delhi airport's user charges by over 78 per cent
 "Will new tariff bring cheer to travellers?")
Villagers say 'no' to Coal India's Chhattisgarh plan
However, they do not have a veto
 "Villagers say 'no' to Coal India's Chhattisgarh plan")
Economists question India's fastest-growing economy tag
New series points to a sharp recovery since FY14, despite falling tax mop-up
 "Economists question India's fastest-growing economy tag")
Mumbai Infrastructure: Stuck in red tape
A look at few marquee projects in the city that are stuck for several reasons
 "Mumbai Infrastructure: Stuck in red tape")
 "StatsGuru: A closer look at what makes up the new GDP numbers")
Can Madhya Pradesh meet the Chambal challenge?
The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government wants to turn the ravines of Chambal into agricultural fields. The author analyses the ambitious proposal
 "Can Madhya Pradesh meet the Chambal challenge?")
Securitisation can provide funds for housing, infra: Moody's
Securitisation is a process of creating a financial instrument by combining other financial assets and then marketing different tiers of the repackaged instruments to investors
 "Securitisation can provide funds for housing, infra: Moody's")
Future belongs to digital India, says Jaitley
Jaitley also referred to the need of using social media tools such as Twitter, Blog, Facebook to enhance the reach of government communication
 "Future belongs to digital India, says Jaitley")
 "StatsGuru: Taking stock of India's economic relations with the US")