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Jaitley's austerity measures not enough to beat fiscal deficit

According to government estimates these measures would result in a saving of around Rs 35,000 crore to Rs 40,000 crore, which works out to a mere 0.3% of GDP.

Blessing in disguise for Coal India?

The government has finally paved the way for ending the state monopoly, by allowing commercial mining in the private sector

Taking away forests: Tribal consent regulations to be diluted

Against nodal ministry's protest, under PMO guidance, MoEF prepares to largely remove need for gram sabha agreement to use or give away forest land

40 Years Ago...and now: Non-farm growth greatly aided poverty reduction

Tribute to a saint who did miracle with wheat

The work of Norman Borlaug, who helped save billions from starvation, is worth recollecting on his death anniversary, especially as opposition to gene-modified crops mount

Is QE really over or has the Fed only pressed the pause button?

The real impact of QE will be felt when Fed decides to recall its money since it is then that money will start flowing out of the system

40 Years Ago...and now: Marked variation in literacy

Through the past decades, India has made considerable progress in enhancing education opportunities

40 Years ago...and now: Rise in m-cap mirrors GDP growth

40 Years Ago...and now: GDP pie sees transformation

Govt faces spectrum shortage ahead of auction next year

There's plenty of spectrum available, but much of it is with the armed forces, and there are obstacles in the way of reallocating it

Driving demand down for rural job scheme

Scheme faces pincer attack with a proposed higher proportion of expenditure on material, reducing the budget available to pay wages and focus on implementing it only in 2,500 blocks

Picking up after Hudhud

Days after the cyclone devastated Visakhapatnam, author visits the city and finds it struggling to get back on its feet

Dholera: Modi's pet project back on the fast track

Armed with green nod and fund infusion, Gujarat govt getting ready to issue tenders to build infrastructure at the mega investment region

Chinese slowdown cheers some, worries many in India Inc

May mean cheaper inputs but also greater competition from imports

Time for tax authorities, corporates to adopt a pragmatic approach: GC Srivastava

Penal consequences force taxpayers to report deals that are not taxable: Vijay Iyer

Dreams crash on banks of Balason

Here we look at how children working in stone crushing units of North Bengal do not figure in national child labour statistics

Huge burden on tiny hands: Drops of hope in ocean of despair

In a five-part series, we take a look at the progress or lack of it on child labour in India

Rolling bidis is child's play in this Chhattisgarh village

Take a look at how child workers, though forming the major part of workforce in the bidi industry, are not technically 'labourers'

Ordinance doesn't solve coal sector's core problems

Genuine reform in the coal sector, especially opening it up to commercial mining, has been postponed