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Govt workers working efficiently a pleasant surprise

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:57:01 GMT

It is always a pleasant surprise when we occasionally witness a polite, functioning and efficient segment of government employees.

Govt has to turn around the policy to induce growth

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:22 GMT

High fiscal spending at a time when productive private investment has been declining is at the heart of challenging macro environment for India.

Govt has to turn around the policy to induce growth

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:56:21 GMT

High fiscal spending at a time when productive private investment has been declining is at the heart of the challenging macro environment for India.

New cities built around high-speed train corridors desirable

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:21:34 GMT

A near-perfect correlation between urbanisation and economic growth has been established by several studies done by World Bank and others.

A murder & CPM's leadership tussle in Kerala

Wed, 23 May 2012 21:16:16 GMT

CPM general secretary Prakash Karat has a propensity for missing out on opportunities.So far, it was only the West Bengal unit of his party that has been vocal about this inveterate trait.

Global recovery is two years away

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:44:04 GMT

There is endless speculation about a possible Greek exit from the eurozone.Commentators wonder whether the eurozone can hold together much longer.

Policy paralysis: Both govt and opposition are to be blamed

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:47:45 GMT

The worst-kept secret in Delhi is that our Opposition, without a credible leadership or a plank, is more scared than the Congress or UPA to go to the hustings.

Barack Obama's bizarre assault on PE firm Bain Capital

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:42:27 GMT

The Obama attack ad accused Bain Capital of looting a steel company called GST in the 1990s and then throwing its workers out on the street.

Nitin Gadkari is coolly shaking off some jet lag

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:23:26 GMT

Nitin Gadkari fans never miss an opportunity to recall how he is also known as the 'flyover man' for the work he had done as Maharashtra's PWD minister.

Can the govt prevent India's food mountain from rotting

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:10:10 GMT

The FCI's website says that despite this hike, the wheat procurement actually dropped by 16.6% that year to 22.6 mn tonnes from 26.38 mn tonnes in 2009-10.

Education system must reinforce innovation for economic growth

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:14:43 GMT

Innovation is not a skill to be learnt, but an approach to think differently or to think beyond the accepted. It can't be taught.

New policy to determine prices at which essential drugs can be sold

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:23:40 GMT

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy, 2011, seeks to evolve a formula to fix the maximum retail prices of 348 essential drugs.

Govt to evacuate 10 MT of wheat; export price should be $220/tonne

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:18:17 GMT

India has been absent from the world market for six years. For accelerating exports, market focus has to be shifted from Black Sea to India.

Rage over a 63-year-old cartoon exposes the fragility of our Parliament

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:11:39 GMT

The cartoon in question shows B R Ambedkar sitting on a snail (Constitution) and flogging it while Jawaharlal Nehru too is brandishing.

Making Pranab the President won't boost governance, making him PM might

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:41:02 GMT

If govt has to get back to its feet, it needs a politician & an administrator to head it, someone who can govern firmly, win friends across political spectrum.

How a 92-year-old veteran, Rishang Keishing became a Congressman

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:59:39 GMT

Congress leader from Manipur, Rishang Keishing, is the only sitting MP who was also a member of the first Lok Sabha.

Sri Lanka has the opportunity to grow fast and build bridges with neighbours

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:23:17 GMT

I first visited Sri Lanka in 1997, shortly after a rebel bombing of the central bank headquarters had thrown the financial system into chaos.

Banks want quick-fixes during uncertainty rather than large investments

Sun, 13 May 2012 23:52:17 GMT

Finacle suite has evolved such as for mobile and net banking, digital commerce, wealth management and Islamic banking.

India is where investors are most nervous: Jahangir Aziz

Sat, 12 May 2012 05:00:28 GMT

There are other countries that are doing as good or as bad with their economy but the investors there aren't as nervous as in India, says Aziz.

On finance & non-formal ways for growth of firms

Sat, 12 May 2012 00:28:01 GMT

The study is on the growth patterns of different types of firms - their access to finance & the legal and institutional setting in which the businesses operate.

How to arrest forest degradation

Sat, 12 May 2012 00:05:04 GMT

The policy process to arrest forest degradation needs to be modernised with up-to-date techniques & civil society participation that is timely & proactive.

'Govt & telcos must stop making rules in opaque'

Fri, 11 May 2012 22:14:38 GMT

The most important ingredient that will help improve governance in the telecommunications sector is a transparent decision-making process.

India is where investors are most nervous: Jahangir Aziz

Fri, 11 May 2012 22:04:57 GMT

The govt does not get it that there are other countries that are doing as good or as bad with their economy but the investors there aren't as nervous as in India, says Aziz.

Name calling

Fri, 11 May 2012 01:36:52 GMT

Central schemes, of course, are a mere fraction of the total number of eulogistic christenings in India.

Stop this privy purse

Fri, 11 May 2012 01:23:50 GMT

More than 400 pilots of Air India (AI) stayed away from work despite the Delhi High Court's order on Wednesday terming the strike illegal.