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NEW STEEL POLICY 2017 : Recalibrate to be globally competitive

DOMESTIC steel industry is still recovering from the last years’ global slump in the sector followed by largescale dumping in India, particularly from...

Governance

CAPPING IRON ORE PRICES : A myopic view

INDIA’S beleaguered iron ore mining industry is lurching towards yet another crisis. After being battered with production cap, environment-related clampdowns, labyrinth of taxes...

Book Review

Book Review : Understanding self

SINCE most of the times we completely identify with our mind and thoughts, we fail to observe and be aware of our thinking...

Governance

IRON ORE PRICES NMDC continues to suffer losses, voluntarily

WHAT happens when a leading mining company, which is majority-owned by the government and also listed on the stock exchanges, deliberately sells its...

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Cover Story

Melting the Steel Frame

INDIA’S essential feature of democratic set-up includes a permanent bureaucracy which has come to be known as the Steel Frame. This Steel Frame...

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State Scan

MCD: the diabetes infamy

THE Delhi Government called a two-day special session of the Assembly beginning Friday, June 10, 2016, primarily to highlight alleged corruption and irregularities...

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State Scan

IRON ORE HEIST

THE iron ore mining industry in Karnataka grabbed headlines in 2008 when the State’s Lokayukta reported largescale illegal mining in Bellary, Chitradurga and...

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State Scan

Caught in a tangle

CALL it stalemate, gridlock or deadlock, the seeds of the present state of affairs in Maharashtra lie in the hung verdict of the...

Cover Story

Compulsory retirement: a scary scenario

SERVICES under the State, under Article 16, 309, 310 and 311 of the Constitution, are much sought after in our country. Apart from...

State Scan

Nagaland CM stumps BJP

FOR the Bharatiya Janata Party’s young, dynamic, successful and powerful President, Amit Shah, it was a big jolt. Despite his refusal of Nagaland...