Governance

Governance

Dissecting ‘Demonetisation’

DEMONETISATION is not the end but the beginning of a ‘long, deep and constant’ battle against black money and corruption and will benefit...

Governance

IDS, a misconceived idea

THE Income Disclosure Scheme (IDS) ended on September 30, 2016 and the gains and losses from it can now be assessed. According to...

Governance

Natural Cities: An innovative urban agenda

THE third UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (UN-Habitat III) convened at Quito, Ecuador, from October 17 to 20, 2016. The...

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...

Governance

The United Budget of India

MEDIA reports of late have been agog with news about the changes to be made in the Union Budget, inter-alia, with the prospect...

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A step taken, journey ahead

AUGUST 8, 2016, the day when GST Constitution Amendment (122nd Amendment) Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha (with amendments made during the...

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Dreaming of Olympic laurels!

WHEN the BJP-led government came to power in May 2014 with the clarion of ‘demographic dividend’, boasting of India’s youth power, one expected...

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One order, many yardsticks

IT is common with CBI investigations that the agency arrests only the main accused during the investigation stage and the chargesheets are filed...

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Governance

Governance : Why change the financial year?

ONE morning’s newspapers carried the news that the central government has decided to consider a change in the present Financial Year [April 1...

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Governance

Indian Agriculture : Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change

ONE of the major achievements of the country has been food self sufficiency in spite of rapid population increase, which has reached about...