Governance

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Governance : Economy set to bounce back

THE debate on Indian economy has become feverish with top politicians sharing their diverse views. The Modi government is facing allegations of mishandling...

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Governance : Why the boats don’t sail?

THE National Waterways Act, passed in both Houses of Parliament in March 2016, increased the number of national waterways across the country from...

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Governance : OIL POLICY – Energy shortage or misplaced priorities

A joke in an old Reader’s Digest issue went like this – An old farmer upon being asked as to the secret of...

Governance

Governance : ‘Development’ scam : Tale of a duplicate highway

PREDATORY pursuit of cement and concrete ‘Development’ model was bound to lead to scams and scandals. That is what has precisely happened in...

Governance

Governance : Raising the bar

AFTER participating in the international conference on ‘Government Performance Management Systems (GPMS)’ in January 2017, I can say with confidence that Bhutan is...

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Governance : My right or State’s?

PRIVACY invades almost aspect of our lives. Sadly, slowly but surely, privacy is vanishing out of our lives. You switch on the phone,...

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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

Governance : Chartered accountants in PM’s line of fire

IN the nearly hour long speech that Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered on the ‘CA day’, on July 1, 2017, which also happened...

Governance

Remove flaws to make : GST a gamechanger

THE Goods and Service Tax (GST) was successfully implemented across the nation on July 1, 2017 with a lot of fanfare. It is...

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MERGER OF OIL COMPANIES : Caught on the wrong foot

IT started with a lack of clarity. And it may end up with more confusion. The government’s aim to effect mega-mergers between State-owned...