Economy - general
82% of Indian kids are in school, but 25% can’t even read time!
18 Jan 2018
Taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi as a test case, a survey found that while 82.4 per cent of teenagers are in school, basic arithmetic, geography and computers are a mystery to many of them
GST Council meeting may try to douse the fuel price fire
17 Jan 2018
The BJP-led government has cut excise duty only once during its tenure-but raised it nine times between November 2014 and January 2016, and there is a case for lowering the central levy before states reduce the VAT on fuels
GST Council meeting may try to douse the fuel price fire
17 Jan 2018
The BJP-led government has cut excise duty only once during its tenure-but raised it nine times between November 2014 and January 2016, and there is a case for lowering the central levy before states reduce the VAT on fuels
GST Council meeting may try to douse the fuel price fire
17 Jan 2018
The BJP-led government has cut excise duty only once during its tenure-but raised it nine times between November 2014 and January 2016, and there is a case for lowering the central levy before states reduce the VAT on fuels
In India, subtle corruption robs villagers of roads
15 Jan 2018
Giving local politicians no formal role in Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, which was intended as a measure to fight corruption, may be having the opposite effect
WEF ranks India 30th among best prepared for future production
15 Jan 2018
While India may be one of the world's fastest growing economies, industrial production is not really keeping up with future demand. The first edition of World Economic Forum's Readiness for the Future of Production Assessment, report released on Sunday puts India in 30th position, while China is in the fifth position
MAT provisions relaxed for insolvent companies
08 Jan 2018
MAT provisions relaxed for insolvent companies
08 Jan 2018
India’s GDP growth pegged lower at 6.5% in 2017-18
06 Jan 2018
The estimate comes amidst a reversal of a five-quarter slide in GDP growth when the Indian economy expanded by 6.3 per cent in July-September despite a slowing of revenue growth after the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax in July last year
Snowden calls Aadhaar a ‘natural tendency’ to snoop on citizens
05 Jan 2018
Edward Snowden, the man who blew the whistle on the US National Security Agency’s global surveillance programme, sees India’s Aadhaar system as “abuse” that is an outcome of the natural tendency of governments to keep tabs on citizens
Your Aadhaar details are up for sale, price: Rs500
04 Jan 2018
Despite numerous assurances by the government that one’s Aadhhar details are safe and cannot be misused, a shocking newspaper report claimed that the Aadhaar details of a billion Indians can be bought on WhatsApp for just Rs500 each
Cabinet clears 14-km two-lane tunnel at Zojila pass
04 Jan 2018
The tunnel, to be built at an estimated cost of Rs6,808 crore, would provide all weather connectivity to Srinagar, Kargil and Leh in Jammu and Kashmir
Jaitley unveils electoral bonds for political funding
03 Jan 2018
Electoral bonds, an interest-free banking instrument in the nature of a promissory note, can be bought by any Indian national and encashed by any eligible political party through a designated bank account with an authorised bank