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Unfair to call them Tax Defaulters

posted by Vivek Sharma

07 Aug 2009, 09:00, | permalink | comments

labels: government, companies

If you haven’t already read it, the government says reputable companies like Tata Motors, Coca Cola India, Oracle Corp and Reliance Infrastructure have all defaulted on their tax liabilities. The gove...

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Nilekani Model for Government?

posted by Vivek Sharma

26 Jun 2009, 08:22, | permalink | comments

labels: government

Nandan Nilekani’s appointment as the head of the new Unique Identification Authority may not be the first time a successful technocrat or an entrepreneur is appointed to a top government office. Howev...

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New SEBI member, CFA charterholder, takes charge

posted by Vivek Sharma

22 Jul 2008, 22:23, | permalink | comments

labels: public sector, government, Indian stock markets

Not many civil servants get to be in positions that match their academic qualifications or specialisations. Many brilliant individuals end up as mere file pushers, even after decades of service. Towar...

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Government’s energy priorities

posted by Vivek Sharma

29 Jun 2008, 20:26, | permalink | comments

labels: government, energy/oil

With oil prices above $140 per barrel, total under-recoveries from retail fuel sales for this financial year is now estimated at Rs.3 lakh crore. If you are wondering why the government is not aggress...

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Ahluwalia remains an optimist

posted by Vivek Sharma

28 Jun 2008, 08:33, | permalink | comments

labels: government, energy/oil, politics, economy

These are tough times and most of us expect it will only get tougher in future. Not so if you are Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Planning Commission deputy chairman. In an interview earlier this week, he ins...

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The Mumbai Sea-Link project saga – III

posted by Vivek Sharma

17 Jun 2008, 20:37, | permalink | comments

labels: government, infrastructure, companies

When the Maharashtra government became ‘concerned’ about the very short concession period quoted for the Mumbai Sea Link project by the winning bidder – a consortium led by Reliance Infrastructu...

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Dr. Reddy calls a spade a spade

posted by Vivek Sharma

28 May 2008, 23:15, | permalink | comments

labels: government, economy

Until liberalisation in the early nineties, the RBI was perceived as some kind of a minor government department. True to that image, the job of RBI governor was not as high profile as it is now and me...

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Pushing premium branded petrol

posted by Vivek Sharma

21 May 2008, 16:29, | permalink | comments

labels: public sector, government, energy/oil, branding/marketing

I first saw it in Bangalore, a couple of weeks back. Some of the HPCL outlets had adorned the regular petrol dispensers with shabbily written ‘No Stock’ boards, while the premium branded petrol was re...

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Mumbai Trans-Harbour project gets more curious

posted by Vivek Sharma

17 May 2008, 15:19, | permalink | comments

labels: government, infrastructure, companies

The ambitious Rs6,000 crore Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link project is now bound to attract even more controversy. The project was awarded to a consortium led by Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Energy, now ...

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The true oil subsidy burden

posted by Vivek Sharma

16 Apr 2008, 20:13, | permalink | comments

labels: public sector, government, energy/oil, economy

Rs640 crore a day, or Rs2,33,600 crore a year – that is what our state owned oil companies will burn in under-recoveries, if crude oil prices remain at the current levels and retail fuel prices are...

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Corporate proxy wars in parliament

posted by Vivek Sharma

28 Mar 2008, 14:10, | permalink | comments (1)

labels: government, companies, corporate governance, corruption

There is nothing wrong in members of parliament raising questions about the activities of publicly owned companies. In fact, they should do so more frequently in the interest of improving corporate...

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