Economy - general
India lags behind Pak, Bangla, Nepal in inclusive development
23 Jan 2018
India was ranked 62nd among 74 emerging economies on World Economic Forum's Inclusive Development Index, well behind all its BRICS peers and even Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal
India’s richest 1% corner 73% of country’s resources: survey
22 Jan 2018
The situation is grimmer globally, where 82 per cent of the wealth generated last year went to 1 per cent, while 3.7 billion people that account for the poorest half of population saw no increase in their wealth
GST Council slashes rates on 29 goods and 53 services
18 Jan 2018
The council, however, left a decision on bringing petrol and diesel under GST and the issue of simplifying the returns filing process to the next meeting
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
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