Four years on, too little has changed
The government should step up its efforts to improve rural sanitation, for the sake of the children who die as a consequence of cultural apathy.
On sarkaritel.com, a private initiative that serves as a gateway to the government, the council of ministers does not include the finance portfolio at all.
The governor had just made an elaborate presentation in defence of the central bank's decision to not to succumb to industry's demand for rate cuts in the mid-quarter policy.
The governor had just made an elaborate presentation in defence of the central bank's decision to not to succumb to industry's demand for rate cuts in the mid-quarter policy.
With 1.36 million employees, the railways are one of the country's biggest employers, constituting 28 per cent of the total central government employees.
Reports that the government is considering seeking a review of that judgment are worrying.
Indian aviation has deep-rooted problems that need comprehensive and coordinated solutions, and high aviation turbine fuel pricing is certainly the most urgent.
Yes, provided the financial health of banks is not impaired; but there is a great risk of companies misusing rescue funds.
India needs to rapidly generate gainful employment for millions of young men and women expected to join the workforce in the coming decade.
There are thousands of stocks within the NSE, for example, that are rarely traded.
No one expects the US to sign up on any real deal till the next presidential elections are over.
Asia has more than one candidate who fits the bill.
If such bar-coding covers government procurement, pinpointing the culprits will become easier.
S&P's specific concern is that: "US policymakers might not reach an agreement on how to address medium- and long-term fiscal challenges."
If inflation begins to climb again as the primary and secondary effects of fuel price increase, yields and interest rates could move up again.
Heads must roll, the culprits punished and greater transparency brought into the functioning of all institutions.
Ireland contributes roughly a quarter of percent of global GDP and 2 per cent of eurozone. The exposure of global financial institutions to both Irish sovereign and bank debt is somewhat small and the Irish government seems to be all set to be bailed out by Europe's stability fund and the IMF. Market estimates put the bailout package at roughly 100 billion, a sum that is by no means hefty by the standards of rescue packages offered over the last couple of years.
The unending travails of Prasar Bharati Corporation, now made worse by allegations of corruption in high places and a threatened strike by its employees, point once again to the need for new thinking on public broadcasting.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to issue a fresh tender for a Kochi team, as the current franchisee has written to the board expressing its intention to withdraw from the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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