Harsh Kumar, Business Standard

Stories by Harsh Kumar, Business Standard

Why there are big loopholes in farm credit

Why there are big loopholes in farm credit

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2012

The RBI closes some, but many others still exist.

Special: The growth of Sonia, Rahul's 'non-profit' firm

Special: The growth of Sonia, Rahul's 'non-profit' firm

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2012

How did not-for-profit firm owned 76 per cent by Congress chief Sonia Gandi and her son Rahul possess real estate worth hundreds of crores? N Sundaresha Subramanian and Kavita Chowdhury report

Why going over the fiscal cliff could be a disaster

Why going over the fiscal cliff could be a disaster

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2012

The US election results were in line with expectations and the markets were not surprised.

RBI stance: What biz leaders say

RBI stance: What biz leaders say

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2012

Reserve Bank's recent policy stance has earned for it praise as well as brickbats.

RBI firm on more power before new bank licences

RBI firm on more power before new bank licences

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2012

Reserve Bank of India Governor D Subbarao on Tuesday said the central bank needed more powers before it could firm up the final guidelines on new bank licences.

Banks must monitor unhedged forex exposures: RBI

Banks must monitor unhedged forex exposures: RBI

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2012

RBI Also advises imposing a limit on these, beside mandating a system within two months to share information in this regard.

RBI stance: Industry feels let down

RBI stance: Industry feels let down

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2012

The profitability of industry is under stress and needs to be addressed by encouraging investments in the supply side infrastructure.

RBI demands full reporting of fake currency notes

RBI demands full reporting of fake currency notes

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2012

The Reserve Bank of India has now said failure to report such cases might lead to penal action.

What Rajat Gupta said before the sentence

What Rajat Gupta said before the sentence

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2012

Here's the address to the court.

Why the hot money debate is necessary

Why the hot money debate is necessary

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2012

Are short-term compulsions increasing long-term instability?

Food and fuel subsidies must be part of Aadhaar

Food and fuel subsidies must be part of Aadhaar

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2012

It will help to control the subsidy bill.

Is National Investment Board needed?

Is National Investment Board needed?

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2012

Though it will tackle the tangled web of permissions required for a project, a bottom-up approach would be more effective.

Consumers should be free to choose power distributor

Consumers should be free to choose power distributor

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2012

Since the privatisation of power distribution in Delhi about a decade ago, the overall electricity situation has improved.

Didi's LPG dieters

Didi's LPG dieters

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2012

SPECIAL: Little change post the Lehman crisis

SPECIAL: Little change post the Lehman crisis

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2012

Four years on, too little has changed

The FORGOTTEN task the freedom movement set itself

The FORGOTTEN task the freedom movement set itself

Rediff.com   15 Aug 2012

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.

Where's our Finance Minister?

Where's our Finance Minister?

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2012

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.

Will RBI chief Subbarao be the next FM?

Will RBI chief Subbarao be the next FM?

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2012

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.

Will RBI chief Subbarao be the next FM?

Will RBI chief Subbarao be the next FM?

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2012

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.

Railways to hire 100,000 to meet manpower demand

Railways to hire 100,000 to meet manpower demand

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2012

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.