State governments are expected to play a more significant role
He was most recently credited as one of the brains behind labour law reforms in Rajasthan
In the past two years, investors in gold have lost money.
On Friday, the nameplate of the erstwhile commission on the railings of the Yojana Bhawan was pulled down and replaced with NITI Aayog.
Even if the new body focuses on long-term planning, it is unlikely to do so through five-year Plans.
For PPP projects, clause on consent requirement could be abolished or brought down to 50% of land owners, against the current 70%
Trade sanctions on Russia by Europe and the US offer an opportunity for India, but the devaluation of the rouble may play spoilsport
The rouble has been falling steadily since early November and collapsed earlier this month following a spectacular decline in the price of crude oil to five-year lows.
India has around 600,000 villages spread across the country.
If the presentation made by the Commission to the chief ministers is followed in letter and spirit, central sector and sponsored schemes will no longer be the domain of central ministries alone.
Sanjeeb Mukherjee, who was eight years old when the deadly gas leaked from Union Carbide's factory, gives his account of living in the city during that fateful period
This year, India bought 27.7% of the gold exported by Switzerland; in Jan, this was only 15%.
Crude oil's long price slide might be ending, feel some experts. Last Friday, the price of Brent crude, seen as a benchmark for what India uses, saw a low of $75.3 a barrel - it is now trading around $79. The fall has been nearly a third from its high seen in June, only five months earlier.
Marriage season will end in the next two months and import growth is likely to taper off
The bill on October 2013 was $1.01 billion for 38 tonnes.
Silver is emerging as a stronger bet for the long-term.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently extended a Rs 8,000-crore (Rs 80 billion) central support for building roads in Jammu & Kashmir, Union Cabinet's approval for the big-ticket announcement came in barely 48 hours.
Move comes after agencies unearth several cases of misuse of the 80:20 scheme.
The NDA is looking to reduce fiscal deficit not by chopping social sector spending but by paring it down
China has cast a long shadow on India's economy.
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