The finance ministry is working on a Cabinet note for establishing a full-fledged Public Debt Management Office, officials told Business Standard.
'As matters stand, Russia and Saudi Arabia, two of the world's biggest oil producers, are set for a hard landing as they didn't diversify their economies as much as they should have when the oil prices were booming.'
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The notes argue that it will widen the talent base available to govt to deliver increasingly complex services to a demanding population.
Though Vistara is not a low-cost carrier, it could benefit from the fact that the difference between the fares of LCCs and economy class of full-service carriers in India is minimal today.
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'The so-called old guard is uneasy and resentful. These are the makings of a new Congress where there will be little or no role for them. And in their opinion, it is not a Congress that will win elections,' says Aditi Phadnis.
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As the NDA government completes two years in office, there are more questions on Swarupa Dutt's mind than answers.
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The current bear run has already been the second longest since 1975.
'To re-establish the writ of the State and resume governance, frayed tempers in the streets and in the media need to be calmed.'
'Modi has missed the bus in Kashmir.'
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This Budget plans for an increase to 10.3% of GDP from 9.9%.
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The 2,500-hectares lease included both notified and non-notified areas.
Ministers in the Narendra Modi government have been busy making presentations on their 100 days of work. But what these presentations do not mention is that decisions by ministers have been few, with plenty of papers and files moving to the Prime Minister's Office, which is increasingly emerging as a centralised clearance point, even for routine and ordinary issues. Though policy paralysis was a term used freely for the United Progressive Alliance regime, questions are now being raised about pending decisions across ministries and whether at least some ministers have turned redundant.
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'He is anything but astute or charismatic. He believes the Congress can win elections without alliances in the Hindi heartland.'
As rural demand tapers, companies are back at the drawing board, firming up plans to beat the unexpected slowdown in sales.
'The government has belied the hope that many harboured of change, efficiency and dismantling old practices as the defence ministry continues to pursue the same well trodden and wasteful path.'
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