Tenacity: Mother Of Success

RBI Sharply Revises GDP Growth, But Govt Seems To Be In Denial On Slowdown

The indications of a slowing economy have been in the air for some time. The government’s reaction, though,...

TN Seshan: Whose Eccentricity And Blinding Religious Belief Often Got Better Of Him

What Seshan did to the election commission – with toughness, unwillingness to bend and sometimes...

‘People Will Say What They’ve To Say’

Assimilate Assam Immigrants, Fears Over Influx Unfounded: Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo

Esther Duflo says fear of migration is often made worse by governments who want to be seen to be doing...

People Will Say What They Have To: Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo On Piyush Goyal’s Comment

Pyush Goyal commented in a dismissive fashion after it was announced that the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in...

Poverty Rates In India May Go Up, Warns Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo

The number of poor in India has been slashed, says Duflo. 'But that does not mean we should be happy. That is...

Economy Slowed Down But Likely To Improve In Near Future, Indicates RBI

The post-policy statement of RBI clearly indicates that the central bank is likely to continue to remain...

After Three Misses, Nirmala Sitharaman Hits Bulls Eye To Tackle Low GDP Growth Rate

What will come as a further relief for companies would be the decision to do away the minimum alternate tax...

Nirmala Sitharaman’s Incentives Are Likely To Have Marginal Impact On Exports Or Housing

The government's plan to organise at least four Mega Shopping Festivals is aimed at providing incentives to...

Auto Sector Slowdown: It's Not About Ola, Uber Rides, Reasons Lie Elsewhere

It would be wrong to look at the taxi services to identify the slump. The reasons are elsewhere, related to...

Houses Of Usher

Why do companies fail? An insider gives the lowdown on fatal bunglings and oversight

100 Days Of Modi Government 2.0: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

On the economic front, the government has shown a moon-walk-like approach--unsure of the terrain that it is...