The agricultural supply system has to be able to respond to this increasing demand, which it is not able to do.
Capital flows have become much more skittish and volatile during this period, with short-term horizons dominating allocations.
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The last thing the country needs in a globalising and technologically advancing international business environment is a poorly educated workforce.
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Progress on several parameters creates a tipping point situation.
A number of significant linkages between rainfall and economic outcomes have policy implications.
The post-crisis debate on capital account management focuses on matching instruments with vulnerabilities.
India's macroeconomic situation has benefited from oil prices' decline.
The RBI will have to focus on constructive change to ensure growth.
India is set for decent growth in 2015.
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Data used for the graph and cited elsewhere in the column were obtained from various publications of the RBI.
The assumption clearly was that project execution timelines would be adhered to and revenues would flow in as scheduled.
First, there has been a significant softening in commodity prices - most notably oil.
The first stage of the inclusion strategy was focussed on opening bank accounts, logically seen as creating the last-mile channels for financial access.
The goal of the Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low-Income Households, a panel chaired by Nachiket Mor that submitted its report to the Reserve Bank of India last week, is truly a BHAG.
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