Cyclone Michaung paralyses Chennai, revives fears of 2015 flood

Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc across Chennai and its neighboring districts, inundating the city, causing disruptions in flights and trains, and startling residents with a video capturing a......

Committee wants MoD to look upon private industry as an ally

Stressing on the 'Make in India' initiative, a Ministry of Defence appointed committee has recommended enhanced private sector involvement in materiel procurement by granting manufacturers tax and......

How Bihar changed under Nitish Kumar

What is Change really like in Bihar? Once denounced as a failed state, what turnaround has Bihar made in recent years? As Nitish Kumar wins a third term in office, we republish Archana......

Has Change really come to Bihar?

What is Change really like in Bihar? Once denounced as a failed state, what turnaround has Bihar made in recent years? Archana Masih reports from India's other most talked about state. When our......

No coronavirus lockdown for aerospace, defence firms

'For Indian firms supplying global majors, coronavirus is both a threat and an opportunity.'Ajay Shukla reports. Photograph: Reuters   The Karnataka government has exempted local aerospace......

Retail: Range of back-end infra FDI to widen

The committee of secretaries has decided to expand the definition of 'back-end infrastructure' for the proposed policy to permit foreign companies in multi-brand retail.The department of industrial......

Panel nods tough riders for retail FDI

The Union government's committee of secretaries (CoS) on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail has put a number of tough conditions.The CoS had earlier approved in principle the......

Govt mulls FDI in multi-brand retail in six cities

The government is likely to permit foreign direct investment in multi-brand retailing only in the six big metros.The emerging consensus in the government is that the recommendation of the......