Why govt fund and monsoon failed to lift rural economy

Although demonetisation and improper implementation of GST along with falling prices are being blamed for much of the distress in rural India for some time, experts believe those may not be the......

UP battle won, BJP eyes return to reform agenda

UP is an important state to roll out the government’s agrarian reforms and job growth policies. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday tweeted that a......

Modi @ 3: A report card

Critics argue that much more could have been done and that the government was slow to react to many events. In the last three years, the Narendra Modi government has faced it all. From severe......

Budget: Pranab may fall back on divestment

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee might have to fall back on divestment and other non-tax revenue sources while presenting the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6, economists believe. "There is little......