The Great VAT Robbery

Parliamentarians and state legislators indulge in their regular frivolities, walk-outs alternate with inane shouting bouts on the floor of the House. Meanwhile, the Great Train Robbery in the form......

Tiger task force calls for red alert

While asserting that there was no quick fix solution for conservation of tigers in India, the Tiger Task Force on Thursday called for a red alert during the monsoon when poaching in the forests......

A blow-by-blow account of what happened in Parliam

It was one of the most tantalising days in Parliament. Parties debated for and against the nuclear deal. MPs crossed swords, armed with allegations and statistics. As the nation was glued to the......

PVR copyright to attract service tax: Govt to HC

The revenue department has contested the petition filed by PVR Pictures in the Delhi high court against the government's decision to levy service tax on copyright services such as sale of music......

MSMEs need help again but not the way govt did last time

While players in the financial ecosystem are opening up to the idea of receivables funding for the sector, this market needs a regulator, which a Parliament panel feels only RBI can provide.......

'Link PSU pay to performance'

The second central public sector units (PSU) pay revision committee report has suggested a new classification of state-owned companies linking salaries and remuneration to productivity and......

India is not just about agriculture

On July 11, Business Standard published Abheek Barua's article on rural IndiaThe 1.9 per cent growth economy The gist of it was:Rural India is nothing but agriculture; and since agriculture has......