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Arvind Subramanian: The argumentative Indian
Arvind Subramanian, India’s chief economic adviser (CEA), was named among the top 100 thinkers across the world by the US-based ......
Infrastructure
Railways to plough energy savings towards capital expenditure
Indian Railways, the country’s largest consumer of electricity, plans to deploy the savings from its electrification drive to contribute towards ......
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Suresh Prabhu switches to Plan B for revenue, no fare hike
Faced with the twin problem of falling revenue and increasing expenditure, the Indian Railways will look to monetise its assets ......
Infrastructure
Suresh Prabhu: On a sticky wicket?
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu is a cricket enthusiast. Handpicked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to head the controversy-ridden railways ministry, Prabhu ......
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President appeals to let Parliament function, stays away from spelling financial expectations
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday urged political parties to let the budget session of Parliament function thereby allowing the National ......
Infrastructure
As you keep ticking boxes, new issues come up: Anil Swarup
Anil Swarup, a 1981 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is credited with setting up a ......
Infrastructure
Backed by aggressive financing, India secures $1.6B Bangladesh power project order
As part of its neighbourhood-first foreign policy, the National Democratic Alliance government has adopted an aggressive financing approach to set ......
Infrastructure
India plans to set up solar energy projects in underdeveloped Asian and African countries
In what may bolster its credentials as the global clean energy champion, India plans to develop small-scale solar power projects ......
Infrastructure
India may shelve dollar-denominated solar electricity tariff plan
India may shelve its plan to introduce dollar-denominated tariff for grid-connected solar power, according to several government officials aware of ......
Infrastructure
Cabinet clears hybrid annuity model for national highways
The cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared a hybrid annuity model for ......
