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Nine more added

With the recent addition of nine, we have 99 cities listed ‘Smart.’ The diversities in the economic conditions of these cities are pronounced. For analysing...

Contracting out jobs – welcome move by TN government

For long IE has been pointing to the unsustainability of the burgeoning outgo on the salaries and pensions, subsidies and grants and debt servicing...

Agriculture – need for agglomeration of land holdings

The recent budget has been welcomed for the generous packages offered for the farm sector. However, these are the linear extensions of practices that...

The mega mergers

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been advocating the merger of several public-sector undertakings in different sectors to build institutions of large sizes. This plan...

Simultaneous elections

As the Lok Sabha election of 2019 approaches, political parties sharpen their strategies. Regional players who enjoyed considerable clout in the long years of...

Textile industry to the fore

Tamil Nadu is home to a wide range of textile products, from the rich traditional handlooms to the sunrise segment of technical textiles. The handloom...

‘Picture Abhi Baaki Hai.’

Nirav Modi said ‘I LoU Bank,’ and Punjab National Bank fell for it hook, line and sinker. While love was still in the air...

Digital retail transactions stabilise at higher level

The total value of digital retail transactions increased from less than Rs.500 billion in mid-2015 to Rs.750 billion by August 2016 – implying...

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