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India at 75: How strong infrastructure holds the key to unlock bight future

Ambitious plans like the bullet train, 5G telecom network, and several more will be instrumental in shaping a better future, covering a major portion of the population

Can PMLA really be the go-to legislation to probe financial crimes?

Several older legislations like the Black Money Act and the Benami Transactions Act have become subservient to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act now

Irdai tightens anti-money laundering rules for insurance companies

The guidelines come as the regulator is preparing the ground for a larger exposure of foreign companies and a wider range of domestic financial sector companies to enter the sector

How CIL is chasing the monsoon to reduce coal supply disruptions

After long power outages owing to coal shortages over two years, the government and its principal producer have drawn up an integrated plan to preclude the annual seasonal supply dislocations

Compensation to blame: Amendments to strengthen law on industrial accidents

Proposed amendments to the Public Liability Insurance Act may end the high level of non-compliance among companies

EPFO in a jam: Why meaningful pension reforms are not moving ahead

Instead of reforms, in many ways, 2022 is showing signs of walk back on pension reforms

Rewriting an industrial hazards law that followed the Bhopal gas leak

While it is easier now to sue a firm for adopting harmful manufacturing processes, successive govts have dragged their feet on goading companies to take out adequate insurance

Shortage of administrative capacity leading to underspending by states

CAG audits show that more than lack of funds, it's the shortage of administrative capacity that leads to underspending on health and education

India's trace mineral SPV plans equity top-up, ministries hold talks

The three promoter companies have promised to plumb in equity in the ratio of 40:30:30

Delhi banquet halls get notices for 'massive' tax evasion in wedding biz

Based on GST records, the income tax department's investigation arm has begun to piece together the evidence and send out notices

The state-level political dynamics behind the windfall tax on fuel exports

Gujarat has the highest percentage of private oil pumps at 24%, followed by Rajasthan at 14.5%; the former will elect a new legislative assembly by this December, the latter, a year later

The emerging stress in imports: Surprisingly, it's coal more than oil

More than oil, as the demand for coal shoots up even further in the economy, it has become the new pressure point in the import basket of India

G20 has a Russia-Ukraine problem as India takes up presidency next year

The war has cleaved the group, stalling much of the preparatory work on more substantive issues

Coal is the new pain point as India grapples with a massive import bill

Quite low in the pecking order of inbound consignments at one point, the fossil fuel today accounts for a third of the value of crude entering the country

In a first, RBI governor to write to FinMin if inflation target missed

Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), has remained above 6 per cent, the upper limit of the tolerance band, since January this year

Coal India, the producer with no experience in importing supplies

The country's largest domestic supplier has been appointed a quasi-canalising agency for sourcing overseas supplies

Agnipath hiring: Armed forces must avoid the track Indian Railways took

The Railways' experience with its half-century-old apprenticeship programme offers a view of the problems that could occur with the armed forces' new recruitment scheme

A primer on GOI's hidden power centre and why the CSS calls the shots

The overwhelming number of officers in the CSS cadres are an indication of the clout it wields on key policy decisions across ministries

GIC Re part of Rs 500-crore insurance pool to cover imports from Russia

While it will be called the fertiliser pool with a corpus of Rs 500 crore, it can be used to cover the risks of oil and gas imports too

In the works at IRDAI: Making Indian insurance firms less risk-averse

The regulator hints at relaxing the FDI cap still further but it is unclear yet whether doing so would spread insurance to the bottom of the pyramid