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In Modi’s first term, economic surveys came with big ideas but few saw light of day

Previous chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian presented 4 economic surveys with 4 big ideas that indicated a way forward for comprehensive development.

Bond traders have challenge spotting India’s hidden, growing debt

There are growing expectations that the government will do an accounting sleight of hand to keep its deficit in check.

Service industry index drops first time in 13 months

India lost its status as the fastest-growing major economy after growth slowed to a five-year low of 5.8% in the first three months of the year.

Fear of inheritance tax looms large, India’s super rich are looking to set up trusts

Inheritance tax was abolished in 1985. But fearing its return, rich professionals and businessmen are flocking to tax consultants to set up trusts to avoid the tax.

Foreign investors can’t ignore India if they want high returns, Canada’s Manulife says

China faces uncertainty after trade war and India is a market that is large, growing and generating interest, Manulife says.

Sensex soars a second day ahead of budget, earnings

Sensex climbed 0.3% and NSE Nifty 50 Index rose 0.4% as investors wait to see what the new Modi government announces in its budget.

Demonetisation had no effect on economy, says Nirmala Sitharaman days before Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who will be presenting her first budget on 5 July, said the Modi govt was focusing on reforms to boost India's high growth.

India leads in steel imports, records close to 100 million tons this year

India's overseas purchases from South Korea, Japan and other Southeast Asian neighbours totalled 7.8 million tons, making it a net importer, and are likely to stay around that level this year.

Water scarcity in Tamil Nadu claims another victim — sugar cane mills

Many of Tamil Nadu's sugar factories have been facing a severe shortage of sugar cane as monsoon deficit leaves the state dry.

Moody’s Investors India puts CEO on leave as it probes whistle blower complaint

ICRA said Moody's Investors, the rating company, was probing certain matters related to a debt score it assigned to a client and its subsidiaries.

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.