From absurd speed limits to complex rules, report highlights why everything is against the law in IndiaThe Economist argues that excessive and often illogical regulations in India force citizens to break rules. With a vast number of national-...
03 Jul, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
Bureaucracy slows down reforms approved by PM, says Ex-Niti chief Arvind PanagariyaFormer NITI Aayog vice chairman, Arvind Panagariya, lists the reason in his latest book.
15 Mar, 2020, 05.13 PM IST
The reforms India needs PM Modi to courageously undertakeBureaucracy has suffered for long because no political leader has had the guts to implement the crying reforms.
31 May, 2019, 09.51 PM IST
IIMs can now award degrees instead of diplomasAs per the provisions of the Act, the Board of Governors of each institute shall be the principal executive body comprising up to 19 member...
01 Jan, 2018, 03.46 PM IST
Why banks' bad-debt cleanup faces a long day in courtA nine-month target to clear 60 large corporate delinquencies may be wishful thinking.
08 May, 2017, 02.07 PM IST
Government giving top priority to addressing bad loans: Arun JaitleyIt's not a problem spread over hundreds of thousands of accounts...And it's not impossible for a large economy like India to resolve 20 to ...
26 Apr, 2017, 12.29 AM IST
US lawmakers concerned over curb on Christian charity in IndiaInvestigations revealed that it had been distributing foreign funds from Compassion International to both FCRA and non-FCRA NGOs.
07 Dec, 2016, 10.52 AM IST
Cadreism in government offices is worse than casteism in societyThe World Bank's 2016 edition of ease of doing business rankings placed India at 130th position in a list of 189 countries it ranks below e...
30 Jun, 2016, 10.49 AM IST
ET 500: Will the 'Make in India' dream turn into reality?India is expected to grow at 7.5% to 8%, says the World Bank, higher than Thailand and Indonesia, which are expected to grow at 4-5.5%.
27 Oct, 2015, 09.51 AM IST
Legal hurdles led to loss of $10 billion in five yearsComplex, troubling and often unnecessary legal hurdles have in resulted in a loss of over $10 billion in missed opportunities for investmen...
29 Apr, 2015, 03.01 PM IST
Narendra Modi needs to speed up reform process: Indian-American entrepreneur Vinod GuptaHaving announced some pro-economy measures, Prime Minister Narendra Modi now needs to accelerate the pace of reforms, a leading Indian-Amer...
12 Nov, 2014, 02.37 PM IST
Swedish firms expanding presence in India; aim to hire: SurveySwedish companies' appetite to invest in India is increasing at an impressive rate, says a survey.
16 Nov, 2013, 03.34 PM IST
House panel highlights forest law conflictsmembers of a Parliamentary standing committee have asked officials from the Union environment ministry, raising concern about conflict betw...
16 Nov, 2012, 04.51 AM IST
Is Indian bureaucracy the worst?Let not a few rotten apples blind us to the good work the bulk of the bureaucracy does in building India.
16 Jan, 2012, 04.45 AM IST
- New laws for old: Forest rights and red-tape wrongs
It is a little known fact that in roughly a fifth of our country's land area, a different legal system operates.
01 Apr, 2011, 06.05 AM IST
- None to protect tribal rights in panel on forest resources
Ministries of environment and forests and tribal affairs have jointly set up a 10-member committee to study and assess the impact of Forest...
12 Feb, 2010, 04.24 AM IST
- Govt declines CAPA's 49 pc FIs in Indian carriers
Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation has demanded allowing foreign airlines to invest up to 49 per cent in Indian carriers, but the Centre has ...
13 Jun, 2007, 02.16 PM IST