India’s 'China-plus-one' push needs tax ease and fast-track FTAs with developed nations: Arvind VirmaniIndia must reform its tax system and streamline clearances to attract global investments moving away from China. Economist Arvind Virmani e...
17 May, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Beyond wage protest: Bureaucracy, compliance burden strain Noida-Greater Noida MSMEsIndustry stakeholders say legacy bureaucratic systems and entrenched administrative practices are undermining MSMEs’ momentum in the region.
16 Apr, 2026, 10.30 AM IST
Centre reshuffles top bureaucracy; appoints 48 officers as joint secretariesThe Centre has announced a significant bureaucratic reshuffle. Forty-eight civil servants have been appointed to joint secretary or equival...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
Bengaluru techie gets shocked at manager’s response when he asked for week long leave: ‘He didn’t even….’An employee's starkly contrasting experiences with leave requests at a WITCH company versus a product-based firm in Bangalore highlighted d...
10 Apr, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
Be cool and stay cool in Indian summers - Desi styleIndia continues to wear Western suits as workwear, a colonial imposition. European traders brought these clothes, but local cotton garments...
04 Apr, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
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
How Indian bureaucracy is moving urgent files with ingenuity during the lockdownThe government cannot move one step without a file. Here's how filed are being moved in this situation.
05 Apr, 2020, 08.52 AM IST
381 babus, including 24 IAS, punished: Personnel ministry to PM ModiThe ministry has taken actions like premature retirement and cut in remuneration against 381 civil services officers, including 24 from the...
25 Jul, 2017, 02.45 PM IST
A strengthened bureaucracy can bring sustainable growth into India: Shekhar Sambhshivan, Invesco'For the next few months, we will have to wait for all the actions that the new government has taken to bear results,' says Shekhar Sambhsh...
08 Oct, 2014, 12.21 PM IST
Our babus will prove adept at finding greener pasturesOur bureaucracy is not known to be nimble on its feet, nor are practices like jumping through hoops or overcoming hurdles part of its list ...
02 Jun, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
Alive and legally dead: The quirks of going-by-the-rule bookA retired babu was informed that not having taken out his pension for years meant his file had been closed and he is presumed dead.
15 Oct, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Tryst with destiny: How the bureaucracy comes in the way of India's economic freedomIs freedom from bad governance as important as freedom from foreign governance? As India prepares for its 67the Independence Day this quest...
15 Aug, 2013, 11.07 AM IST
How to fix the 5 problems that ail Indian bureaucracyA report last year ranked Indian bureaucracy as the worst in Asia, saying its officials are rarely held accountable.
02 May, 2013, 08.43 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
- Indian bureaucracy rated worst in Asia, says a Political & Economic Risk Consultancy report
Indian bureaucracy is the worst in Asia with a 9.21 rating out of 10, according to a report by a prestigious consulting firm based in Singa...
11 Jan, 2012, 02.04 PM IST
- Govt panel accuses Gajendra Haldea of unethical conduct
The head of a government panel has accused one of its members - senior Planning Commission official Gajendra Haldea - of unethical conduct ...
17 Aug, 2011, 04.27 AM IST
- Indian bureaucracy is worst in Asia: Study
Indian bureaucracy has been ranked least efficient by business survey of 12 economies. 'Ribbon Cutter': Gopalakrishnan was known as celebri...
04 Jun, 2009, 08.13 AM IST