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PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality checkIndia is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation fa...
Amaravati still under construction, but Quantum Valley project already luring deep tech startups, scientistsAmaravati, a new city in Andhra Pradesh, is becoming a hub for quantum computing. A technology park called Quantum Valley is attracting sci...
IAS officer's post on reforms after UDF victory sparks debate in KeralaIn a bold move to reshape Kerala, a young IAS officer has laid out a comprehensive plan for impactful reforms. His vision includes raising ...
BJP gains in Bengal may accelerate reforms push amid economic headwindsThe dominant National Democratic Alliance constituent at the Centre has registered its maiden victory in West Bengal, retained Assam and Pu...
Supervision must look beyond formal compliance, says RBI Deputy Guv Swaminathan JRBI Deputy Governor Swaminathan J. warns that weak oversight in banking can lead to hidden risks. He stresses that supervision must go beyo...
Weaker monsoon prediction, Iran war cloud growth outlookIndia's rural economy is faced with potential challenges. A weaker monsoon and rising farm costs from the Iran war could impact growth this...
Should political parties be allowed to dole out freebies? Economists offer a solutionThe political slugfest that has broken out over freebies between the ruling party and the opposition comes at a time when the Supreme Court...
Chennai floats a new platform for ideas - Chennai International CentreIt has been structured as a company to allow it the ease of operations of a private limited company but also has Trust to perpetuate the CI...
Here is why Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa does not want GST"If Tamil Nadu takes up GST, they may have to either borrow money or give up some of the schemes," said former director of Madras School of...
C Rangarajan appointed as Chancellor of Hyderabad UniversityMukherjee, the Visitor of the university, appointed Rangarajan for a term of three years, a release from Madras School of Economics (MSE) s...
Big-Bang reforms not applicable to India: Arvind SubramanianArvind Subramanian today said big bang reforms are frankly not applicable to a country like India as there was multiple veto centres.
Arvind Subramanian wants state to compete with each other on governanceSubramanian has said the states may have to compete with each other on governance for growth and investments, a "watershed" departure from ...
President Mukherjee to inaugurate School of Commerce & EconomicsThe College proposes to have self-financing programmes on Commerce, Corporate Secretaryship and Economics in the new building.
- Madras School of Economics experts call for eco-tax in GST
Environmental considerations should be taken care of in the proposed GST regime in the form of an eco-tax so as to encourage green practice...
- As PM steps in, will the economy step up? Economists speak
ET spoke to a range of economists and former top bureaucrats to bring to your table a set of policy options available with the government.
Budget 2012: There's urgent need for fiscal consolidationAvailable evidences indicate that the growth in 2011-12 may not be much different from that of 2008-09, when it was 6.8%.
- Government plans to maintain fiscal deficit target from next year
Government has indicated that it intends to return to the fiscal consolidation road map promised in the February budget from the next year ...
- Fiscal deficit for 7 months to October at 75% of annual target
The government has run a fiscal deficit of nearly threefourths of the full-year estimates in the first seven months of the current year.
- Lending rate on small savings loans to states linked to FRBM
The Union cabinet has cleared a finance ministry proposal to withdraw lower lending rates offered to states on loans from NSSF.
- Economy will grow by 10%: FM
Finance minister P Chidambaram today said he was confident that the economy would grow by 10 per cent and the country's exports would touch...