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Nitin Sethi
Nitin Sethi is a Scroll.in staffer.
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Adani Mundra project: First, Rs 200-crore fine cancelled. Now, officials find company did no wrong
After concluding that the company had not violated green regulations, the environment ministry is processing the company’s proposal to expand the project.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava & Nitin Sethi
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PNB’s audit committee (with a government representative) knew bank’s fraud checks were weak
The bank did not have enough independent members on its board of directors between 2015 and 2017.
Nitin Sethi & Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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As analysts take a closer look at the Budget, some economists fear that fiscal deficit could widen
The Centre aims to contain the gap between revenue and expenditure at 3.3% of GDP. Economists think could be difficut because tax collections may fall short.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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How choppy GST implementation helped Jaitley brighten revenue estimates by Rs 1.07 lakh crore
The Centre has appropriated a portion of revenues that should actually have gone to the states.
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IAS officer’s appointment to top Himachal post puts spotlight on Modi’s 360-degree appraisal system
Vineet Chawdhary was denied a promotion as a secretary in the Union government. But that did not prevent him from getting the top job in Himachal Pradesh.
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It’s not so rosy anymore: Economic Survey paints a sobering picture
The exuberance of previous surveys is gone. ‘Stuff happens,’ says the chief economic adviser.
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Video
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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This year’s Economic Survey is likely to focus on rural economy, agriculture, with eye on 2019 polls
Government has been grappling with agrarian crisis and faced the political fallout of it during last month’s Gujarat elections.
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PM’s plan for free gas connections is failing its objective – as government had been warned it would
A study commissioned in 2015 said that for the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to succeed, the price of gas cylinders would have to be reduced.
Nitin Sethi & Aroon Deep
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How the safety of India’s processed food was compromised by orders from the Prime Minister’s Office
The Narendra Modi government has done away with scientific scrutiny of how companies mix ingredients in many new processed food products.
Nitin Sethi & Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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For years, India’s food safety regulator has twisted rules to allow sale of unsafe processed food
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has disregarded the warnings of its own scientists and broken its rules to do so.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava & Nitin Sethi
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The fine print: Groups of individuals, NGOs can buy electoral bonds without public disclosure
The scheme could help entities route black money to political parties through shell companies, experts fear.
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Song for the New Year: Mukul Shivputra’s Bhairavi reminds me everything new starts with a memory
Scroll staffers pick their favourite tunes.
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The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time