Scroll Investigation: The curious case of Russian oil deals that benefited Essar, hurt ONGC

The transactions involve Kremlin-controlled Rosneft.

M Rajshekhar

· Feb 04, 2019 · 09:00 am

Interview: ‘We have underestimated the extent of India’s jobs crisis. It is far more serious’

This is not just about low job creation but also about the worsening quality of jobs, says Himanshu, associate professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

M Rajshekhar

· Jan 31, 2019 · 07:25 pm

P Chidambaram interview: Minimum income plan aims to wipe out poverty, MGNREGA had limited objective

On January 28, Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced his party will launch a minimum income guarantee for every poor person.

M Rajshekhar

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Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Jan 30, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Three ways in which the Modi government is ruining the Ganga

Three projects will reduce water flows into the river, pollute it, denude its catchment areas and endanger its biodiversity.

M Rajshekhar

· Jan 19, 2019 · 09:00 am

Modi said he would revive Ganga but his government is doing the opposite by reviving dams

The BJP promised to ensure a continuous flow for the river. That is undermined by new hydel projects in Uttarakhand.

M Rajshekhar

· Jan 17, 2019 · 09:00 am

Modi’s clean Ganga plan hinges on private companies tackling sewage. Will it work?

Four years after the Narendra Modi government launched the Rs 20,000-crore Namami Gange project, Scroll.in investigates how it is progressing.

M Rajshekhar

· Jan 15, 2019 · 09:00 am

Insolvency process: Competition Commission should see if monopolies are forming, says Yashwant Sinha

The former finance minister says private investment must be promoted to help turn India’s economy around.

M Rajshekhar

· Jan 03, 2019 · 06:30 pm

Interview: Income support schemes for farmers are a cop-out, says economist Abhijit Sen

The former Planning Commission member explains why the country needs to tread carefully on this idea.

M Rajshekhar

· Jan 03, 2019 · 06:30 am

Opinion: New RBI chief Shaktikanta Das’s actions after note ban show why he is a poor choice

Demonetisation revealed two unnerving things about the former economic affairs secretary.

M Rajshekhar

· Dec 12, 2018 · 06:30 am

Biggest winner of Modi’s loan-in-59-minutes plan for small companies is an Ahmedabad fintech startup

How was a private player entrusted with a crucial project that gives it access to sensitive data and large commissions?

M Rajshekhar

· Nov 08, 2018 · 09:00 am

India’s curious inflexibility in trying to fix its bad loan crisis is leading to unforeseen problems

Since every case of default is seen as the result of fraud, distressed firms aren’t being rehabilitated and banks are recovering only a fraction of their loans.

M Rajshekhar

· Nov 02, 2018 · 09:00 am

Arun Jaitley is being disingenuous in blaming RBI for the troubles of India’s small and medium firms

If the MSME sector was tottering by the time he became the country’s finance minister, the next four and a half years felled it.

M Rajshekhar

· Nov 02, 2018 · 06:30 am