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Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Yesterday · 09:30 am

Who benefits from Modi government’s commercial coal auctions? Not coal mining states

Scroll.in analysis shows the floor revenue share fixed in the current auctions yields lower assured returns for states compared to previous rounds.

Supriya Sharma

· Yesterday · 09:00 am

Businesses cheered moratorium on bankruptcy proceedings – but it may actually hurt them

Banks will be hit with even more bad loans, while suppliers will struggle to recover dues, and generate cash flow.

Vinodini Srinivasan

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Dhruva Gandhi

· Yesterday · 06:30 am

IT tribunal judgement on HSBC deposit is an endorsement of the ideology of nationalism tax

The decision abnegates the basic tenets of tax, trusts and evidence law and confirms the charge on specious notions, hearsay and Google search.

Kabeer Shrivastava

· Aug 09, 2020 · 07:30 am

India’s online shopping festivals show that ‘Boycott China’ are just hollow words

On the first day of Amazon and Flipkart’s annual festive season sales, Redmi, Oppo and Vivo were the big stars.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Aug 07, 2020 · 01:30 pm

PNB scam: Nirav Modi to be in custody till August 27, trial to begin in September, says London court

Modi was told the next hearing in the case will be a case management hearing ahead of a five-day trial from September 7.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 07, 2020 · 09:39 am

Middle class incomes were worst hit by India’s harsh coronavirus lockdown

While a large proportion of middle class household incomes were growing in 2019, the lockdown seems to have frozen that growth.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Aug 07, 2020 · 06:30 am

RBI Monetary Policy Committee keeps interest rates unchanged

The central bank said it will enhance liquidity support for financial markets, ease financial stress caused by the coronavirus and strengthen credit discipline.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 06, 2020 · 12:21 pm

In Jharkhand’s villages, solar-powered irrigation has helped tribal farmers turn a profit

It has also reduced migration to other states like Punjab and Kerala.

Soumya Sarkar

· Jul 31, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Output of eight core industries shrank 15% in June, shows government data

Seven of eight sectors – coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, steel, cement, and electricity – contracted.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 31, 2020 · 08:31 pm

In Bangladesh, a university programme is helping garment workers to take on managerial roles

These women are opting for varied fields like economics, public health and human resources.

Naimul Karim, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Jul 30, 2020 · 08:30 pm

The coronavirus crisis is likely to push Indian states into $110 billion debt

With revenues dwindling at both the Centre and state levels, it will become necessary to borrow.

Prathamesh Mulye, Qz.com

· Jul 30, 2020 · 01:30 pm