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Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
Subhomoy writes on finance and government policy, especially all regulatory issues. He has travelled across Business Standard, Economic Times and the Financial Express before landing at The Indian Express. A former government officer, he has authored India's first book on the Special Economic Zones.
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Spectrum and ‘fabrication’: How CBI got a sharp 2G rapSubscriber Only
October 16, 2015 00:39 IST
In a Facebook post, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has attacked Sibal directly, and asked, “What about the Ministers who conspired to create a fabricated chargesheet, and a retired Judge who, for the sake of a post-retirement assignment, agreed to lend his offices for the same?”
Fri, Oct 16, 2015
2002 spectrum case dismissed: My faith in the judiciary has been vindicated, says Ex-telecom secySubscriber Only
October 16, 2015 00:22 IST
The case frankly gained mass attention because the UPA-II government was facing the heat from the clearly messy allocations made by its telecom minister A Raja to all sorts of companies in 2008.
Fri, Oct 16, 2015
The actual impact of flash sales of online companiesSubscriber Only
October 14, 2015 10:05 IST
Companies including Amazon, Flipkart, and Snapdeal have gone on a frenzied build up of inventory
Wed, Oct 14, 2015NSDC CEO, COO resign on differences with SkillMinSubscriber Only
October 10, 2015 02:19 IST
The resignation follows a tussle between the skill development ministry and NSDC on who will hold the pilot position on Centre's skill development agenda.
Sat, Oct 10, 2015
Push for vocational education: Govt plans separate skill development service cadreSubscriber Only
October 07, 2015 01:42 IST
The Cabinet is expected to clear the proposal this week. Sources said all the officers of the Directorate General of Employment and Training (DGE&T) will be subsumed in the cadre.
Wed, Oct 07, 2015
How the World Bank found fewer poor in the worldSubscriber Only
October 06, 2015 12:18 IST
Any drop in poverty is a great story so to that extent it is a cause for cheer. It is also an attractive story because the total has a way of raising hope—the number of those living on $1.90 a day has slipped to less than 1 billion.
Tue, Oct 06, 2015
RBI repo cut: 7 years after Dow Jones crash, September brings cheerSubscriber Only
September 29, 2015 13:19 IST
When Rajan took over at the RBI in September 2013, the Fed made noises that it was about to reverse that accommodative monetary policy sparking a huge reversal of dollar inflow into India.
Sat, Dec 26, 2015
Modi in US: What scares CEOs about doing business with IndiaSubscriber Only
September 25, 2015 17:36 IST
Indian taxes are not so much administered by laws as by the rules these officers take it upon themselves to write when the political masters have completed drafting the broad strokes.
Fri, Sep 25, 2015
Only 20 of top 500 companies account for 60 per cent capital expenditure in IndiaSubscriber Only
September 22, 2015 21:34 IST
On a positive note, the Ind-Ra report notes that the low level of 2014-15 is expected to be the bottom and the economy is expected to turn around in another two years.
Fri, Oct 07, 2016
Federal Reserve rates unchanged: What it meansSubscriber Only
September 18, 2015 10:27 IST
Inflation would climb only if some of the excess capital in the global markets can be yoked with labour to produce goods and services that people would buy.
Fri, Oct 07, 2016
World Bank’s state business rankings: Corruption still existsSubscriber Only
September 15, 2015 18:10 IST
The states which have pushed into the top flight are the relatively poorer states but it has taken little to clean up their act.
Fri, Oct 07, 2016
Signs of economic revival: Why the key is improved government functioningSubscriber Only
September 14, 2015 18:08 IST
A Goldman Sachs report released on Monday such changes could help economy leapfrog a generation of creating physical infrastructure and boost GDP growth.
Fri, Oct 07, 2016
Govt. raise of DA by 6 % — only a short term gainSubscriber Only
September 09, 2015 16:06 IST
The Modi government’s offer of a 6 per cent rise in DA does indeed matter, but only in the short term.
Fri, Oct 07, 2016
WEF report’s thumbs down for India on inclusive growth, provides no roadmap for solutionsSubscriber Only
September 07, 2015 16:29 IST
What India’s policy makers need is guidance and information on how more successful countries have managed to do so.
Fri, Oct 07, 2016
Inflation or deflation? A quick guide on how consumer prices are behaving in IndiaSubscriber Only
September 04, 2015 17:33 IST
Prices of goods in the wholesale market including those imported from abroad principally crude, were also rising in goose step.
Fri, Oct 07, 2016
No MAT on FII: Why issue of taxing foreign investors flares up repeatedly?Subscriber Only
September 03, 2015 01:35 IST
The sections of the tax manual that come up for examination differ, the political provenance of the governments differ, but the final results do not differ.
Fri, Oct 07, 2016
Govt likely to ask telcos to pay users Rs 1-5 per call dropSubscriber Only
September 03, 2015 00:57 IST
Plan to come up in the consultation paper to be released by regulator Trai.
Thu, Sep 03, 2015
Smart Cities: Location key for selection of first 20Subscriber Only
August 29, 2015 01:19 IST
If one looks at the geographical spread of the 98 shortlisted cities it can be witnessed that a large number of them are clustered around the freight corridors the government plans to build.
Wed, Sep 02, 2015
EPF takes a hit, but it had no option: Here’s whySubscriber Only
August 25, 2015 08:53 IST
The huge plunge in the stock market on Monday was not generated by a few brokers' cartel in India. It was a global seize-up.
Tue, Aug 25, 2015
Drop Calls: who’s to blame? EverybodySubscriber Only
August 24, 2015 15:38 IST
The government is checking out if all call drops are due to congestion as claimed by the telecom companies.
Mon, Aug 24, 2015
Simply put: Why calls drop, what telecom firms and govt can do about itSubscriber Only
August 20, 2015 00:31 IST
It makes sense for a telecom company to pitch for a 900 MHz band instead of 2,100 MHz or even 1,800 MHz.
Thu, Aug 20, 2015
Call drops: A towering challenge for Centre, telecom companiesSubscriber Only
August 18, 2015 02:03 IST
The government, keen to project India as the place of choice to do business has called up the telecom companies to ensure more calls get through in key office buildings in the heart of New Delhi.
Tue, Aug 18, 2015
Indian Railways jumps on OROP bandwagonSubscriber Only
August 15, 2015 02:36 IST
The specific mandate for the pay commission, however, does not include the examination of OROP even though its award will cover military personnel too.
Sat, Aug 15, 2015
Rs 3,000-cr ‘fraud’: Insurance companies to approach Arun Jaitley over tax raidsSubscriber Only
August 10, 2015 04:32 IST
Insurance companies claim the seizures are unjustified and that officers of the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) treated employees “inhumanly” and “harassed them” during search operations.
Mon, Aug 10, 2015Backlogs weigh down tribunals as settlements take years to concludeSubscriber Only
August 04, 2015 01:41 IST
In the CESTAT the number of pending cases as per finance ministry data is 97,672 as on May 31, 2015.
Tue, Aug 04, 2015Journalism of Courage
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