Veena Mani &Amp;Amp; Nitin Sethi

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Govt may now cap prices of antibiotics
Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

The intention of the government is to cap prices of drugs that are essential and which...

CAG audit of GST reveals systemic flaws, not just glitches
Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

The CAG audit and other data suggests it could be far from the efficient new...

'Climate change could push up cereal prices by 29%'
Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

A report authored by UN's panel of scientists from across the world on climate change...

Ayushman frauds pile up: How govt plans to tackle the menace
Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

Government officials have lodged FIRs and slapped fines to the tune of Rs 1 crore on...

PAN cards not linked to Aadhaar will be cancelled from Sep 1
Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

To validate and continue using the existing PAN cards, citizens will have to link them...

Budget 2019 - Is the Rs 6.63 trillion GST target too ambitious?
Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

A well-established tax system would have a predictable buoyancy - how fast the...

How Haryana govt helped Patanjali to buy lands illegally
Rediff.com24 Jun 2019

When agricultural holdings get fragmented over years, the state government has the...

Patanjali's maze of firms that do shady land dealing in Haryana
Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

Restricted by state government orders, the ownership of such land could not be formally...

How Patanjali 'broke' laws to acquire land in Aravalli hills
Rediff.com19 Jun 2019

The land acquisition, the consolidation process in Kot and a slew of other decisions by...

Reimagining environmental governance won't be easy
Rediff.com30 May 2019

Successive governments focused on altering the clearance processes but largely gave a...

How Modi govt plans to spur economic growth
Rediff.com27 May 2019

There is talk of a fresh approach to a new labour code as well as reforming land...

Realty hits green hurdle as NDA's reforms end up in court
Rediff.com16 May 2019

The ease with which city-level master plans are altered and land-use patterns changed...

Caution: You are still being watched!
Rediff.com24 Mar 2019

The government claims the existing safeguards under the law are adequate, lawful,...

Tribal eviction: 'SC order a setback for conservation in India'
Rediff.com28 Feb 2019

Calling the Supreme Court order 'unjust' to the tribals as well as against the interest...

Tribal eviction: Even BJP-ruled states told to file petition against SC order
Rediff.com26 Feb 2019

Party president Amit Shah tweeted that BJP-ruled states will soon be filing review...

Will Rahul be able to help tribals facing eviction?
Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

The Congress president has written to party chief ministers, asking them to file a...

How 'briefcase' firms are robbing the govt of GST tax
Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

A government report revealed that fake companies floated with fake addresses, issued...

Major setback for Ramdev
Rediff.com28 Dec 2018

The judgment could impact not only Ramdev's widespread ayurveda and herbal products...

Modicare covers basics, but complex healthcare mostly outside ambit
Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

Among the most widely used packages have been treatment of cataract, dental root canal...

Panel says Big 4 auditing firms are not 'multinationals'
Rediff.com12 Nov 2018

'These firms do not contravene provisions of Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, which bar...