The government has provided a long-term vision, avoiding any "big-bang" reforms but the devil will be in the details of the implementation, say Business Standard experts while assessing the Budget for 2015-16 Read more »
Dual regulation by the finance ministry and RBI, political influence in lending and appointment of board members have taken a toll on governance standards Read more »
One of the risks is to get swayed by the idea that exemptions bring popularity Read more »
A weekly selection of key court orders Read more »
With many sections of the financial market unhappy about certain provisions of the FSLRC report, changes are likely in the modified draft Read more »
The law governing manufacturing is replete with obsolescence on multiple counts Read more »
There has been a spate of litigation between electricity generation and distribution companies, regulatory commissions and industrial consumers over tariff since the new Electricity Act came into force in 2003. The Supreme... Read more »
Listing taxi service aggregators under the IT Act is innovative, but the need of the hour is a uniform law Read more »
Intensive engagement with the internal auditor is needed to understand challenges it faces in achieving excellence Read more »
There is a mass of judgments on the question whether a state government can levy tax on works contracts which involve elements of both service and sale of goods Read more »