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Indian rail runs on a tight budget track – a critical review

“Madam Speaker, I rise to present before this august House the Statement of Estimated Receipts and Expenditure for 2014-15 for Railways. As I stand in this Temple of Democracy, I owe this opportunity to the people of this country who have elected us to represent them and to shape their …

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General Etiquette II

‘Gathi’ is a Kannada play directed by a popular Kannada artiste Mr. Sethuraman. The main character of the drama says “I still remember, when I was young, my father used to blame me for no reason and beat me in front of guests or relatives” The character in the drama …

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Basics of Budget VI Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

In continuation of the Budget Series, I will be writing about important jargons one should know. GDP is the godfather of economic indicators! You would have heard people mentioning in TV debates or speeches or newspaper articles about India’s falling GDP. The Finance Minister is worried about lower GDP of …

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