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    Prasanna Mohanty
    About the AuthorPrasanna Mohanty
    Prasanna Mohanty is the Business Editor of The Federal.
      COP30 Brazil
      Business

      COP30: India’s climate mitigation pledges are all rhetoric, little substance

      10 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
      COP30 Brazil
      Business

      COP30 in Trump’s shadow: Will it move forward, backward or get stranded?

      9 Nov 2025 1:43 PM IST
      Hindu economics
      The Federal Special

      How India's constitutional order is eroding under dharma-driven policies

      5 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Bihar Assembly polls, Narendra Modi
      Elections 2025

      Bihar’s pre-poll cash push sparks concerns over voter sway, ECI neutrality

      4 Nov 2025 7:42 PM IST
      Donald Trump tariff
      World

      With US Supreme Court set to hear Trump tariffs, world hopes for a miracle

      4 Nov 2025 6:46 PM IST
      How Indias dharma-ordained caste system has killed its prosperity
      The Federal Special

      How a 'dharma-ordained' caste system has killed India's prosperity

      4 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
      How Shram Shakti weakens workers, shields Centre from constitutional duties
      The Federal Special

      How Shram Shakti weakens workers, shields Centre from constitutional duties

      3 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Informal sector construction workers
      Business

      Higher wages and social security keys to unlocking informal sector

      2 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
      US Trumps Russian oil sanctions
      Business

      Has India made a strategic shift to US crude, inching away from Russia?

      1 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Oil and gas production
      Business

      How refining boom masks India’s falling crude and gas production

      30 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indias crude import
      The Federal Special

      Crude story: Skyrocketing import dependence, nosediving swadeshi output

      25 Oct 2025 1:23 PM IST
      RBI overestimates gain from GST cut in growth projections, risks overlooked
      Business

      GST cuts hailed as growth booster, but RBI risks ignoring warning signs

      23 Oct 2025 5:41 PM IST
      How Nitish Kumar and past regimes let Bihar down economically
      Elections 2025

      How Nitish Kumar and past regimes let Bihar down economically

      23 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
      car showroom
      Business

      1 month of GST 2.0: Consumption zooms; will economy grow?

      22 Oct 2025 9:26 AM IST
      Muharat trading Diwali 2025
      Business

      Stock markets rally as GST cuts boost sentiment ahead of muhurat trading

      20 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Bihar school girls in Patna. Bihars education allocation is among the highest in India.
      Elections 2025

      Bihar’s fiscal fragility deepens as own-revenue continues to remain low

      19 Oct 2025 9:25 AM IST
      Bihar poor woman in Patna
      Bihar

      Bihar still trapped in BIMARU shadow with fragile economy, abject poverty

      17 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Indian exports to US
      Business

      Trump's tariffs bite India, exports to US fell by 12 pc in September

      16 Oct 2025 2:10 PM IST
      labour laws
      Analysis

      Shram Shakti Niti 2025 : Draft labour policy steps back to Manusmiriti

      10 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Ultra rich
      Business

      India’s ultra-rich make it to rich lists, but go missing from income-tax data

      9 Oct 2025 6:58 PM IST
      Is proposed GST revision torpedoing sales of goods taxed at 28 per cent?
      The Federal Focus

      Ambiguities continue to plague ‘new, improved’ GST, too

      8 Oct 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Hurun India Rich List 2025 reveals what’s wrong with India’s growth model
      Analysis

      Hurun India Rich List 2025 reveals what’s wrong with India’s growth model

      5 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
      RBI will move with caution, but need for courage led to easing of bank norms: Governor
      Business

      Is RBI being overly optimistic in projecting 6.8 pc growth for FY26?

      1 Oct 2025 8:09 PM IST
      nuclear power plant
      India

      India’s nuclear energy push: Will it be high on promises but low in delivery?

      1 Oct 2025 4:10 PM IST
      A contract was signed with the HAL for 97 Tejas aircraft
      India

      Mystery deepens over India’s rush to buy untested Tejas jets

      29 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Brain drain
      Business

      What India can learn from China to retain talent or reverse brain drain

      26 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
      How Centre flouted GST law, diverted ₹3.1 lakh crore meant for states
      The Federal Focus

      How Centre flouted GST law, diverted ₹3.1 lakh crore meant for states

      25 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Chinas economy
      Analysis

      How China secured its place as global manufacturing and exports hub

      23 Sept 2025 4:34 PM IST
      What Make in India should quickly learn from Made in China
      Analysis

      What Make in India should quickly learn from Made in China

      23 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Trump imposes 25% tariff on India
      Business

      Thanks, but no thanks. India doesn’t really need US soybean, corn or milk

      22 Sept 2025 12:36 PM IST
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