Red Tape

World's first solar plane's take-off from Ahmedabad delayed due to red-tape, alleges pilot

A pilot who is trying to make history by flying a solar-powered plane around the world launched an angry attack on Indian bureaucracy.

Hotel companies build their way through India's red tape

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide got a 104-room hotel up and running in India in less than 12 months, bypassing years of red tape by rebranding an existing property instead of building a new one.

Government gets tangled in the red tape it wants to cut

India's boldest attempt in two decades to sweep away the remnants of the "License Raj" permit system that has crippled infrastructure development has fallen victim to the very scourge it was designed to defeat.

Dear Raghuram Rajan, don't let the 'system' kill your reformist spirit

Rajan brings a refreshing reformist idealism to the job. But he has to be wary of both political opposition, and the reductive powers of bureaucratic red tape.

India Sinking: Industry chokes on govt's 'kiss of death'

Industrial sectors that depend on governmental policy are withering; those that have managed to stay reasonably out of reach of red tape are doing relatively better.

Birla to Ambani: India Inc supports PM Modi's 'Make in India' campaign

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the 'Make in India' campaign to focus on Public-Private partnerships, harnessing the potential of Democracy, Demography and Demand. The gathering was addressed by several bigwigs of India Inc. Here are some photos from the launch.<br />

Make In India: Govt to create biz-friendly environment, says Sitharaman

The Make In India campaign, aimed at exploiting untapped potential of the country in the manufacturing sector which now contributes only about 15 per cent to the GDP, is not a slogan, but a mission to be accomplished with a single commitment,

ADB to loan India $9 bn over 3 years to boost infra sector

Besides, the multilateral funding agency will provide around $30 million for technical assistance grants, especially for building institutions and capacity at the state as well as the local levels

US, India must avoid red-tape, improve defence ties: Chuck Hagel

The United States and India must seize opportunities to collaborate more on defence development and not let government red tape hamper growth, said Hagel.

No, Minister! Why we need an army of Khemkas

Upright officers in the Indian civil service actually enjoy an enormous degree of ‘protection’ within the service rules. The pity is that not too many of them want to test the limits in the public interest, given the incentives for looking the other way.