India up in ease of doing biz, Zuckerberg's visit

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Modi government scores: India up 12 places in World Bank's ease of doing business list The cut-off date for the list was June 1, implying that the score was achieved in 1 year of govt taking over. In 2015, India had slipped to 142 spot. read more Facebook's IIT-Delhi townhall: Mark Zuckerberg outlines his vision for India Zuckerberg spoke on a wide array of subjects such as Facebook's role in educating and connecting the world and the burning issue of Net Neutrality. Once a month, PM Narendra Modi steps in to revive stalled projects Once a month, Prime Minister Modi holds a meeting with top state and federal bureaucrats to check why projects have not got off the ground.

Editor's Pick Companies tweak bell curve to suit current workforce needs Companies are disbanding bell curve model or tweaking it to make their system of rating and rewarding employees more flexible and feedback-based. How a techie gave up a cushy business in San Jose & offered distressed farmers a new lease of life in Mandya Rustling up the rural cooperative was not hard. Madhuchandan had the eager support of progressive farmer Venkatesh from Panakanahalli in Mandya. Meet Prashant Kishor, the man who shaped Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar campaigns now in demand globally The former UN health official, once the Man Friday of Modi, is currently playing election strategist simultaneously on two continents. Startup India initiative: Pundits like Nikesh Arora, Kunal Bahl helping Modi government to craft new policy A host of VC funds have also come forth with their suggestions. A detailed policy to encourage startups is likely to be unveiled in December.

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Story of The Week Cheaper air fares, FDI push: 15 key takeaways from draft aviation policy The Narendra Modi government has announced an ambitious plan to fulfill dreams of 300 million middle-class fly by limiting airfares. read more

Money ET 500: Stocks that pass Warren Buffett's 'basic screen test' of value investing There are several investors in the United States who have built the 'Warren Buffett portfolio', following the strategy of the famous value guru. Is real estate the best investment class? If you dig deeper, you will find that return from real estate is not spectacular. In the long term, stocks may churn out higher returns.

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