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An exclusionary benchmark

Doing business report isn’t about economic milieu; it’s about lax regulations. This refers to your editorial, ‘Serious b...

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Booklet: The Trap of Doing Business Rankings

The Doing Business Report and the Ease of Doing Business Index is one of the flagship reports of the World Bank Group, a...

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Infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu and their Impacts

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Ease of Doing Business and Rana Plaza Tragedy

Five years ago, on April 24, 2013, a tragedy in neighbouring Bangladesh shook up everyone. Rana Plaza, a five-storied co...

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Sacrificing Labour Rights at the Altar of Ease of Doing Business

The call for reforms in the labour laws in the country became strong with the liberalisation of the economy in the 90’s....

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It Is Time to End the Business Rankings of the World Bank

OAKLAND, CA—The revelations that led to this week’s resignation of World Bank Chief Economist Paul Romer point to flawed...

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The Murky Business of Ease of Doing Business Ranking

In a major revelation, Paul Romer, the chief economist of World Bank apologized to Chile for changes to the Ease of Doin...

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Ease of doing business or Ease of diluting labour safety?

On November 1st, 2017 India witnessed one of the largest boiler accidents in recent times. An NTPC plant originally supp...

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Report on ADB Funded Unchahar NTPC Explosion Blames Tearing Hurry to Commission The Project As Cause: Recommends Judicial Enquiry

Report on ADB Funded Unchahar NTPC Explosion Blames Tearing Hurry to Commission The Project As Cause: Recommends Judicia...

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The Cost of Ease of Doing Business Ranking

What is diluted, amended, and narrowed down for making it easy for businesses is eroding of the rights of people The ‘Ea...

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November 20, 2018

The Indian Express

Doing business report isn’t about economic milieu; it’s about lax regulations. This refers to your editorial, ‘Serious business’ (IE, November 2). It notes the improvement in India’s ranking, but also strikes a cautious note in several aspects. It points out that the key to making business easy is r...

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February 23, 2026

Maju Varghese

Booklet: The Trap of Doing Business Rankings

The Doing Business Report and the Ease of Doing Business Index is one of the flagship reports of the World Bank Group, a co-publication of World Bank and International Finance Corporation – the private arm of the World Bank Group. The report gets massive media attention and influences governments a...

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March 11, 2026

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Infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu and their Impacts

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May 13, 2018

Soumya Dutta

Ease of Doing Business and Rana Plaza Tragedy

Five years ago, on April 24, 2013, a tragedy in neighbouring Bangladesh shook up everyone. Rana Plaza, a five-storied commercial building, that housed several “sweatshop” clothing factories, a bank and few shops, collapsed and killed 1134 people and injured over 2500. As the ready-made garment indus...

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March 8, 2018

Maju Varghese

Sacrificing Labour Rights at the Altar of Ease of Doing Business

The call for reforms in the labour laws in the country became strong with the liberalisation of the economy in the 90’s. The Second National Commission on labour was set up in 1999 which recommended among many other things consolidation of various laws on labour. India strict labour laws and regu...

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February 4, 2018

Anuradha Mittal

It Is Time to End the Business Rankings of the World Bank

OAKLAND, CA—The revelations that led to this week’s resignation of World Bank Chief Economist Paul Romer point to flawed methodology and political manipulation in the World Bank’s Doing Business report. Romer admitted that the Doing Business rankings may have been manipulated to make Chile’s economi...

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January 19, 2018

Maju Varghese

The Murky Business of Ease of Doing Business Ranking

In a major revelation, Paul Romer, the chief economist of World Bank apologized to Chile for changes to the Ease of Doing reports methodology which conveyed the wrong impression of the business environment under the socialist regime of President Michelle Bachelet. Chile’s overall ranking fluctuated ...

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August 12, 2019

Maju Varghese

Ease of doing business or Ease of diluting labour safety?

On November 1st, 2017 India witnessed one of the largest boiler accidents in recent times. An NTPC plant originally supported by Asian Development Bank met with an accident in their newly built unit. As per reports, about 42 people died in the accident but workers believed there would be more. About...

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July 10, 2018

CFA Admin

Report on ADB Funded Unchahar NTPC Explosion Blames Tearing Hurry to Commission The Project As Cause: Recommends Judicial Enquiry

Report on ADB Funded Unchahar NTPC Explosion Blames Tearing Hurry to Commission The Project As Cause: Recommends Judicial Enquiry The tearing hurry in commissioning the unit VI of the ADB Funded Unchanar Thermal Power project, violating all safety norms, is the key reason for the explosion at the pr...

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August 12, 2019

Governance Now

The Cost of Ease of Doing Business Ranking

What is diluted, amended, and narrowed down for making it easy for businesses is eroding of the rights of people The ‘Ease of Doing Business’ report of the World Bank could not have come at a better time for the NDA government. The first anniversary of demonetisation, where everything from planning ...

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Ease of Doing Business

An exclusionary benchmark

Booklet: The Trap of Doing Business Rankings

Infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu and their Impacts

Ease of Doing Business and Rana Plaza Tragedy

Sacrificing Labour Rights at the Altar of Ease of Doing Business

It Is Time to End the Business Rankings of the World Bank

The Murky Business of Ease of Doing Business Ranking

Ease of doing business or Ease of diluting labour safety?

Report on ADB Funded Unchahar NTPC Explosion Blames Tearing Hurry to Commission The Project As Cause: Recommends Judicial Enquiry

The Cost of Ease of Doing Business Ranking

An exclusionary benchmark

Booklet: The Trap of Doing Business Rankings

Infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu and their Impacts

Ease of Doing Business and Rana Plaza Tragedy

Sacrificing Labour Rights at the Altar of Ease of Doing Business

It Is Time to End the Business Rankings of the World Bank

The Murky Business of Ease of Doing Business Ranking

Ease of doing business or Ease of diluting labour safety?

Report on ADB Funded Unchahar NTPC Explosion Blames Tearing Hurry to Commission The Project As Cause: Recommends Judicial Enquiry

The Cost of Ease of Doing Business Ranking