Focus on LPG adoption: PMUY coverage a success-story, but low refills a dampener
Ujjwala 2.0 targets one crore new LPG connections for eligible beneficiaries—women from BPL, SC/ST, AAY, MBC, tea-garden worker, forest-dwelling, island-dwelling households—while a special focus is migrant workers.
Govt needs to act to spur private investment
Draft e-commerce rules a good example of policy that discourages private sector, compliance-need elsewhere also daunting
Decriminalising politics: Supreme Court makes another strike; ECI, others must do their bit
The SC forbidding governments from dropping cases against sitting and former lawmakers without approval from the High Court is a step forward in cleaning up politics.
Make e-commerce rules less stringent
Promoting small retailers is the govt’s prerogative, but it can’t happen at the cost of e-commerce companies
Walking the green-talk
IPCC sounds Code Red on climate; rich nations must do more
Syncing control and culpability
‘Persons in control’ regime recognises changed realities; contextually include FPIs, institutional investors in definition, too
Privatising PSBs is the way to go
Parl panel is wrong to believe the stress is transient, recoveries alone can’t strengthen balance-sheets; growth capital is needed
Ensure Covid-19 vaccine equity: Covax struggling, rich nations must support it
Some countries have donated vaccine doses to the programme, but this is nowhere near enough for the programme to meaningfully deliver on its commitments.
RBI signals a turn towards normalisation
At a time when the Centre is reluctant to spend too much, and a third wave looks likely, affordable interest rates help
Retrospective tax goes, not soon enough
Odd that the govt took this long to see sense on the matter, but this is the first step towards a less-litigious tax landscape
Need an urban jobs scheme: It can be designed to keep costs to the govt & impact on wages low
The increased demand for MGNREGA jobs following the pandemic shows that the flagship jobs scheme was able to absorb some of the increased demand in rural areas as migrants returned home.
Voda-Idea collapse a warning to investors
India’s investment-lucrativeness is greatly dulled by it, telecom market and infrastructure will suffer if the firm exits
Grit and glory, but gold?
India needs far larger investment in sports than it sees currently
Revenue picture robust, govt must trim fuel levies
Given there’s been no direct stimulus—and likely none coming—high fuel taxes and their impact on inflation are unconscionable
Kerala’s Covid concern: State’s test positivity rate is now inching upwards
The state can’t afford to let its guard down, like it did during Eid
Beyond Periodic Labour Force Survey numbers, labour outlook is bleak
PLFS findings notwithstanding, the number of Indians earning a decent wage in the years to come may be smaller than before
Medicine that doesn’t work: Higher quotas mean lower chances of India being a medical power
The actual numbers may seem small, but given there are just 85,000 UG and 55,000 PG medical seats in the entire country, the pool for merit shrinks significantly.
Caring for the elderly: More facilities needed, rope in institutions like places of worship
Abandonment, as defined by the new Bill, will invite a longer jail term than provided for by the 2007 Act.
SEBI must correct stand on superior voting rights
The intent may be to make it easier for new-age tech firms to list in India, but the bearing on corporate governance outweighs this
Listen to Tesla, Hyundai on duties: Some duty relief for a temporary period would be a nice gesture & benefit India in long run
Investors like Tesla can make a big difference to the ecosystem, and if the government is serious about the environment and promoting clean energy, it should be willing to give up some revenue.
Greening coal-based power: Govt must seriously mull over shutting old, polluting plants
The government (both states and the Centre) must summon the political will to act against inefficient coal-based plants.
Make-in-India must ‘make for the world’
Govt must lower tariff protections for domestic manufacturers to spur them to become globally competitive
Free up online education
Credits through Swayam good, but regressive rules need to go
India Inc’s pain isn’t over yet
Rural demand under a cloud, no stimulus likely; vital that jobs-scenario improves and transport, hospitality, etc, recover
Compensate For Surrogacy: Without this, women are denied reproductive autonomy
The fixation with altruistic surrogacy as some sort of ‘exemplary’, ‘noble’ action, with ‘compassion’ being the prime driver rather than economic gain, serves little real-world purpose.
AGR dues: Govt must work to ease Vodafone-Idea’s pain
SC’s AGR ruling latest blow to the company; if it bows out, the telecom space will be left a duopoly
Mandating Covid shots: India must consider a referendum on this
The hard reality for India is that data from the Covid Symptom Survey, conducted by Facebook and the University of Maryland earlier this year, shows relatively high levels of vaccine hesitancy.
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