The Financial Express
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This is the key factor behind India’s poor stunting growth
India has the third-highest proportion of workers stunted in their childhood, according to a paper published by the World Bank.
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Financially savvy now: 6-fold hike in SIP inflows from retail investors over four years
Thanks to the steady run up in the Sensex over the years, even though the rise is increasingly concentrated in a handful of stocks, there has been a steady increase in household investment in mutual funds.
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Rapid deterioration in India’s external sector
With the trade deficit for July hitting a five year high of $18 billion on the back of a $17.1 billion deficit in June, India’s external sector is deteriorating fast.
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UPI Banking: UPI 2.0 will bolster the digital payments advance
The new version is set to provide for linking of overdraft (OD) accounts, along with enabling blocking the transaction amount agreed to in a customer’s account till the service being offered in exchange is fully provided.
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Flickering cable: Facebook’s acquisition of La Liga’s broadcasting rights signals the power of OTT market
Facebook’s agreement with La Liga football federation is not the first to be signed for the live streaming of sports online.
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TPAs are not the right Ayushman Bharat solution – Here is why
Since TPAs have no skin in the game, unlike insurance firms, they are unlikely to do a good job of fraud mitigation.
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RBI didn’t power this crisis – Faulty government power policy responsible for soaring NPAs
The RBI has hit the nail on the head when it says the government’s favouring of state-owned utilities is what has caused the severe stress in the power sector.
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Google Eyes: In the light of Google’s relentless tracking, what meaning does ‘consent’ have for the data privacy ecosystem?
Google services continuing to track users’ location on Android and iPhone devices, even after they have been told expressly not to, is a serious breach of individuals’ privacy.
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Damage-control on lynching, but not enough on economy
PM does well to warn lynchers and cow vigilantes, govt has done well on IBC, NCLT and GST, but not enough for industry.
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Discounting e-tail’s benefits: No issue of unfair discount once FDI in multi-brand retail allowed
The government’s draft e-commerce policy, deals with this issue of unfair discounting or predatory pricing as well and tries to address this by saying that related-party sellers like WS Retail, or a Cloudtail, should not be allowed to buy in bulk.
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Contrarian Forever: Sir VS Naipaul was a difficult man to peg down
VS Naipaul’s words may have inspired as much love as scorn. But, as Paul Theroux says, he wrote the cold, abject truth.
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Punjab-Haryana High Court asking eloping couples to make fixed deposits reinforces regressive social attitudes
What furious parents couldn’t do, the Punjab and Haryana High Court may end up doing.
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SC’s call on realty will help lenders and home-buyers
Barring Jaypee from bidding for subsidiary upholds IBC spirit; 90-day extension for proceedings a good call, too
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Arbitrary on arbitration: Proposed amendment in arbitration law needs to be dropped
Proposed amendment in arbitration law needs to be dropped
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Begging change: Delhi High Court did well to decriminalise begging
Delhi HC did well to decriminalise begging; treating it as crime doesn’t tackle its root causes
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Will UTI become the latest victim of PSU-isation?
From ONGC buying GSPC’s fields and HPCL, to LIC buying IDBI Bank, rising PSU power seems to be the norm
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Still cloudy out there – Despite FY18’s low base, a 7.3% growth is a bit of an ask
Despite FY18’s low base, a 7.3% growth is a bit of an ask
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Ritual hooliganism: The state machinery should ensure law & order is maintained during kanwariya procession
The state machinery should ensure law & order is maintained during kanwariya processions
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And what happens after WhatsApp is blocked?
Govt can’t block every messaging service, including e-mail. But, if lynchers quickly sentenced, impact will be salutary
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Let the foreign proxy firms be – They have their views, and FPIs are free to go by their advice
They have their views, and FPIs are free to go by their advice
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Indra Nooyi was right in saying ‘having it all’ is impossible – Here is why
Indra Nooyi was right in saying “having it all” is impossible. What counts is having something one deems meaningful
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What backwardness? Not all SC/ST are historically backward
Not much of a difference in incomes of educated SC and OBC homes, so talk of historical disadvantage wrong
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DoT’s plan to get internet service providers to block social media during emergencies is impractical – Here is why
DoT’s plan to get internet service providers to block social media during emergencies is impractical
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And now, Congress looks at income-support plans
Have to cut other subsidies to fund these, but unlike MSPs, they don’t distort cropping patterns, can’t be gamed
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Fixing tax arrears: Can’t be fixed till solution found to high-pitched demands
Can’t be fixed till solution found to high-pitched demands
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The US’s plan to give control of the International Space Station to the private sector will not be beneficial for R&D
The US’s plan to give control of the International Space Station to the private sector will not be beneficial for R&D.
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Reliance wins case against government which should never have been filed; gas migration should have been fixed
Given the way the issue played out in the media, it can be argued the government had no option but to press ONGC to claim Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) had ‘stolen’ its gas and demand $1.6 billion in damages for this.
