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Opinion News
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4 years of Modi government: Achche din may be several years away, but PM must get full marks for trying
Shobhana Subramanian | May 26, 2018 8:13 AMThe damage from demonetisation and GST is slowly coming undone, but business sentiment remains subdued.
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Water Wisdom: Govts/political parties will do well to heed Delhi High Court’s words on giving freebies indiscriminately
The Financial Express | May 26, 2018 8:18 AMThe HC said that while free water for people living in slums could still be understood, there was no reason why those who can afford to pay should still be given free water.
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EU GDPR and its effect on the internet
V Sridhar | May 26, 2018 8:21 AMWHOIS traces its roots to 1982, when the Internet Engineering Task Force published a protocol for a directory service for the erstwhile ARPANET users.
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PSB NPAs piling up
The Financial Express | May 26, 2018 8:23 AMIn fact, 12 banks had gross NPA ratio of above 10%—all 12 are PSBs. Five banks had a ratio of less than 2% and another five between 2-5%—all these are private sector banks.
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Stop milch-cow politics, ONGC can’t bear oil burden
The Financial Express | May 25, 2018 3:09 AMONGC, and other oil PSUs, have traditionally been milch cows for the government, but while the NDA did away with the practice of discounts thanks to the crash in crude prices, it introduced new ways to milk ONGC.
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Don’t panic about the rupee
The Financial Express | May 25, 2018 3:04 AMNonetheless, at a time when the currencies of competitor nations are depreciating, a weaker rupee should not be cause for too much concern.
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US court cites First Amendment to violate Donald Trump’s First Amendment Rights
The Financial Express | May 25, 2018 3:00 AMThe court ruled that, since the @realdonaldtrump handle is now government-run, and is used as a tool for the conduct of government business—Trump has made many a policy announcement, and communicated with world leaders via the handle—it constitutes a public forum within Twitter’s “interactive space”, and that Trump’s blocking individual of accounts was unconstitutional.
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A bilateral facade: A Chinese escapade for America’s multilateral issues
Stephen S Roach | May 25, 2018 2:56 AMThere is a longstanding disconnect between bilateral and multilateral approaches to international economic problems.
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Invest in the e-com ecosystem
FE Bureau | May 25, 2018 2:50 AMLogistics is key to shaping the e-commerce horizon in India. Logistics has been the central support system for economic growth globally. Commanding a considerable share of India’s GDP, expenditure on logistics in India stands at 13%.
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4 years of Modi government : What PM has done quite successfully is turned development into good politics
Rajeev Ahuja | May 25, 2018 7:07 AMThe Modi government’s strong push to building infrastructure projects—not only to new projects but also to kick-start the stalled projects of the previous governments—is well-meaning insofar as it addresses market failure in the provision of public goods.
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How can India equip itself for technology-led transformation?
FE Bureau | May 25, 2018 2:24 AMThe government, private firms, start-ups and academic institutions have been advancing innovation and development in these technologies.
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Human capital, education & skills: What does ‘wealth of nations’ entail in the 21st century?
FE Bureau | May 25, 2018 2:37 AMNumerous studies (IMF; Bhalla S, The New Wealth of Nations; and World Bank) have discussed this macroeconomic concern, especially for developing and least developed nations since it forms the quintessential nucleus for the prospective growth and well-being of the economy at the macro level.
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States are getting an oil windfall, let them cut VAT
The Financial Express | May 23, 2018 3:31 AMBetween January and now, for instance, Maharashtra’s petrol/diesel VAT rose by `1.8 per litre, so why not get it to cut this?
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Rethinking court vacations: Vacation system must be reformed to reduce pendency of cases
The Financial Express | May 23, 2018 3:24 AMThe pendency of over 3.1 crore cases in Indian courts, and its link with inadequate judicial strength—India has just 13 judges per million population as against the UK’s 100—is well known.
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Delhi government’s spoken English programme will give students a boost in their professional and academic lives
The Financial Express | May 23, 2018 3:19 AMThe Delhi government must be commended for looking to address a key gap students in government schools across India face, one that proves debilitating academically, and professionally, later in life.
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Green responsibility order achieves little
Chandra Bhushan | May 23, 2018 3:13 AMThe idea that MOEFCC’S corporate environmental responsibility order will cover firms that do not fall under csr or larr norms, is a fallacy.
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Donald Trump’s continuous gifting to China
FE Bureau | May 23, 2018 3:05 AMChina’s economic relationship with America’s Asian allies illustrates just how ineffective Trump’s policies will be.
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Young minds must be exposed to both arts and sciences
Sushila Ravindranath | May 23, 2018 2:38 AMThe vice-chancellor of Krea University—the new liberal arts/sciences private university—shares with Sushila Ravindranath that even though India now has enough institutes of technology close to being global benchmarks, the country has fallen behind in teaching arts and sciences.
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Agri extension for extending agri productivity
FE Bureau | May 23, 2018 2:32 AMTo improve agricultural research, the government must create a common channel of information-sharing and communication between all stakeholders.
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Revisit the PCA policy for PSBs
Charan Singh | May 23, 2018 2:26 AMPrompt corrective action is exceptional action; it impacts banks’ ratings & consumer confidence.
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If the rural economy is stressed, how is consumption brisk?
The Financial Express | May 22, 2018 4:09 AMThe trends emanating from India’s rural economy are so conflicting, it is hard to tell how stressed the hinterland really is.
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Sugar’s bitter truths
The Financial Express | May 22, 2018 4:03 AMIt is not just the states, even the Centre is being populist.
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Fining tech firms for cyber-bullying of child-users shifts the responsibility of guardianship from parents to companies
The Financial Express | May 22, 2018 3:58 AMThe UK government is mulling over penalising tech companies for cyber-bullying, especially of children—to the tune of almost 4% of their global annual revenue.
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Boosting exports: Beyond formalisation – reforming MSME financing
Nirvikar Singh | May 22, 2018 3:52 AMAccess to working capital is a major problem for smaller firms, and they habitually get squeezed by their big-company customers.
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An Arab plan B for containing Iran
May 22, 2018 3:46 AMSanctions alone won’t do the trick—Iran’s progression towards a regional power was during the time of the international sanctions
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Making mortality data more meaningful
FE Bureau | May 22, 2018 3:36 AMRecording the causes of mortality and using that data to drive public health interventions like drug and vaccine procurement, running screening and awareness campaigns, and providing secondary and tertiary care under health insurance schemes can help public health achieve better outcomes.
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Reading the NPA tea leaves
FE Bureau | May 22, 2018 3:30 AMThe NPA crisis calls for greater bank autonomy. PSB boards should be peopled by professionals and have full autonomy.
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