Opinion
Data drive: Curbing Covid growth
In Kerala, Haryana, Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and some north-eastern states growth rate of deaths outpaced the growth rate in cases.
Covid-19: Allow CSR-spend to be used to fund vaccine rollout
Govt-run vaccine scheme is the best and, apart from a Covid-cess, CSR-spend can help defray a large part of costs
Getting National Education Policy right
New approach must focus on pedagogy, technology, health and private sector
Collateral gains: US recommitting itself to Paris accord will certainly be a big positive for global climate agenda
The US’s GHG emissions fell during the course of Covid-19 so far, the challenge is to sustain some of this momentum
Construction of new Parliament building: Shaping the Central Vista
A project of such importance in sweep and substance as of Central Vista redevelopment deserved to be free of any serious reservations and doubts
HAMsome gains
Recent changes to the hybrid annuity model will benefit the road sector.
Sowing future growth: Agri transformation is next growth frontier for entrepreneurship
The technological milieu, policy environment and evolving entrepreneurship present an opportunity for a productive shift in Indian agriculture, a shift that incorporates indigenous farmer knowledge,
Worm Meal: Time to consider the benefits of entomophagy?
EU has just certified the yellow mealworm as safe for human consumption
Farm Agitation: A little less democracy, a little more reform
The Farm protests not only seek to strike down laws enacted by an elected government but also infringe on the rights of many others in the Indian Democracy
Rational Expectations: Go easy on bashing the ‘antisocial’ media
It is easy to say Twitter and Facebook reinforce your bias, but people need to take some responsibility as well
Agri Reforms: Seeding consensus
The Centre can permit states to pass state-wise legislations to defray the provisions of the current Acts.
Punjab farmers will benefit from SC panel
This is a chance for Punjab farmers to negotiate a Central package to help fund a crop diversification plan
Shot Ready: Preparing for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout
States must ready their response systems for managing adverse events. A team of specialist doctors should be at stand-by at every vaccination site
Union Budget FY22: Need a tough balancing act
The government must stimulate demand while targeting to boost tax revenue to cover shortfalls
Fair exchange? New stock exchanges may not thrive
New players may bring in technology, but may not be able to accomplish much on marketing, especially when confronting well-established players
Covid-19 in India: A prickly position on choice of vaccines
Centre saying people can’t choose between Covishield and Covaxin at present further erodes trust in vaccine strategy
Building societies: Rigid land use norms leading to unplanned colonies
There can be no denying that a liminal existence as residents/property-owners unauthorised colony can be prevented for millions if land regulation is responsive in real-time instead of trying to conta
Bring pulses under Public Distribution System
The government can ensure nutritional security for millions of vulnerable by including pulses in PDS
Poor outlook: Covid-19 has likely caused global addition to extreme poverty to quadruple from the ‘no pandemic’ projection
A recent analysis published on World Bank Blogs makes the impact stark—the authors had forecasted, on the basis of growth outlook in June’s Global Economic Prospect, that between 88 million and 11
The spectre of a Covid-19-malnutrition syndemic
We need ‘triple-duty actions’ to tackle undernutrition, overweight/obesity and Covid-19
Indian Railways: From freight to super-freight
The DFC will herald an era of fast, safe and timetabled running of freight trains
Demand recovery key to reviving growth
Government measures for supporting consumers have remained few. According to ILO estimates, the gap between the working hours lost and the equivalent fiscal stimulus required to compensate that in Ind
Decoding the Code on Wages: Now central and state govts must decide the national floor wage and minimum rates of wages
The Code has been drafted keeping ease of doing business in mind. Small creases can be ironed out easily by the government.
Govt must increase funding for nutrition security programmes
Post Covid-19, existing inequities in individual household spending on nutrition could worsen. Hence, the Centre needs to play an even bigger role in ensuring adequate funding for this crucial sector
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