Opinion
Policy influencers and leaders should be tested periodically to determine fitness for their roles
Business leaders, lawmakers, bureaucrats, judges—anybody who has a bearing on policy—should be tested periodically to determine fitness for their roles
ASCI’s disclosure norms for influencer-promotions will help ‘followers’ tell a paid promotion from a genuine one
ASCI’s disclosure norms for influencer-promotions will help ‘followers’ tell a paid promotion from a genuine one
A better deal for media: Getting BigTech to pay newspapers for content is good news
Since the credibility of the media often depends upon it not buying the government line and in presenting the true facts to the reader, it is not clear how this conflict is to be negotiated.
Keeping yields low when inflation is rising is risky
RBI risks losing credibility if it tries to keep bond yields low while, to contain inflation, it will be tightening policy
Getting prepacks to work well: The framework must refrain from stipulating a Swiss Challenge method
Prepacks are indispensable in insolvency legal infrastructure, especially given the imminent Covid-19-induced deluge of distress—the IMF recently advised policymakers regarding ‘pent-up bankruptci
Indian Railways: On the right track
One should consider reforms the IR has undertaken while analysing ills & shortcomings to get a clearer picture
Privatisation this time, not disinvestment
The path towards total privatisation does involve breaking ideological shibboleths that have been built since Independence. At the same time, is it necessary for the government to actually sell stake
Fiscal marksmanship: A look at budgets of states over 15 years shows they consistently overestimate revenues
The fiscal marksmanship is poor due to the ‘Grants from Centre’ component of their revenue budgets
Coin toss: India should embrace cryptocurrency
If RBI chooses to be visionary rather than insular and knee-jerk, it should consider bitcoins akin to a reserve and engage in buying about $5bn worth of bitcoins
Trolling of a prominent interfaith couple over the naming of their newborn is plain communal polarisation
Policing of people’s choices in the 21st century as in the present instance—with an underlying narrative that deepens divides—is purely communal.
Banking on cybersecurity: RBI’s new rules for digital transactions a step forward
The master direction on digital payment security controls, released last week, casts a wide net.
Time for Centre/states to cut taxes on petrol and diesel
More than two-thirds of the price of petrol is made up of these taxes, and it is slightly lower in the case of diesel
CIL to monitor rake movements to enhance supplies through rail mode
This would help the miner rationalise its entire coal supply matrix by obtained information of a rake's turnaround time which down the line would enable the company push more coal via the rail mode.
India needs to focus on digital infrastructure
By scaling up investments in human and physical digital infrastructure, and increased collaboration with local and global entrepreneurs, India can easily expand its role in the growing global market f
Shot Supply: Lack of access to Covid-19 vaccines is killing healthcare workers in poor nations
Nearly three-fourths of the Covid-19 vaccine doses administered so far have been in 10 countries that account for roughly 60% of the global GDP, as per the World Health Organization.
Budgeting for energy justice: Budget FY22 has extended target to cover one crore additional households
Union Budget 2021 India: After achieving phenomenal success in providing 8 crore free LPG connections under PMUY, Budget FY22 has extended the target to cover one crore additional households
Rethinking employee value proposition
The workforce is changing, so should the workplace and workplace policies
Create world-class labs to meet global standards
Its best to park a suitable scheme in The MSME Ministry that can support lab development across sectors
Atmanirbharta through FDI
Achieving competitiveness has to be the country’s central goal as a whole
If PM Modi proceeds with economic changes he once promised, this column will lend full support: Tavleen Singh
It is now time for him to realise that only when he delivers on the ground what he has put in words will we see a revival of that optimism that we saw in 1991.
Numbers do not lie: ‘attempt to fudge the numbers and present a so-called ‘budget for growth’ is unpardonable’
When the Budget for 2020-21 was presented on February 1, 2020, I had questioned the credibility of the three key numbers.
Stay classy: It’s hard not to lose your composure in the game but sometimes it’s well worth the effort
You know the best thing about not being a pro? You can self-flagellate all you want, and, in as colourful a language as will ease your angst, without fear of corrupting the kids.
Data drive: The state of vaccination
Although India on Friday crossed 1 crore vaccinations--and became the fastest country to do so--in terms of vaccinations per capita, India still lags far behind other economies.
India’s IT framework review: Don’t junk inflation targeting
In December 2020, a paper by senior RBI economists argued that flexible inflation targeting had been successful in achieving its objectives and cautioned against raising the inflation target for fear
Virtual Trade: Governments need to get real about virtual
A $1.5-mn virtual ‘property’ deal should offer a cue to govts on the real potential of regulating the virtual world
Policy yet to log on to online education vision
Rules remain myopic despite Covid-19 making online education essential, signal reluctance to liberalise the space
Speed up Covid-19 vaccination: Mutant Coronaviruses in Maharashtra already pose a threat
Given lockdowns can only be a temporary measure, the state government and the Centre need to double down on the non-pharmacological interventions, such as distancing, proper use of masks and hand hygi
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