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Why RBI has been overestimating future inflation
Prachi Priya and Anuj Agarwal | April 16, 2018 12:13 PM
Household inflation expectations have remained anchored in the sense that they haven’t been impacted much by transitory shocks.
How to make cities resilient
RC Acharya | April 16, 2018 4:28 AM
First and foremost, creating a Chief Resilience Officer’s post in the city administration/local government hierarchy; this office is to be the nodal office for implementation of various suggestions as and when funds are made available.
Is Randian objectivism healthy for state?
April 16, 2018 4:22 AM
Her novel Atlas Shrugged, published in 1957, includes elements of science, fiction, mystery and romance as also Rand’s most far-reaching statement of objectivism.
Across the aisle: P. Chidambaram speaks about government’s stand on federalism
P Chidambaram | April 15, 2018 4:53 AM
Under Article 280, it is the constitutional right of the states, together, to get the states’ share of taxes; it is also the constitutional right of each state to get its fair share out of the total states’ share.
Inside Track: From dousing Jeevan Jyotis to speculation of SM Krishna joining Congress
Coomi Kapoor | April 15, 2018 4:17 AM
Rahul Gandhi and SM Krishna met at the Bengaluru airport last week and chatted cordially for a few minutes, leading to speculation that Krishna might be rejoining the Congress.
Ringside View: The normal one
Shamik Chakrabarty | April 15, 2018 4:09 AM
Football of late has genuflected to the filthy rich. In August last year, Paris St-Germain forked out £198 million to land Neymar from Barcelona.
Tech can power better learning outcomes
The Financial Express | April 14, 2018 4:18 AM
Access to digital content/learning via gadgets is already doing this. States must learn from each other’s innovations.
Need to boost industrial FDI
The Financial Express | April 14, 2018 4:09 AM
Foreign direct investment (FDI) limits were eased in mid-2016 to allow foreign firms to own 49% in a venture without government permission, and a higher stake was allowed if the venture had access to state-of-the-art technology.
Smart road: China is building serious momentum in intelligent transportation
The Financial Express | April 14, 2018 3:56 AM
China is building serious momentum in intelligent transportation, something that India must also do.
Why discoms need to go ‘smart’ to survive
April 14, 2018 3:48 AM
Weighed down by financial stress and operational inefficiencies, the moment is opportune for Discoms to adopt advanced digital solutions to become efficient and customer-centric.
Related party transactions: India’s evolving regulatory regime
April 14, 2018 3:41 AM
India’s regulators are recognising that appropriate checks and balances in relation to related party transactions are crucial for good governance, and are improving safeguards and disclosures pertaining to them
Data drive: Trade protectionism on the rise
The Financial Express | April 14, 2018 3:27 AM
The number of anti-dumping initiations increased to a high of 360 in 2017, nearly twice of what was seen in 2011. The number of regional trade agreements, which saw a continuous rise after the Asian financial crisis in 1997-89 to a peak of 34 in 2008, declined sharply to 8-9 in 2017.
Bye bye, Bt cotton, indeed any GM crop
Sunil Jain | April 13, 2018 4:20 AM
Indeed, they will also impact patents by locals such as Deepak Pental whose GM mustard is awaiting government approval —since Pental’s research was funded by the government-created National Dairy Development Board that spearheaded India’s milk revolution, though, he may not be interested in a patent.
Distance travelled based toll is a good idea, but the infrastructure has to be fail-safe for it to be truly effective
The Financial Express | April 13, 2018 4:14 AM
The initiative, as per a Business Standard report, rests on what is called geo-fencing, or tracking through global positioning system or radio frequency identification (RFID).
Tariff war: The global trade game
Mohamed A El-Erian | April 13, 2018 4:01 AM
Supply chains now can have as many significant international links as domestic ones, and a substantial share of internal demand is being met by products partly or wholly produced abroad.
The march of a new party: AAP is making strides in Madhya Pradesh
Jamal Mecklai | April 13, 2018 3:56 AM
That the people are fed up with the BJP is obvious, not just locally, where there has been no meaningful development, but nationally as well, where in its desperation, the party seems to be ever more aggressively trying to shred the fabric of the nation.
Legacy law: Junk the citizen’s arrest law
Bibek Debroy | April 13, 2018 3:42 AM
The second gives credit for this odd piece of legislation to Massachusetts. These days, there are databases to search legislation in many parts of the world. I couldn’t find any such legislation in either Louisiana or Massachusetts. Crime is always defined with reference to a specific piece of legislation.
Managing conflict of interest is common sense
April 13, 2018 3:36 AM
To diagnose a deal, whether it falls into someone’s conflict of interest or not, is an easy task. We need to keep our primary interest for the organisation and profession as the principal goal, and separate ourselves from the secondary interest and wishes to favour family and friends, which is objectionable in public sphere.
Realising Ambedkar’s vision: Towards true equality
April 13, 2018 3:31 AM
After Independence, to protect the economic interest of SC and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities, the Constitution provided a provision of ‘protective discrimination policy,’ i.e. reservation in government jobs.
Forget PSUs’ plan, what’s Modi’s plan for them?
The Financial Express | April 12, 2018 4:02 AM
Unless there is a comprehensive plan to free up PSUs, they can never be competitive, and unviable ones have to be shut.
And now, Vedic farming: Game-plan unclear, but government can’t afford too much of it
The Financial Express | April 12, 2018 3:56 AM
On the face of it, the government’s Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana is unobjectionable since it seeks to promote sustainable agriculture, using traditional materials instead of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.
Merging government-funded film bodies may not be the best solution to the grievances against them
The Financial Express | April 12, 2018 3:48 AM
Talk of shutting down the NFDC and the CFSI has been on since 2015, when the NITI Aayog had suggested to the I&B ministry that CFSI be merged with the Films Division, that creates documentaries, primarily on government programmes.
Federal Finance: The anatomy of equity
Bibek Debroy | April 12, 2018 3:39 AM
Debate around terms of reference of the 15th Finance Commission ignores the evolution of constitutional mechanisms for devolution of public finance.
The Delhi High Court order on patenting on GM traits is confidence-shattering
Vivian Fernandes | April 12, 2018 3:26 AM
In a setback to Mahyco Monsanto Biotech, a division bench of the Delhi High Court has held that it cannot patent its genetically-modified Bollgard I and Bollgard II technologies and the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act will apply.
Why India must harness blockchain gains
Rana Kapoor | April 12, 2018 3:19 AM
In a recent report, the World Economic Forum defined blockchain as a ‘mega trend’ that will shape society and the economy in the next decade.
Insolvency committee report: A step towards fine-tuning IBC
FE Bureau | April 12, 2018 3:15 AM
The nascent Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) is far from perfect as has been noted may times by various courts and tribunals. The Insolvency Law Committee was formed to make recommendations on issues arising from the implementation of IBC. The committee proposed to insert an explanation to the definition of ‘financial creditors’, to clarify that […]
Selective outrage by RBI at Axis Bank
Shobhana Subramanian | April 11, 2018 4:10 AM
If high loan-losses are the reason why Shikha Sharma had to go, the same should apply to most heads of PSU banks.

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