Fighting dowry: Kerala-style affidavits won’t help, a more concerted effort needed Examining 40,000 marriages in rural India between 1960 and 2008—across 17 Indian states that house 96% of India’s population—the researchers… By The Financial ExpressOctober 1, 2021 06:30 IST
$5-trillion economy needs greenfield investments Such investments depend on a more stable policy and regulatory framework than the streamlining of procedures and digitisation of paperwork By GuestOctober 1, 2021 06:15 IST
Framing curricula is no desk exercise Interpretation of NEP 2020’s emphasis on Indian knowledge systems must avoid prejudice towards any specific community; underprivileged children need a… By GuestOctober 1, 2021 06:00 IST
Push for a bigger share of direct taxes in the economy The govt must ensure that the base for direct taxes is widened, and also that the rates are rationalised by… By The Financial ExpressOctober 1, 2021 03:45 IST
Green Hydrogen: Opportunities and Challenges for India India has the potential to bring down the cost of green hydrogen by using low-cost renewable generating plants and cost-curtailment… By GuestSeptember 30, 2021 19:31 IST
Expect bond yields to rise as inflation climbs RBI could start withdrawing from its accommodative stance, albeit in a phased manner By The Financial ExpressSeptember 30, 2021 06:30 IST
Ban child marriage: Rajasthan amendment a reflection of flaw in central Act Given the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, deficiencies notwithstanding, tries to curb child marriage by prescribing imprisonment and fines as… By The Financial ExpressSeptember 30, 2021 06:10 IST
India, the net-zero pressure, and CoP26 To those advocating net-zero by 2050, we need to ask how this is possible for nations at different levels of… By GuestSeptember 30, 2021 06:00 IST
National Monetisation Pipeline: Ambitious, and in the right direction Smooth implementation of the projects for the first Rs 10,000 cr will determine the fate of Rs 6-lakh-cr national monetisation… By GuestSeptember 30, 2021 05:45 IST
Time to settle: Implications of the T+1 settlement cycle The benefits of introducing a shorter timeframe for the settlement of trades may outweigh the difficulties that certain market participants… By GuestSeptember 30, 2021 05:30 IST
Thriving domestic green bonds market key to India’s energy transition While Indian firms’ green bonds have done well in markets abroad, the need is to develop the nascent domestic market… By GuestSeptember 29, 2021 05:30 IST
Judiciary needs more women but reservations are not the right way to get there Women judges make up just 12% of the pool of sitting judges in the Supreme Court and High Courts (81… By The Financial ExpressSeptember 29, 2021 05:15 IST
Mandate to share non-personal data may hinder start-ups Bigger players will throw large quanta of resources and devour the competition By GuestSeptember 29, 2021 05:00 IST
Labour picture not that bleak? The latest QES numbers paint a sunny picture of labour after the pandemic, though the quality of the data may… By The Financial ExpressSeptember 29, 2021 04:50 IST
Bad regulations could play spoilsport for online gaming States, conflating online gaming which are overwhelmingly games of skill with games of chance such as betting and gambling, have… By GuestSeptember 28, 2021 05:30 IST
Maligning Infosys, Amazon uncalled for, goes against govt’s vision of encouraging industry Citizens need to be allowed to express themselves without fear of incarceration; at the very least, they should have the… By The Financial ExpressSeptember 28, 2021 05:15 IST
Fuelling inflation: Fuel prices pinching, get disinvestment right to lower fuel levies With the price of Brent nudging $80/barrel and Goldman Sachs already talking of $ 90/barrel, the Indian economy is in… By The Financial ExpressSeptember 28, 2021 05:00 IST
The risks from a central bank digital currency There are some cyber-risks a central bank digital currency (CBDC) must contend with, from the threat of hacking to data… By GuestSeptember 28, 2021 04:50 IST
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