GST’s next step — reforms: Good time to reduce slabs as tax mop-up is on an upswing Currently there are four main slabs—5%, 12%, 18% and 28%. One option, reportedly being proposed by the tax authorities, is… May 3, 2022 04:10 IST
Rising power demand & ‘load shedding’: State power regulators must act They are empowered by the Electricity Act, and a related 2005 SC order, to regulate load shedding in consultation with… May 3, 2022 04:00 IST
Carbon Call: The West’s energy policy can be geopolitical & green Premium Story Governments should not prolong the life of coal and should withdraw coal subsidies Updated: May 3, 2022 07:55 IST
Farm loan waivers: Farmer indebtedness a symptom, not the syndrome Premium Story With unaddressed factors of distress (like continued production losses, volatility in market prices, unstable incomes, etc), loan waivers provide only… Updated: May 17, 2022 11:36 IST
Shadow over WTO Ministerial: India has a major stake in reforms being negotiated India must take a leadership role at the forthcoming WTO ministerial to ensure that the agenda in which developing countries… May 2, 2022 05:50 IST
A problem of unrealised decrees Courts must resist entertaining pleas against enforcement of decrees that rely on technicalities. This will mean overhauling the Code of… May 2, 2022 05:15 IST
Data Drive: Rising government debt All states, barring Maharashtra and Delhi, have higher debt-to-GSDP than the N K Singh panel’s recommendation of 20%. May 2, 2022 05:00 IST
How to heal the Achilles Heel of India’s Global In-house Centres The estimated revenue projection for the GIC vertical is $350 billion by 2025 May 1, 2022 19:46 IST
India must review its approach to foreign aid The country must empower borrowing nations to become independent of Indian assistance and result in a win-win for all Updated: May 1, 2022 19:32 IST
Across the Aisle by P Chidambaram: Indianness is citizenship, not caste Premium Story I understand the spirit in which the Prime Minister may have used the word, but the choice of the word… Updated: May 1, 2022 09:59 IST
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh: Stop this violence Last week, an official of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said this in a briefing to… May 1, 2022 06:15 IST
Over the top by Meraj Shah: Till kingdom come Phuket, that picture-perfect tropical vacation island, is back on the itinerant golfer’s map May 1, 2022 06:00 IST
GST on Online Gaming needs to be looked differently than Casinos and Horse Racing It is important to plug potential revenue leakages by stopping shifting of business to the grey markets and discourage non-compliance. Updated: April 30, 2022 10:43 IST
Freedom of choice: ONDC will level the field for small merchants, but there are challenges Given how it throws out the top-down approach followed at large companies, sellers—even kirana stores seeking digital presence—can expect to… April 30, 2022 03:30 IST
FTA with the UK can weave magic An FTA with the UK can help recover ground lost to Bangladesh on textile exports because of its LDC status April 30, 2022 03:15 IST
Poor Economics: Has India’s poverty really fallen? Dataset and methodological weaknesses cast doubt on recent poverty estimates that claim drastic reduction April 30, 2022 03:00 IST
Realistic valuation: Govt has shown pragmatism on LIC IPO, but disinvestment needs step-up Meeting the Rs 65,000 crore disinvestment target for the current fiscal looked easy till sometime back as it was almost… April 29, 2022 03:50 IST
World’s growth engines are sputtering Prevailing growth models are not up to pulling economies through unanticipated negative shocks. They have also failed to maintain a… April 29, 2022 03:40 IST
Rs 381 crore boost: How Indian Railways is expanding Kavach and locomotive infrastructure amid rising traffic
FIFA World Cup: Spain edge Belgium in dramatic finish as Mikel Merino strikes again to set up France semi-final
