Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh: Bulldozing justice The reason why the justice system moves so slowly is because it is broken and badly needs fixing. April 17, 2022 06:00 IST
Unfathomable: Tiger Woods’ return and Scottie Scheffler’s unprecedented run are the stuff of lore Tiger’s opening round was remarkable in other ways as well. April 17, 2022 04:15 IST
Through the looking glass: Fiscal considerations of India’s green transition The state of public finances has a direct impact on green policies that the govt can pursue; policy options get… April 15, 2022 04:00 IST
Strengthen banking mechanisms: A case for upgrading banks’ auditing The increasing digitalisation of banking services has facilitated auditing, but has thrown up complex challenges April 15, 2022 03:27 IST
Data Drive: Contained growth Even as India’s non-oil non-gold trade grew 24% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q4FY22 (exports grew 14%; imports grew 32%), the container… April 15, 2022 03:15 IST
A monsoon salve: Normal rainfall could bring relief to the rural economy Some experts even believe that costlier fertiliser could push up food inflation—this has more than doubled in rural areas since… April 15, 2022 03:00 IST
Antiquities stolen from India: Vultures preying on culture The relative ease of stealing antiquities from India and the general indifference to this can be remedied by maintaining an… April 14, 2022 04:00 IST
Trade Talk: India’s revised trade vision is a work in progress FTAs are welcome, but the key question will be the extent to which trade partners are granted participation in the… April 14, 2022 03:50 IST
Aadhaar’s trust deficit: CAG has raised many red flags on UIDAI’s data security The UIDAI was unable to give assurances on the security of “REs and ASAs accessing and storing” Aadhaar users’ personal… April 14, 2022 03:40 IST
Teaming up to tackle smuggling: Time for a global response It is critical that governments join hands to prioritise actions and create a collective global response, which in the years… April 13, 2022 04:00 IST
Amended Accountancy Law: Will the watchdog bark, finally? The amended accountancy law is a good step, but the govt should have listened to the suggestions on ending ICAI’s… April 13, 2022 03:45 IST
Spectrum price muddle: Govt must ensure that 5G doesn’t remain just a nameplate service Let us not forget that this spectrum has been put up for auctions twice in the past—2016 and 2021—and found… April 13, 2022 03:30 IST
Can Indian start-ups beat the funding slowdown in 2022? Global headwinds like a hike in interest rates by the US, geopolitical tensions arising from the escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict, crude… April 12, 2022 18:55 IST
Regime change in Pakistan: Opportunities for a thaw in Indo-Pak relations must be seized The existence of an almost hidden ‘dyarchy’ imparts a fundamental instability to Pakistan’s polity according to India’s former envoy to… April 12, 2022 03:30 IST
Democratising the Internet: The promise of Web 3.0 Web 3.0 is being seen as an attempt to remove the centralisation of domain name registries and ICANN’s hegemony. we… April 12, 2022 03:15 IST
Environment Social Governance: India Inc badly needs ESG talent Even if the top 1,000 listed companies were to be in need of five mid- to senior-level ESG personnel, that… April 12, 2022 03:00 IST
Pivot to managing inflation from supporting growth The MPC shaved its GDP growth projections for FY23 from 7.8% to 7.2%, in line with our estimate for this… April 11, 2022 08:06 IST
Make haste slowly: Inflation is a concern, but growth worries require adequate liquidity RBI acknowledges consumption demand remains at below pre-pandemic levels and the weakening external demand could take the sheen off exports. April 11, 2022 05:45 IST
