This year’s Indian Premier League has a World Cup subplot. Watch out for the potential hotpicks … The IPL auction dynamics can defy logic at times and Kishan will have to live up to his price tag. March 27, 2022 04:45 IST
A big milestone: Sustaining the export growth requires policy thrust to enhance competitiveness As commerce minister Piyush Goyal said, it was a result of detailed strategy, with the department of commerce disaggregating the… March 25, 2022 04:45 IST
National Hydrogen Policy: Some hits, one crucial miss An effective green hydrogen policy must lower the costs of electrolysers, through subsidies and R&D funding. India’s policy is yet… Updated: March 25, 2022 07:03 IST
Leading from the front: China’s time for global leadership As Putin’s appalling war drags on, taking the world closer to the abyss, China has a unique and urgent opportunity… March 25, 2022 04:00 IST
A new era for microfinancing: RBI has done its part, onus now on industry to redeem policy trust The new RBI guidelines move regulation from a micro-business-rules approach to a principles-based one and plug regulatory gaps by making… March 24, 2022 04:40 IST
Vaccinating the global South: Provisional deal by four WTO members is a significant step forward Scientists warn that new variants are likely in the future if low-income countries remain unvaccinated. March 24, 2022 04:30 IST
SARS CoV2 Evolution: The end, or endemic? SARS CoV-2 has not yet attained the ‘endemicity’ profile of predictable stability in form or comforting constancy in causing only… March 24, 2022 04:20 IST
Data Drive: A PLI push for capex Of the total incentive, more than half will be spent on sectors with domestic manufacturing and export focus and the… March 24, 2022 00:24 IST
Export-surge shows promise for $1 trillion ambition According to an analysis by CII, the highest export potential exists in the sector of electronics, which would continue to… March 23, 2022 16:20 IST
Data Drive: Mobility up, auto down While reopening has boosted services such as domestic airline travel and cargo traffic, vehicle registrations, an important indicator for economic… March 23, 2022 06:40 IST
Inadequate increase: Combine graded increases of retail fuel prices with excise duty cuts The government may have had state elections in mind in holding off price hikes since November last year, but it… March 23, 2022 03:45 IST
Winds of change: States want clean governance over ideological baggage and leader worship The recent Punjab elections may indicate a change for Indian democracy with the people having chosen good governance over ideological… March 23, 2022 03:30 IST
Factoring In: MSP no longer the mainstay of Indian agriculture Fruit & vegetables, livestock, and fishing & aquaculture, among others, hold considerable promise; policy must factor this in Updated: March 23, 2022 07:37 IST
The Kashmir Files debate: ‘Politicking will serve no meaningful purpose’ Harmonious relationship between Muslims and Pandits in Kashmir has served as an inspiration for others, not only in India but… March 22, 2022 09:25 IST
Powering water conservation: Thermal power generation will need to integrate tech & process innovation to ensure judicious use of water As per the report of National Commission for Integrated Water Resource Development, the water requirement by 2050 in high use… March 22, 2022 04:15 IST
A Yen for India: To take bilateral relations forward, Japan and India must exploit complementarities Japan’s youngest-ever PM wrote in his book Towards A Beautiful Society that he will not be surprised if in ten… March 22, 2022 03:45 IST
Rationality over sentiment: India’s social security problem needs more than patchwork Weighed down by a sentimental understanding and obsolete legacy institutions along with complexity in analysis, india’s social security system needs… Updated: March 22, 2022 01:22 IST
Reform path: IBC doesn’t need too many legislative fixes Corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) envisages resolution either by reviving the firm through a resolution plan or liquidation. March 21, 2022 05:10 IST
