Taxation process and its soft targets For India to move from tax terrorism to tax transparency, the government needs to look at taxation and punitive actions… By GuestMarch 26, 2021 04:30 IST
Inflection Point: Before net-zero, comes the peak In developed countries, emissions have already peaked. Their decision is only about the path to net-zero. Emerging economies like India,… By GuestMarch 25, 2021 07:15 IST
Engineering Education: Nurturing high-quality tech talent Engineering education institutions must infuse the skill sets relevant to founding and growing successful companies By GuestMarch 25, 2021 07:00 IST
Why drive up input tax costs? Significant curtailment of Form C benefits to adversely impact several important sectors By GuestMarch 25, 2021 06:45 IST
Boxed in on China The Biden administration needs to abandon the unworkable bilateral framework of the phase one deal and the tariffs that support… By Stephen S RoachMarch 25, 2021 06:30 IST
Between Supreme Court & govt, banks lose freedom SC did well to allow banks to declare loans as NPAs, but not allowing them to charge penal interest was… By Shobhana SubramanianMarch 25, 2021 06:15 IST
New wave descends on recovery & inflation Even as mobility has slowed, recovery is close to pre-pandemic levels, weighing on core inflation; RBI will be watchful By GuestMarch 25, 2021 06:00 IST
Antibody study involving South African variant of SARS CoV-2 kindles hopes of broad-spectrum shot This opens doors for the development of vaccine candidates that can take on many SARS CoV-2 variants, and if the… By The Financial ExpressMarch 25, 2021 05:45 IST
Climate Action: Getting back on Paris climate track The new AIPA committee could coordinate climate co-benefits for health and economy By GuestMarch 24, 2021 06:30 IST
PSBs must focus on good banking Given PSBs’ historical advantage of having large albeit underutilised consortium limits, including pre-existing CC/OD accounts, they need to grab this… By GuestMarch 24, 2021 06:00 IST
Property taxation: Both untapped and unrealised Property tax collection as a proportion of GDP is 1.1% in the OECD, but only 0.2% in India By GuestMarch 24, 2021 05:45 IST
Distilled Pragmatism: Delhi’s new liquor policy raises a toast to revenue, private vending of liquor in NCT While some would argue that this would have a negative bearing on addiction among youth, illegal consumption is a bitter… By The Financial ExpressMarch 24, 2021 05:31 IST
Designing India’s reform agenda Land and labour reforms are important, so one can’t fault successive governments for trying to tackle these. But, the binding… By Nirvikar SinghMarch 24, 2021 05:15 IST
Protecting Privacy: Can we have one data policy for India? No compelling reason why the Data Protection Authority can’t be empowered to regulate both personal & non-personal data By GuestMarch 24, 2021 05:00 IST
Ashoka’s autonomy matters for all of us If a private university with no funds crunch has to bow to pressure, imagine the signal to those in govt-run… By Sunil JainMarch 24, 2021 04:30 IST
Let MGNREGA water climate adaptation Scheme already shows promise in helping villages go from being water-scarce to water-sufficient, as per DTE report By The Financial ExpressMarch 23, 2021 07:30 IST
The revival of a worthy report For real interest rate to be positive, inflation rate should be 3-4% per annum By GuestMarch 23, 2021 07:15 IST
More regulation for NBFCs not the answer The remedy is to eliminate inter-connectedness, which can be achieved only if banks are not allowed to lend to NBFCs By GuestMarch 23, 2021 07:00 IST
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7 Photos In Pictures: With Tirangas and smiles, farmers show their firm resolve in ‘chakka jam’ protests 5 years ago
