Vying for growth: The focus needs to shift to sustaining growth Higher government spending can counter decelerating recovery momentum… this should be followed by result-oriented reforms to sustain growth By Saugata BhattacharyaMarch 4, 2021 06:00 IST
Population Stabilisation: The future of family planning NFHS 2019-20 preliminary findings show focusing on women’s education & health is a better route to population control than coercive… By GuestMarch 4, 2021 05:45 IST
Combating climate change: Make green tech affordable for low- and middle-income nations The transition to clean energy will have to be driven by both governments and the private sector working together —just… By GuestMarch 4, 2021 05:30 IST
Your Lordship, heal thyself!: UK court’s judgment in Nirav Modi case shows Indian judiciary needs to introspect and reform Nirav Modi, a fugitive from law who had defrauded honest taxpayers of $2 billion, is on the cusp of extradition… By GuestMarch 4, 2021 05:15 IST
E-waste: Europe’s ‘right to repair’ beneficial for the environment, should spur more jurisdictions to adopt similar rules Companies and governments need to work in tandem to invest in recycling technologies and focus on research that can make… By The Financial ExpressMarch 4, 2021 05:00 IST
Time to rethink regulators like Trai: Telecom spectrum auction fiasco not its only failure Trai has repeatedly got it wrong, and not just on auctions, but govt continues to blindly follow its recommendations. Govt… By Sunil JainUpdated: March 3, 2021 20:24 IST
The number game: Making sense of GDP estimates The sector-wise estimate for Q4, deciphered from the three quarter estimates and the second advance estimate for the whole year,… By M Govinda RaoMarch 3, 2021 06:00 IST
The return of fiscal dominance will test inflation targeting Testing time may unfold as fiscal dominance returns with vengeance, global trends reverse By Renu KohliMarch 3, 2021 05:50 IST
Mining reform: What the government got right… …and what still remains to be done, especially on taxation and royalties, as also incentivising exploration By GuestMarch 3, 2021 05:40 IST
Planting problems: Unscientific plantation leading to no gains for environment, a new report points out The need is to become scientifically rigorous on tree plantation; with drastic climate change becoming an unyielding threat, there will… By The Financial ExpressMarch 3, 2021 05:30 IST
How not to reform the economy — Political strength should not lead to intellectual weakness in designing economic reforms There is no excuse for the lack of analysis and expert consultation. By Nirvikar SinghMarch 3, 2021 05:20 IST
Supreme Court must not send the wrong signals CJI’s statements on marital rape, marriage redressing rape set a bad precedent for judiciary By The Financial ExpressMarch 3, 2021 05:15 IST
Upgrade cybersecurity now; guidelines not revised since 2016, architecture dated, too India was one of the first countries to act on cybersecurity and securing critical information infrastructure. The government released guidelines… By The Financial ExpressMarch 3, 2021 05:00 IST
An aspirational journey for India’s underdeveloped pockets The three-year-old Aspirational Districts Programme—following a triple-C framework of convergence, collaboration and competition—has set an example for state governments to… By GuestMarch 2, 2021 06:30 IST
Budget FY22: Getting health spending right Spending ‘health & wellbeing’ allocation dependent on third tier of govt; capacity of local bodies must be stepped up By GuestMarch 2, 2021 06:15 IST
GDP numbers: Back to positive, but which number to trust? The govt’s drive to repay past dues is distorting GDP numbers. GVA, which grew more strongly, should be a better… By GuestMarch 2, 2021 06:00 IST
A call to (domestic) arms (manufacturing) It is now up to India’s stakeholder community to take defence acquisition reforms forward By GuestMarch 2, 2021 04:00 IST
Cause Effect: American Physical Society won’t hold events in cities with bad records on racially biased policing Such a decision could mean cities with a poor record would lose out on the large doses of spending injected… By The Financial ExpressMarch 2, 2021 03:45 IST
‘All blame was put on me’: Sonam Wangchuk calls out Centre’s ‘witch-hunt’, dismisses FCRA violation claims
After accusing India of ‘profiteering’ from Ukraine crisis, Bessent turns on Europe for ‘funding the war’
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