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Assembly elections 2018: Will Karnataka toll for the Congress?
Surjit S Bhalla | May 12, 2018 10:04 AM
High stakes for the Congress: If the Congress wins in Karnataka, it can rightfully claim that the 2014 national election, and UP 2017, were two troughs from where it is manfully bouncing back.
Got a problem? Only a bureaucrat can fix it
The Financial Express | May 12, 2018 4:40 AM
It can be no one’s case that a former insurance company head makes the best regulator, but while that person at least knows the industry, it is not immediately clear what qualities a bureaucrat automatically brings to the job.
Removing NCLT delays
The Financial Express | May 12, 2018 4:27 AM
Moreover, the differences in opinions that are cropping up between benches of the NCLT on late submissions would be negated.
Why govt must ensure the elderly are cared for by children/relatives
The Financial Express | May 12, 2018 4:25 AM
The Centre has now proposed an amendment Bill that includes putting the responsibility of seniors’ upkeep on adopted children, relatives who have inherited or are set to inherit their property, daughter-in-law/son-in-law and even grandchildren.
China’s Social Credit System: Big Brother is watching
Anurag Viswanath | May 12, 2018 4:20 AM
SCS may be understood as the ‘reset’ of China’s infamous yesteryears’ dossier. But what is the dossier? Indians may connect with China’s dossier with reference to the ration card, much needed (back then) for a telephone or gas connection—only imagine the ration card making judgements on you.
Wal-kart undescores India’s e-tail potential
May 12, 2018 4:14 AM
Online shopper penetration among millennials is already high, at close to 40% across some key segments.
Why Walmart-Flipkart deal is a sign of India’s retail FDI potential
Arvind Singhal | May 11, 2018 3:54 AM
If Walmart’s bold bet on Flipkart is any indication, India can attract tens of billions of dollars in fresh FDI each year for several years to come.
SC gives IBC process a boost on loan waivers
The Financial Express | May 11, 2018 3:47 AM
The Mahindra & Mahindra loan waiver, SC said, could not be added back to income under Section 28(iv) as it was not a benefit or a perquisite.
Don’t burden oil PSUs
The Financial Express | May 11, 2018 3:43 AM
If the government is of the view that prices need to be kept under control in an election year, especially if oil prices continue to rise even more, the only way to justify this is by making a commensurate cut in excise duties and perhaps persuade state governments to reduce VAT rates.
Monumental failure! ASI is unable to maintain the Taj Mahal
The Financial Express | May 11, 2018 3:38 AM
ASI, in 2010, said that it didn’t have the staff strength to deploy even a single person at almost two-thirds the monuments it was supposed to protect.
SC decision gives IBC process a fillip
May 11, 2018 3:35 AM
A bench comprising of Justice R.K. Agrawal and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre have confirmed the decision of the Bombay High Court in the case of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, deciding the matter in favour of the company.
Price control & healthcare: Don’t confuse access with affordability
May 11, 2018 3:17 AM
In a country where two-thirds of the population is denied access to quality healthcare today, it is important to quickly guarantee universal health coverage.
Flipkart buyout: It’s a big deal in many ways – Here is what it can transform
May 11, 2018 3:11 AM
To begin with, a development like this burnishes our nation’s credentials as an attractive investment destination, and moreover signals that we are open to business.
A welcome move by RBI on cross-border mergers
May 11, 2018 3:07 AM
Earlier, Section 234 required prior approval of RBI, but now RBI has stated that any transaction done in compliance with merger regulations will be deemed to have its prior approval.
Analytics ushering city gas distribution into a new era
May 11, 2018 3:00 AM
In order to achieve this stiff target, organisations will need to adopt a holistic approach by embedding analytics in all possible business processes.
Employment numbers: The jobs debate and working ‘adults’
Bibek Debroy | May 10, 2018 4:38 AM
As of now, GERs are quite high for secondary and senior secondary, much less so for higher education. For secondary education, the threshold of 75% has been crossed, for senior secondary that of 50%.
Why Walmart is the retail deal India needed so badly
The Financial Express | May 10, 2018 4:34 AM
Armed with more cash and Walmart’s legendary strengths in sourcing, logistics and category management, Flipkart will become a formidable competitor to Amazon India.
Courts show the way: From Vodafone to Bharti-Telenor, govt action stopped by courts
The Financial Express | May 10, 2018 4:31 AM
It was always clear the government was simply arm-twisting telcos when, in return for its nod for mergers like that between Bharti Airtel and Telenor or Vodafone and Idea, it insisted that these telcos pay up their licence fee/spectrum charge dues as also the one-time spectrum charges for ‘free’ spectrum allocated to them.
A blanket ‘human right’ approach to privacy limits action against the misuse of the right to privacy
The Financial Express | May 10, 2018 4:25 AM
The EU has indeed spelled out recently what constitutes digital privacy—more accurately, data protection—for EU residents.
The US’s weak case against China
Stephen S Roach | May 10, 2018 4:21 AM
In short, the USTR’s seemingly impressive Section 301 report is a biased political document that has further inflamed anti-China sentiment in the US.
DSP-Blackrock split: The mutual fund market is maturing
Dhirendra Kumar | May 10, 2018 3:54 AM
The DSP-Blackrock split has come about because the two co-owners both wanted to own 100% of the business.
Vodafone case: A BIT more arbitration-friendly
Alipak Banerjee | May 10, 2018 3:50 AM
In turn, the Union government filed a civil suit before the Delhi High Court seeking an anti-arbitration injunction against Vodafone from initiating arbitration proceedings under the India-UK BIT, i.e. the second arbitration.
Expanding the scope of the NHPS
May 10, 2018 3:45 AM
NHPS would require at least Rs 1 trillion annually to be successfully implemented. Inflation of care services and claim ratios could potentially complicate and dissatisfy users of the plan.
Can’t fix power NPAs by just petitioning RBI
The Financial Express | May 9, 2018 3:49 AM
Government has to focus on ensuring fuel linkages and getting SEBs to sign PPAs with stranded power plants
Cure worse than RBI: Capping hospital profit margins will hit provision of healthcare
The Financial Express | May 9, 2018 3:43 AM
The Delhi government’s plan to cap hospital profits on drugs and devices like stents is a treatment course best avoided.
A new study shows how developing waterways can promote climate, social and economic resilience in Kochi
The Financial Express | May 9, 2018 3:39 AM
How should India look at developing coastal cities, especially one that are blessed with large inland water-bodies? A working paper from Icrier looks at Kochi, Kerala, and how it could harness its water-bodies’ economic and conservation potential, to answer this. Kochi’s bountiful supply of inland water—comprising the Lake Vembanad and the rivers flowing into the […]
Draft forest policy misses the wood for the trees
Chandra Bhushan | May 9, 2018 3:35 AM
A truly effective forest policy for India must be based on facilitating community-managed forests. The Draft 2018 POLICY undermines this instead.

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