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The big solution to reducing India’s imports is privatising PSUs, not imposing import duties
Sunil Jain | October 15, 2018 1:42 AM
India’s largest imports take place in areas dominated by PSUs and which are, in cases like coal, almost exclusively reserved for them
European Union plans CO2 emission monitoring from space by 2020 – where are cuts from its member nations?
The Financial Express | October 15, 2018 1:36 AM
The European Space Agency, by the late 2020s, will be deploying miniature carbon dioxide measuring instruments in space, via a constellation of satellites, which will check if cities and plants are sticking to their respective emission caps.
More nutrition in wheat, rice: Is Modi govt up to bio-fortification to move from food to nutritional security?
Ashok Gulati | October 15, 2018 1:27 AM
Grain production plummeted from 89.4 million metric tonnes (MMT) in 1964-65 to 72.4 MMT in 1965-66. India became heavily dependent on PL 480 food aid from US and underwent a ‘ship-to-mouth’ crisis.
Swadeshi Jagran representative on RBI board & exit of Nachiket Mor; hurting RBI autonomy will impact investment
Meghnad Desai | October 15, 2018 1:21 AM
Investment into the country can only come if the world out there respects its economic policies as rational and prudent
MeToo impact: Indian corporates need to show zero tolerance approach on sexual misconduct cases at workplace
FE Bureau | October 15, 2018 1:14 AM
With the advent of social media, corporates have come under the scanner, with the public constantly evaluating the way harassment issues are handled.
Explained: The difference between sector and industry
FE Bureau | October 15, 2018 1:13 AM
Although the terms ‘industry’ and ‘sector’ are commonly used interchangeably, they do, in fact, have to a great extent different meanings. The difference in both the words pertains to their scope.
Across the Aisle: In J&K, the road to disaster
P Chidambaram | October 14, 2018 12:44 AM
J&K is polarised as never before. Jammu is at odds with the Kashmir Valley, Leh leans towards Jammu and Kargil leans towards the Valley, but both Leh and Kargil also assert their identities.
Inside Track: From purported ‘Rajput Raj’ in BJP to doubts over Divya Spandana’s role in Congress – all you need to know
Coomi Kapoor | October 14, 2018 2:38 PM
The propaganda that the BJP is no longer concerned about Brahmin interests has been reinforced by the lack of representation of the community in key slots in the party and government.
Ringside view: How explosion of T20 leagues has given rise to corruption in cricket
Shamik Chakrabarty | October 14, 2018 12:43 AM
Corruption in cricket has risen exponentially with the “explosion” of T20 leagues. Over the past 12 months, the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit has conducted 32 investigations and out of those 23 came from the participant report.
Falling markets & MF NAVs: Fund managers hid the fact we were in a bull market for a long time
The Financial Express | October 13, 2018 12:50 AM
Fund managers at the country’s mutual funds, as also fund managers overseeing ULIPs, have a lot to answer for, given the majority of schemes have posted negative returns over the last year.
Longer tenure 3rd party cover, higher insurance for owner-driver: Impact more serious than one can imagine
The Financial Express | October 13, 2018 12:46 AM
While both buyers and sellers of two-wheelers and cars are still grappling with the impact of recent court rulings on insurance, the impact is a lot more serious than most imagine.
No leave for judges on working days? Filling up vacancies better way to cut backlog
The Financial Express | October 13, 2018 12:42 AM
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has banned all judicial officials, from high court judges to judicial officers in subordinate courts, from taking leave on working days—unless, of course, there is an emergency.
Settling for the less: The new and not improved NAFTA
Jeffrey Frankel | October 13, 2018 12:39 AM
This is Trump’s modus operandi: Threaten to do something catastrophic, so people are relieved when things get a little bit worse.
Why the GST audit can be seen as an opportunity, not just a futile compliance exercise
Ritesh Kanodia | October 13, 2018 12:35 AM
There is a need for companies to gear up on the technological reporting front to ensure hassle-free compliance going forwards.
Japan-North Korea relations remain in a freeze – Shinzo Abe seeks an evolution of Yoshida Doctrine
Anurag Viswanath | October 13, 2018 12:28 AM
Shinzo Abe seeks an evolution of Yoshida Doctrine. Abe has made constitutional revision high on the agenda, seeking the ‘birth of a new Japan’ before it hosts the 2020 Olympics.
Monsoon deficiency shadow over millet, cotton – Here are the charts and figures explaining details
FE Bureau | October 13, 2018 12:22 AM
State-wise, Maharashtra’s Marathwada region recorded a 20% rainfall deficiency for the season. Madhya Pradesh recorded 12% deficiency, Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh recorded 36% deficiency and eastern Rajasthan 23% deficiency.
Operational creditors get their due, but IBC slows
The Financial Express | October 12, 2018 2:01 AM
Operational creditors will now get more of their dues and a voice in insolvency resolutions, but the process will slow
Mental-health gaps: India will lose trillions if it doesn’t fix mental healthcare
The Financial Express | October 12, 2018 1:58 AM
Data from WHO show that, in 2014, India had just 0.3 psychiatrists per 100,000 population compared with Brazil’s 3.49, China’s 1.71 and the US’s 12.4.
Special privileges like separate lines for taxpayers? This may not work in the long run. Here’s why.
The Financial Express | October 12, 2018 1:54 AM
Tax compliance levels reached 65% in April of this year from 55-57% in September/October of last year. The incentive proposal is aimed at widening the tax base and narrowing the trust gap between citizens and government officials and bureaucrats.
The Jobs Debate: Projecting NSS data shows jobs-growth slowing
FE Bureau | October 12, 2018 1:50 AM
Surjit bhalla contested cmie’s labour growth estimates by suggesting it had got the female labour participation rates wrong. cmie explains why it is right.
The collapse of IL&FS and what it tells us about fixing India’s critical need for infrastructure finance
Nirvikar Singh | October 12, 2018 1:31 AM
India has a long way to go in structuring and managing public private partnerships. Doing a better job on that front is essential.
Innovation can beat pollution! Pro-farmer solutions from entrepreneurs can fix India’s bad air
FE Bureau | October 12, 2018 1:26 AM
Increasing air pollution across India is a serious issue, and despite conscientious debates around it, systematic steps haven’t been taken by authorities on-ground to address it.
Big success! India has done remarkably in solar power capacity addition. Here’s how to take it to the next level
FE Bureau | October 12, 2018 1:20 AM
India announced its commitment to achieve 40% of its total generating capacity from renewables by 2030 for the Paris accord. Then, in 2015, the even more ambitious target of 100,000MW of solar power by 2022 was announced.
Banks not passing Repo cuts to home loan borrowers: SC directive displays lack of knowledge of banking
The Financial Express | October 11, 2018 3:22 AM
Asking RBI to see whether banks are cutting lending rates in line with repo rates is simplistic since many factors are involved
Burning more cash at Air India: New debt SPV plan is triumph of hope over experience
The Financial Express | October 11, 2018 3:17 AM
No reason to believe the revamped Air India will be profitable
Going need-based: Google’s move to cut requests for data by apps is a security boost for users
The Financial Express | October 11, 2018 3:13 AM
Google’s latest security measure seeks to rein in requests of apps for data that are not critical to their functioning
30 mn more jobs than projected? Surjit Bhalla on how correct interpretation of data can lead to the right conclusion
Surjit S Bhalla | October 11, 2018 3:06 AM
Conventional wisdom of no job growth in 2017/18 is found to be a gross under-estimate by a correct interpretation of household survey data for 2017/18.

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