Editorial Comment
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May 18, 2018, Friday
The debt pile: IMF sounds a warning about growing levels of debt
India's general government debt, at 69 per cent of GDP, according to the IMF, is significantly high for a country at its level of ...
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May 16, 2018, Wednesday
AAI's flight plans: Privatising smaller airports is a good idea
In order to make this proposal viable for the private sector, however, much will depend on the nature of the model revenue-share ...
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May 15, 2018, Tuesday
Fortis stumbles, again: Corporate governance concerns in board decision
There is no doubt that poor governance practice was followed by the Fortis board in its approach to this deal
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May 11, 2018, Friday
Farm distress: Poor post-harvest management is the key problem
It is poor post-harvest management of farm produce, and not bumper production that is the real culprit
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May 10, 2018, Thursday
Slipping on oil
US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal is bad news
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May 09, 2018, Wednesday
Happy Birthday, Karl
Though wrong on many counts, Marx continues to be relevant
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May 08, 2018, Tuesday
Injurious to health: Capping hospital profit margins is counter-productive
Will the retail price be the benchmark when it involves a margin that the manufacturer is unlikely to divulge?
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May 04, 2018, Friday
HCL Tech stock: Brokerages believe correction offers attractive entry point
Brokerages believe correction offers attractive entry point
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May 04, 2018, Friday
Sectoral expertise: Regulators can be found beyond the IAS
Regulation, especially financial regulation, is a particularly difficult task that requires a light touch and extensive ...
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May 03, 2018, Thursday
Timely advice: PM has rightly stressed on the need to conserve water
The overall water stock in the country's 91 major reservoirs has dipped to less than one-fourth of their combined storage
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May 02, 2018, Wednesday
Realign FDI in retail: Existing policy is plagued with convoluted riders
The impact of these convoluted riders is visible in the poor response by global retail investment in one of the world's largest ...
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May 01, 2018, Tuesday
A question of heritage: PPPs for monument upkeep need checks and balances
So far, public sector units that have bankrolled monuments have been fairly unobtrusive in their branding at these sites
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April 27, 2018, Friday
Illogical tax demand: Taxing banks' free services defies business logic
The tax department imputes a value to each free service that a bank offers and argues that it is liable to tax
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April 26, 2018, Thursday
A retrograde step: New rules for plastic waste dilute earlier norms
The notable provisions of the 2016 rules that have been tinkered with include phasing out of multi-layered plastics
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April 24, 2018, Tuesday
The comrades' new line: CPI(M) needs to bring in new faces in leadership
It is far too dependent for leadership either on those associated with old and discredited Left governments; or with those who ...
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April 19, 2018, Thursday
Softball questions: US lawmakers allowed Mr Zuckerberg to get away easily
About 99% of Facebook's $40.6 billion revenue (2017) came from advertisements and it had 2017 profits of $15.9 bn
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April 18, 2018, Wednesday
Monsoon cheer: IMD forecast of well-distributed rainfall is a big relief
Copious and well-spaced precipitation is badly needed this year for several pressing reasons
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April 17, 2018, Tuesday
The politics of rape: Complicity of the state is the worst aspect
Charges against the accused in Kathua took more than three months to file from the time the child's mutilated body was discovered ...
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April 13, 2018, Friday
Strategic partnership in defence can't be rushed beyond a point
The process designated to select an SP is long and arduous
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April 12, 2018, Thursday
Not fair: Finance Commission's terms of reference stray from propriety
The use of the 2011 Census for sharing resources would mean a decline in the flow of resources to these states
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May 16, 2018, Wednesday
Hope in unity: Those who want to defeat BJP in 2019 have to come together
Mr Modi and his party may feel emboldened to continue standing alone but the Opposition will have to draw quite the opposite ...
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May 15, 2018, Tuesday
Beware a lending freeze: PSBs need a structural change in loan-giving
Initial optimism about the speed of the asset recovery programme under the new code now seems unwarranted
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May 11, 2018, Friday
IT jobs crisis: Hiring deceleration bodes ill even for the broader economy
Every IT job in India creates other jobs, and revenue growth in allied or associated sectors
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May 10, 2018, Thursday
Retail therapy
Walmart's Flipkart buy could be a high-risk strategy
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May 09, 2018, Wednesday
Learn from Argentina
Without reform, India's macroeconomic weaknesses persist
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May 08, 2018, Tuesday
Oil politics: By freezing fuel prices, govt is undermining its own policy
The other worry is its impact on domestic fuel prices, which moved to a new dynamic regime in June last year
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May 06, 2018, Sunday
A national shame: Poor air quality needs concerted government action
India is in the midst of an air quality crisis that extends beyond just the National Capital Region
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May 04, 2018, Friday
The fear factor: An overzealous CBI could cramp decision-making in banks
Such over-vigilance is likely to have a debilitating impact on the decision-making process in Indian banks, especially in the ...
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May 03, 2018, Thursday
Still under construction
Despite implementation woes, Rera has set the tone
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May 02, 2018, Wednesday
India must make the most of a thaw in its relations with China
Beijing is now looking to reduce unpredictability in its vicinity, brought about by the sudden change in the Korean peninsula, ...
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May 01, 2018, Tuesday
A landmark feat: A quarter of Indian households are still without power
In UP and Bihar alone, 21 million households are still unconnected, almost half of the 41 million households still not ...
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April 29, 2018, Sunday
The EarthNow promise
Live video surveillance will raise more privacy concerns
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April 26, 2018, Thursday
No longer a counterweight: What lies behind the India-China 'reset'?
Indian government do not want to have any major disturbances on the border, or any other kind of confrontation, in the year ...
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April 24, 2018, Tuesday
Warnings on the external account: CAD could expand to 2013 levels
The government's approach to the crucial exports sector has been alternately backward-looking and coercive
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April 22, 2018, Sunday
Swadeshi flights of fancy
Keeping Air India 'Indian' is a pointless exercise
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April 19, 2018, Thursday
Poor currency management: Authorities should have anticipated cash demand
In order to speed up the remonetisation process last year, the RBI printed many Rs 2,000 notes
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April 18, 2018, Wednesday
Digital threat: Govt needs to shore up cybersecurity infrastructure
India has a very poor record with respect to keeping its cyber infrastructure and data safe, and it is regularly targeted by ...
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April 17, 2018, Tuesday
Protecting the insolvency process
Regulatory forbearance should be viewed with caution
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April 13, 2018, Friday
Misplaced logic: Protecting GSTN data needs more than a change in ownership
GSTN handles massive amounts of data; by now, over 10 million businesses have already registered on the GSTN portal
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April 12, 2018, Thursday
Market-based solution: Sugar sector should adopt a revenue-sharing model
The total unpaid dues of farmers crossed Rs 160 billion in March-end
