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Need to plug the pain points in power play
Collective effort is needed to ensure a seamless transition towards an economically viable and environmentally sustainable power sector
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Tackling unemployment — a job we haven’t met
The job market in India belies other indicators that suggest the economy is on a healthy rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic
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Right energisers in Budget 2023 can charge up green capex
Energy transition is a huge investment opportunity if the government can provide the appropriate incentives
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The conflict course in coal import
Mandatory blending of imported coal by thermal power plants is a stop-gap solution to the country’s bigger problem of efficient energy management
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A tweak in trade diplomacy that can add heft to India-US ties
Being accommodative in the bilateral relationship can help New Delhi deepen commercial engagements with Washington at a time India’s export growth is losing momentum
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What will it take for India to restore G20’s old glory?
During its presidency, India should craft the agenda in such a way that G20 once again becomes an effective platform for global economic and financial cooperation
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GST buoyancy poses a welcome challenge for Budget 2023 maths
In the Union Budget 2023, the Centre must weigh the GST imponderables carefully before making optimistic revenue projections for the next fiscal based on higher collections in FY2022-23
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The Green Pivot: Clean power play — A bitter-sweet punch of three Ps
Unless performance picks up, India’s clean power goals can get short-circuited despite promises and potential
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Exports need navigational aid to sail through choppy waters
Growth in India’s outbound shipments has slowed because of geopolitics and the global economic milieu; the government needs to cobble up steps to give a boost to exports and rein in the fiscal deficit
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Can the GST Council walk the FM talk?
Nirmala Sitharaman is seeking ways to widen the GST tax base with support from the state governments. This is imperative to improve revenue buoyancy, as is efforts to curb tax evasion
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Renewable energy rush fails to illuminate solar parks
The government must plug glitches in the solar park scheme quickly so that it can play an effective role in India’s energy transition
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Green Pivot: World Bank study on India — a wake-up call for climate finance?
A report, prepared under the aegis of the World Bank, highlights the catastrophic impact of climate on India while citing investment opportunities that the crisis throws up. But where will the finance come from to give shape to such opportunities?
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Gig is big in jobs — Is the shift transient or permanent?
Flexi-staffing is gaining momentum in India even as the overall employment scenario remains worrisome; challenges need to be addressed
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DESH Bill — Implementation delayed is investment denied
Inter-ministerial differences over the proposed legislation should be resolved quickly to ensure that India does not miss on the China-plus opportunity
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Import checks | Quality on lips, China on mind
Focus on quality is good if it doesn’t become a non-tariff tool to stall imports, especially from one particular nation; R&D spending must go up to make Indian products globally competitive
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Digital rupee — A long way to go in a land where cash is the king
Unless the retail digital rupee achieves critical mass, it will have limited impact on the monetary and financial systems, payments infrastructure, and welfare policies of the country
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Renewable energy push must ensure a just transition in power mix
A clear-cut plan to support growth in clean power and a rehabilitation programme for those affected by the phase-out of coal are crucial to managing the shift in energy balance in an efficient way
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Online gaming faces a moment of reckoning
A steep increase in GST rates on all gaming could halt the nascent sector’s growth. Government regulation matched with a sensible approach to taxation are called for
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Draft Data Bill — A mix of comfort and concern
The proposed legislation is an improvement on the earlier one but certain clauses are triggering worries of unnecessary government interference
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Is G20 veering away from its original mandate?
The just-concluded Bali summit fails to put behind war worries and draw up a concrete action plan to mitigate the economic constraints that the world is facing today. Can India’s presidency set a practical agenda for the bloc?
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Rewiring power transmission — insulate it properly
While the introduction of the GNA framework is a welcome move, any apprehension about the accompanying connectivity rules needs to be addressed
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Can the G20 summit halt the shift to a G-Zero world?
As India gears up to helm the G20, it is time to look at the efficacy of the bloc beyond its utility of providing a platform for dialogues between key world leaders
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US midterm election — What does it mean for India?
A change in power alignment in the US Congress may at best lead to some recalibration in India-US ties but is unlikely to signal any broad shift as New Delhi is at ease with both Democrats and Republicans
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Climate conference should focus on cash course
Availability of green finance is key to the global clean environment drive; India and other developing countries should push rich nations to loosen their purse strings at the upcoming COP27
