BUSINESS
India needs to re-think at least five policies in respect of waste management
If the government is serious about Swachh Bharat, it should appoint a globally acknowledged third party inspection agency like SGS . Let the agency do this work at no cost to the government and instead just collect a percentage of the fines (that were not paid) from defaulting companies.
BUSINESS
India has the right talk but not the right action
India has the ability of wiping out its balance of payments, making India cleaner, making Indians healthier if only it adopts rooftop solar and waste management effectively.
BUSINESS
To popularise electric vehicles, make it easy to charge them
A swappable battery could be stocked at the conventional petrol pump. The customer would just drive in, surrender his old battery, get a new one, with the residual energy in the old battery adjusted against the price of the new one
BUSINESS
Cattle semen and breeding is a story that India should be proud of
The cattle semen stations have ensured that even though India’s cattle population is just 13 percent of the world’s cattle population , its share of semen production is close to 19 percent of global production, and this share continues to grow at a healthy pace.
BUSINESS
Russia and India have begun to tango; here is why PM Modi's Moscow visit is critical
Russia gets its manpower (even capital) from India, and India finds employment for its people in some sort of revenue sharing deal.
BUSINESS
Opinion | Petty graft could sabotage water and waste management, and the PM’s biggest schemes
Once waste management is introduced, and water contamination is taken care of, India will witness considerably reduced expenditure on health-related diseases.
BUSINESS
Budget 2019 | From power to powerlessness: Risks are real
The Budget should have out-of-the box solutions or should allow the old system of subsidies and money distribution to continue.
BUSINESS
Opinion | Efficient dispute redressal system a must to boost FDI
With rising political pressure to create more jobs, which in turn require more spending on infrastructure and industry, foreign direct investment (FDI) becomes all the more critical. The government is justified in protecting its interests, but that should not come at the expense of investors feeling shortchanged.
BUSINESS
New government will inherit unpaid infrastructure bill of Rs 12.4 lakh crore
The projects were originally expected to be completed at a cost of Rs 18.17 lakh crore. In the past five years, Rs 8.07 lakh crore or 37.8 percent of anticipated cost has been incurred.
BUSINESS
Opinion | Central banks embark on a gold rush, should you?
Between 2010-19 total gold purchased by central banks was 3,560.28 tonnes.
BUSINESS
More doles for the 'needy' will only result in more corruption
Late Rajiv Gandhi had made a statement about only 15 percent of actual amount reaching the poor. He was right then. There is evidence that it could be significantly less than 15 percent.
BUSINESS
FCRA & electoral bonds issue: Supreme Court upholds fair play principles once again
In doing so, the Apex Court re-affirmed the primary purpose of arbitration as ‘de-clogging the Court system.’ The Court held that such a pre-deposit clause was itself a ‘clog’ on entering the arbitral process and would render the same impermissibly ‘ineffective and expensive.’
BUSINESS
A trade crisis looms for India, and how the sun and waste can prevent it
This article is an attempt to suggest how the worsening balance of payments (BoP) situation can be remedied.
BUSINESS
Cheap solar power singes state electricity boards' revenues
This case could make the case stronger for captive power producers on the one hand, and for rooftop solar power producers on the other for reasons that are explained a bit later. The court, in its order, reiterated the principle of settled contracts which lends certainty to power purchase agreements (PPAs) and imposes confidence in investors.
BUSINESS
China paints a more pleasing visage for companies and investors
The NPC’s secretariat received 491 proposals – 487 proposed legislations and four regulatory recommendations. Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the NPC’s Standing Committee, pledged to move forward with “revising urgently needed laws for deepening market-based reforms.”
INDIA
Comment | India needs to be more ambitious about rooftop solar
The 100 GW target for overall solar power is woefully short of India’s potential which is estimated at 748.98 GW.
ECONOMY
Opinion | The value of strengthening India-Russia relations
India needs Russia as it is one of the very few countries that has transferred defence technology to India.
BUSINESS
Tripura likely to see a business boom but challenges remain
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is optimistic about improving the quality of rubber production as well as the yield.
BUSINESS
Agartala on its way to becoming a major hub for trade and commerce
The government of India – in conjunction with the state government of Tripura - is working hard to complete the bridge over River Feni near Sabroom.
BUSINESS
Predicting bankruptcies the Prof Altman way
In India, the Z-score model was used to identify possible bankruptcy for at least 10 companies two years before the crisis finally hit home.
BUSINESS
We were always entrepreneurial, hence innovative, says SREI Infra chairman Hemant Kanoria
In a freewheeling interview at his home-cum-office at Alipore in Kolkata, Kanoria spoke to Moneycontrol about how his company has grown over the years.
ECONOMY
Opinion | Interim Budget: Great for elections, but worrisome for the economy
The real worry is the absence of incentives for job creation
INDIA
Opinion | How the govt has left the solar sector in darkness
Most state grids are near bankrupt and cannot pay for the ever-increasing subsidy amounts doled out. Once the elections are over, they will have no option but to stop these freebies.
POLITICS
Opinion | Brace yourself for an economic slowdown
India will witness barely any growth in 2019, and its economy could see a negative if the recent downgrading of its GDP growth numbers from 7.5% to 7.2% turn out to be true.
