BUSINESS
Opinion | How our laws are increasingly undermining war against corruption
Sadly, legislators forget that when laws get corroded either by inaction or through amendments, or through moves that make the collection of evidence difficult, the very fabric of governance gets frayed.
BUSINESS
Opinion | Ayushman Bharat is a great concept, but where are the doctors?
The government’s intentions deserve praise and support, but before announcing a health insurance, we need good doctors and infrastructure. The AB-NHPM places the cart before the horse.
BUSINESS
OPINION | For farmers to make money, the government should move out of procurement
Why can’t the government benchmark farmer incomes as a percentage of market prices? Why can’t the Verghese Kurien formula be extended to all crops?
BUSINESS
Opinion | Why corrupt politicians and bureaucrats can now breathe easy
The amendment of the Prevention of Corruption Act will likely end up protecting corrupt legislators and bureaucrats rather than innocent bankers.
POLITICS
Opinion | How the new corruption law protects the corrupt, and why some bribes should be 'legal'
The amended law does nothing of this kind. Instead the only amendment it makes is extending the prison term to a maximum of seven years.
POLITICS
COMMENT | Maharashtra’s milk of human unkindness
It is sad that the government has not come out with the facts before either the farmers or the public.
BUSINESS
Troubled waters? Who owns the right of way on India’s coasts?
The National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) wrote to the government last month, saying the move to relax cabotage 'is ill conceived'
BUSINESS
Opinion | Oil at $250 a barrel? How we could get there, and India's quandary
With scary forecasts doing the rounds over the price of crude oil, Artem Avinov, leading analyst with TeleTrade, was quick to add that $250 a barrel was a possibility and not a probability.
POLITICS
Comment - How politics is playing havoc with carbon control imperatives
Prudence is a good thing to be taught in schools, but not something that is cherished and championed during election season.
BUSINESS
Interview - Serum Institute's Adar Poonawala plans new vaccines and an NBFC
Adar Poonawala took over from his father Cyrus, to guide the fortunes of the group. In an exclusive interview, he spoke about some of the group’s initiatives.
BUSINESS
COMMENT | Why the Swiss banking numbers aren’t proof of money laundering
Key question – has corruption declined? Or has it not?
INDIA
COMMENT- Why hydroponics could be the future of farming
The word hydroponics comes from hydro meaning water, and ponos meaning labour. It is meant to represent the growing of plants in any medium -- sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients, but without soil.
BUSINESS
COMMENT- PRAAPTI: Transparency or tokenism? You decide
The power sector is bleeding – both in terms of total losses (UDAY commitments alone account for Rs.2.69 lakh crore) and delayed payments.
MARKETS
COMMENT-The disruption in financial markets has already begun
The current crisis in the Indian banking sector – thanks to the soaring NPAs -- has created a vacuum for funding sources.
BUSINESS
Power sector stressed asset resolution will be tougher, but there is good appetite for good assets: Bahram Vakil
In an interview, Vakil said that the learning process and tweaks to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code would continue for at least two years although the recent ordinance has sorted most of the issues identified in the last 18 months.
BUSINESS
COMMENT | Cultivating seaweed could be a massive opportunity for India
Asia stands as the world leader in seaweed cultivation and more than 80% is contributed by China, Korea and Japan. India has suddenly discovered that it too can be a player in this market
BUSINESS
Nalco bullish about its prospects despite Trump import tariffs
Nalco’s customers are of the opinion that the tariffs have been aimed at China and Russia more than at any other country. India was possibly part of collateral damage, they feel.
INDIA
COMMENT- What makes Madhya Pradesh tick?
During the past 12 years, ever since Shivraj Singh Chauhan became the MP chief minister in 2005, the state has witnessed a blistering pace of growth in agriculture
BUSINESS
INTERVIEW | Tata Power CEO Praveer Sinha says best positioned to deal with coming disruptions in energy markets
"I strongly feel that distribution will open up post the 2019 election and there will be immense opportunities that will come up," he says.
POLITICS
COMMENT - Cattle slaughter ban missteps may be a factor in the BJP’s electoral woes
It will be interesting to see how the ruling party overcomes the grave mistakes it has made in the business of curbing cow and buffalo slaughter
INDIA
COMMENT- Farms destroy value, not because of farmers but because of the government
To some extent the euphoria might be justified. Increasing farm production does normally mean higher incomes for farmers.
BUSINESS
COMMENT- Plenty of talk on solar power, but where are the policy underpinnings?
Making declarations and signing MoUs is one thing. Getting capacity augmented, and making solar power relevant to India is quite another.
BUSINESS
COMMENT - Which way will the energy prices go?
Over the past five years, all energy costs have been subject to two unanticipated headwinds. One was the discovery of shale oil which could be recovered quite easily at average costs of around $40 a barrel equivalent. The other was renewables – particularly wind and solar.
ECONOMY
Comment - Don’t entrust the fate of banks to the government
The banks lent out money irresponsibly because India’s politicians in power thought that they could use the banks to win favours from industrialists.
