BUSINESS
Come clean on vaccines in this life and death situation
The last thing that the nation can afford is a political controversy which pits the ruling party at the Centre and Opposition-ruled states against each other in a highly dangerous and unacceptable blame game
BUSINESS
The dilemma over small savings interest rates and the way out
Economic policy must reside, no matter how uncomfortably, at the intersection of economic theory and politics
BUSINESS
The elusive work-life balance amid work from home
Work from home is leading to significant changes in social and work set up. Some excesses have been occurring both, in India and the developed economies, which have to be set right in order for WFH to not become socially harmful
BUSINESS
Shipping ministry’s opposition to SCI privatisation is not credible
It is not clear why Indian tonnage should be state owned and it is not enough for it to be privately owned for ‘national security’ purposes
BUSINESS
How to make the most of farm laws? Answer lies in farmer producer organisations
These bodies can handhold their members through the maze of marketplace so that the farmers remain profitable
POLITICS
Assam Election 2021: Intelligentsia highly cynical about polls
That there are horses for courses is indicated by the way the BJP has dealt with the issue of implementing the CAA against which there was a powerful movement in Assam
BUSINESS
Focus on ‘happiness’ leading to a new economics
How have countries done on the happiness front in a year when the pandemic changed life as we knew it?
ECONOMY
Brave effort to bring DFI model back from the dead
For the government's courage to pay off, lessons need to be learnt from the failure of earlier DFIs
POLITICS
West Bengal polls: Trinamool stressed, but BJP not yet home
The BJP's argument is that "double engine rule", being in power at both the Centre and the state, will lead to investments in the state
BUSINESS
Semiconductors: The chips are down and India is vulnerable
Semiconductors are the new oil and India is once again in the unenviable position of importing its needs
BUSINESS
Free India-Bangladesh cross border trade will be a boon for both
Strapline: The forthcoming Modi-Hasina meeting should iron out the differences in Indo-Bangladesh trade
BUSINESS
Shift petrol and diesel to GST
The Reserve Bank of India has called for a reduction in taxes on fuel
POLITICS
Educational loss from the pandemic will have a multiplier effect
Disadvantaged children have been affected more and their falling behind could aggravate existing inequality
BUSINESS
Being part of global supply chains and atmanirbhar go hand in hand
To remain globally competitive you should always procure stuff from wherever it is most competitively available
POLITICS
BJP should make Bengal’s industrial decline the focus of its state election campaign
The BJP’s capitalist ideology could be the catalyst for the industrial revival of West Bengal
BUSINESS
Government must rope in private sector for COVID vaccination
India can become a role model in how to vaccinate people with speed and safety
BUSINESS
West Bengal elections | Trinamool falls behind in news headlines race
In the entire pre-election public discourse, there is no mention of who can provide the better administration which will be able to take forward economic development by improving the state’s poor work culture
POLITICS
The dilemma that Twitter and social media pose for democracies
Freedom of expression is the life blood of democracies, but hate speech and incitement to violence need to be firmly disallowed
POLITICS
Why police reforms never took off
A 2019 report by Common Cause found that a third of policemen had experienced political pressure while investigating a crime and two thirds felt that the cost of incurring the wrath of the political masters was transfer
POLITICS
India cries out for judicial reforms
Commercial disputes often take an inordinately long time to get settled. In particular, India fares extremely poorly in contract enforcement
BUSINESS
Budget 2021 opts for investment, not consumption, boost
Food subsidy is projected to go down sharply from the current levels
BUSINESS
To aid economic recovery and tax mop-up, don’t raise levies on fuels
During 2014-15 to 2019-20, central earnings through excise duties and cess on fuel have nearly doubled, going up by 94 per cent, and the states’ earnings on the same account has gone up by 38 per cent
BUSINESS
To get rid of RRBs, hand them over to SFBs
Regional rural banks perform an essential service, but are loss making and a drain on the exchequer
POLITICS
BJP and Mamata raise sky high the stakes in West Bengal
The admission of defectors in senior positions has upset BJP leaders who have built up the party
