BUSINESS
Trinamool wants Tatas back in West Bengal
The Trinamool will have to rein in its own party goons if it is serious in attracting industry to the state
POLITICS
Supreme Court flags the misuse of the sedition law
The sedition law has become a convenient excuse to jail anybody who questions authority
BUSINESS
Restaurants try to sting Zomato
The National Restaurants Association has alleged violation of competition rules by the two big food delivery companies -- Zomato and Swiggy
BUSINESS
One nation one ration card – a long way to go
The portable ration card project, actually launched before the pandemic in August 2019, envisaged that a migrant worker, say in Mumbai, would be able to draw his rations there even as his family back home used their neighbourhood fair price shop
POLITICS
The digital divide is a huge setback to rural school education
Getting children back to school by vaccinating teachers should be a priority for the government, otherwise the future of underprivileged children is at risk
POLITICS
With US troops gone, Afghanistan is a disaster waiting to happen
India has been the largest regional contributor to Afghanistan’s reconstruction while keeping away from entering into any kind of defence relationship with the country
MARKETS
A shift from foodgrain cultivation to other crops is long overdue
We need to implement long-term solutions to increase edible oil and pulses production
POLITICS
How Indians view politics through the lens of religion
For most Indians, religion plays a pre-eminent role in their lives. How does it affect their political beliefs? A Pew Research survey digs deeper
BUSINESS
Do it yourself oil price cut can benefit all
India's case in asking OPEC+ to raise supplies and reduce oil prices is weakened by the high taxes the central and state governments impose on fuel
BUSINESS
BPOs get freedom to grow unfettered
The expectation is that the BPO business which raked in $38 billion in 2019-20 will take a big jump to reach $56 billion by 2025, that is grow by around 50 per cent in five years
CORONAVIRUS
Record single day vaccination raises hopes of beating COVID-19
The record vaccination achieved on Monday must be made into a daily routine to tackle the threats arising out of new mutations
BUSINESS
The impact of automation on India's IT jobs
Automation will lead to a loss of low-end jobs, but India's IT industry will remain a net hirer
BUSINESS
Wealth creation beats the pandemic
If growing wealth finds its way into productive investments, then the benefits could reach more people
POLITICS
The political circus: Return of leaders to TMC won’t help Bengal
The journeys from and back to political parties are motivated by self-interest, pure and simple. Development in West Bengal is likely to take a back seat
ECONOMY
How did Punjab get to the top in school education?
We may soon be able to have a template which tells us the way to get school education right
BUSINESS
Microfinance, down but not out, is ripe for value investing
It makes sense for investors to get into the microfinance sector now and wait for the second wave to recede, as it has already started doing, and valuations to pick up again
TRENDS
The implications of China’s new three-child policy
The policy is unlikely to work and with the right policies, India has a shot at gaining traction as a low-wage investment destination
BUSINESS
A looming crisis for the dairy sector
The second wave of the pandemic has led to a crisis for the small farmer as he is unable to sell his milk for the second time in two years to the door to door seller or the small time aggregator
BUSINESS
Can we have a better agricultural policy please?
To make India’s farm effort weather proof, the urgent need now is for a more fine-tuned policy which does the right thing by allowing full play to market forces but also carefully designs incentives
BUSINESS
Consumer comes before farmers, freeing pulse imports proves it again
The government’s move has prompted the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, the farmers’ union affiliated to the RSS, to demand a rollback
BUSINESS
With Punjab farmers, the government stoops to conquer
The government’s procurement programme indicates it’s going out of its way to appease agitating farmers. Will it work?
BUSINESS
How to meet the environmental challenge facing India’s cities
Environmentally challenged cities face great risk in attracting investment. Therefore income move away from them as potential investors weigh the locational risk they face.
BUSINESS
China’s population growth curve bends down, India holds the edge
China's working age population will shrink, while the proportion of those who do not work will rise. In contrast, India's demographic dividend is intact
BUSINESS
Needed, a master plan to deliver oxygen, ventilators and medicines to beat COVID-19
The irony is that the skill for such a plan not only exists in India, but has already been working with the government in another sphere and is now using that model to deliver oxygen
