Monsoon Watch: Slight pick-up, underperforming regions improved
Cumulative rainfall rose by 2 percent over the long period average as Northwest and Central India regions received more rainfall. Sowing trends are broadly unchanged
Opinion | For an insured India, FDI cap in sector needs to be hiked to 74 percent
Increasing FDI is a low-hanging fruit in terms of reforms. It will bring in much-needed capital, increase jobs and boost insurance penetration
Chart of the Day | Did Chinese demand help Indian exports in July?
Non-petroleum product exports in July were only 3.56 percent lower than a year ago
Caution needed while betting on high dividend yield stocks in the current scenario
Selecting stocks with high dividend yields in sectors unaffected by the pandemic may be a better option
Indian politics, warts and all, lives in Rajasthan
Help for Gehlot has come from a most unexpected quarter, former chief minister and state BJP leader Vasundhara Raje
Government needs to play the health card right
Unique ID is welcome, but increased public expenditure is the need of the hour to cure the ills of the country’s ailing health care system
Coronavirus vaccine | History of trials does not offer too much comfort
In the pharma industry, the gap between trials and eventual products is huge and there is a tragic history of drugs that have had to be culled just short of being put out in the market. Roughly 9 in 10 drugs and biologics that are tested in humans don’t even reach the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its approval even after Phase 3 testing
Modi’s Independence Day speech reiterates the Aatmanirbhar Bharat motto
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech did not fixate about the challenges India is facing, but, instead, highlighted the opportunities ahead of each Indian
74th Independence Day | The often-forgotten naval mutiny on the docks of Bombay
The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny of 1946 did not get political patronage then and does not get told often perhaps because it does not fit well into the larger non-violent narrative of India's independence movement
The Reading List: August 14, 2020
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance.
Independence Day | What freedom means for a young India
India’s youth may be hungry for change, economic independence, and the freedoms that come with it, but the majority of them fall in one of the three categories: uneducated, unemployed, or unemployable
74th Independence Day | Is room for reasoned debate shrinking?
Freedom of speech and expression is one of the core principles at the heart of a true democracy. A genuinely nationalist narrative must ensure that all opinions are heard, however uncomfortable they may be
IndiGo seeks shareholder approval to pay CEO Ronojoy Dutta's salary
In FY2020, IndiGo Chief Executive Officer Ronojoy Dutta Dutta received a total remuneration of Rs 11.4 crore in his role as CEO and whole-time director.
The first step to revive power sector is maintain sanctity of contracts
UP’s move asking power generators to offer discounts to recover dues is just adding insult to injury
Survival at stake, many Indian companies need entirely new businesses
This pandemic is only a warning of radical new challenges ahead forced upon us by climate change
Why did consumer price inflation spike in July?
India now has one of the highest inflation rates in the world
Now, Atmanirbhar China: Exports take a back seat
There are many similarities between the Indian government’s stress on self-reliance and the Chinese Communist Party’s new strategy of ‘internal circulation’ for economic growth
Honest implementation key to success of tax scheme
Latest initiative more a moment of introspection than celebration as it betrays lacunae in the rickety tax system
Is the Pinarayi Vijayan government an antithesis of Left core values?
The gold-smuggling controversy has come as the latest wake-up call for the CPI(M). Unfortunately, there is practically none left in the party to speak up
India’s defence shopping to go desi
The new defence reforms will result in greater synergy between the private sector and the government, and will also help India shed its dubious tag of being one of the world’s top importers of military hardware
Coparcenary Rights: SC judgment is not the anthem of equality we are hailing it to be
On the question of the rights of daughters, the judgment does speak of the objective of the amendment Act, and of ‘goal of gender justice as constitutionally envisaged’. However, there is no meaningful engagement with the idea of equality
Chart of the Day | Where does India stand in COVID testing?
Fatality rate is low, but a high positivity rate calls for more testing
Why the market has brushed aside the Russian vaccine launch
The Russian vaccine is seen more as a boost for Putin than for immunity, especially as it still has to pass Phase 3 trials
Data debate gets a new dimension
The draft report on non-personal data leaves many questions unanswered
