The Karnataka government will bring legislation to set up a regulatory sandbox to let technology companies run pilots for new products before these are ready for going to market.
To restrict the abuse of the technology, India needs to have a proper law that regulates facial recognition before law enforcement agencies use the technology. A law is also needed for data privacy and protection.
What’s needed is a proper incentive structure for PSU banks and bankers.
There is an increasing public perception that the social dynamics inside the IIT-Madras, which has an exclusive and elitist academic environment, is out of sync with the politico-cultural moorings of Tamil Nadu.
The only fly in the ointment is opposition to privatisation by the unions
It is not clear if the government has factored the sheer human and physical infrastructure challenges before the country in order to implement a nation-wide NRC.
The government’s decision to sell BPCL, SCI and Concor indicates it is no longer diffident about privatisation
As the RBI looks to appoint its fourth Deputy Governor, it might not be a bad idea to look at some of the appointment ideas coming from New Zealand’s central bank.
Credibility of DHFL balance sheet, allegations of fund diversion, ED investigation and litigations could make the case murkier.
Two issues are at stake. One, public subsidy or support for higher education. Two, the ruling BJP’s view of such subsidy.
The financial soap opera is airing its last episodes
Interest cover is the lowest since the December 2015 quarter
A gold mutual fund’s NAV is derived from the market price of the underlying asset -- the Gold ETF
Tata Steel is trying once again to put its European business back on the rails
An effective policy would require an inclusive public awareness strategy and citizen’s participation in decision-making.
A portfolio full of only consistent compounders can deliver healthy absolute returns, regardless of the external market
Half of India's coal-fired thermal power plants are likely to miss their emission targets. Renewable energy plants are a low-pollution alternative but have their own share of problems.
In the past five years ETFs have seen their assets under management (AUM) jump more than 30-fold to Rs 1.47 lakh crore
Governments at the Centre have seldom been at ease with JNU because of its politically-active and socially-conscious student community.
The rise of the BJP has created a communal divide in West Bengal which was not there earlier during the whole period of Marxist rule. This has made the electoral challenge before the Trinamool Congress significantly more complex.
It is widely recognised that a total ban on gambling is neither feasible nor desirable as it creates a vicious circle, which causes substantial monetary loss to the economy.
The distinction between non-bank systemically important financial institutions and banks is an ill-considered move
The disproportionate impact felt by the thermal sector will have additional ramifications on the banking sector, which could in turn hamper efforts to boost the economy through credit growth.
The main concerns with imposing the government’s proposed Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) are the absence of a law governing personal data protection, absence of checks and balances, and, societal biases that could lead to violence.
Corporate earnings at a 15-year low with no signs of improvement and an all-time high market cannot go hand-in-hand