What is needed today is growing in rainfed areas more traditional coarse grains which are highly nutritional, are not water guzzlers and can thrive with the use of organic manure coming out of the same environment from crop residue and livestock manure
Any retrospective waiver of dues to the government will not only violate the SC verdict, but also be contrary to the rule of law
The United States is making intense efforts to create an alternative ‘Near East’ narrative for Washington’s interests in the Arab world — its bipartisan support for the World Expo 2020 in Dubai is an example.
The rural economy has been in the dumps for years. A recent rise in food prices may be of some help but that's not sufficient.
A private sector player’s interest in setting up microgrids on such a large scale highlights the problems of the present power sector infrastructure as well as the opportunity in it
Draghi and the ECB did a fine job in saving the Eurozone from disaster when few expected the central bank could do the job
India’s openness to trade is one of the lowest in the world
The actions of the Kerala Police in certain cases pose serious questions about whether the force is able to do its duty in a free and fair manner, and whether it is able to protect the lives of citizens.
The degree of optimism observed in October was among the weakest in the near 14-year survey history.
There’s no escaping the relationship between our economic model and its impact on pollution or more broadly on natural ecosystems. Air pollution is but one visible marker of this.
The law on defamation in India remains unchanged and as is the case with many other laws, this one too remains the same as enacted by the British while they themselves have changed their laws
To single out WhatsApp, as the Union government has done, is to miss the larger point as far as India is concerned. It’s time not to quibble over technicalities of reporting the hacking, but to find out who bought the NSO Group’s Pegasus.
This is the moment to disclose not just the outstanding issues pending resolution but also our negotiating positions on every one of the twenty RCEP chapters.
India's thermal power plants are suffering not just because of slowing demand but coal-based plants are not generating enough
NBFC consumer lending data show 45 percent of origination is from the ‘below prime’ segment
Niti Aayog’s Medical Devices (Safety, Effectiveness and Innovation) Bill is the latest in India's seemingly never-ending attempt to introduce a comprehensive and effective medical device regulation, which seems to be reaching a jubilee year of sorts.
Apart from efficiency gains, quick airport privatisation will also provide much-needed funds to the cash-strapped government
To assume that incumbent TSPs are incapable of paying dues is naive at best and preposterous at worst. The government must avoid encouraging wilful and unethical defaulters by giving them relief to the detriment of those TSPs who have paid their dues lawfully for years
New Delhi should shed its paternalistic way of looking at Bengaluru and Gurugram. After all India’s IT sector has led the biggest wealth creation in the history of our country.
All the hype about India being a path-finder for the world comes to nought when seen against this unpalatable truth of its capital city facing an air pollution emergency.
PSUs believe that they too enjoy immunity in much the same way as the government does
This is the right time for aggressive privatisation
Contracting real wages an obvious reason for lack of rural demand
Economists may warn that it’s going to be a long, slow slog of a recovery for the Indian economy, but as long as liquidity is going to flow in, the markets will party.
The Committee of Secretaries set up to investigate the reported stress in the telecom sector should first look into why these companies have high debt
