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The Left government’s readiness to demolish and rebuild a new flyover and its reluctance to demolish an apartment complex violating environmental norms does not show it in good light.
The signs on the ground at least do not point to any major economic benefit for the nation
If and when the ban is implemented, it could affect close to 10,000 plastic manufacturing units. There is a high possibility that about 400,000 people working in these units could find themselves jobless.
Growth impact of recent government initiatives at best remains hazy.
It should not be viewed as selling the family silver but for changing the structure of PSUs and improving their efficiency.
Space engineers learn from their failures and are getting better at orbital mechanics, even landing probes successfully on fast moving asteroids, like Japan’s Hayabusa 2. ISRO’s next Moon-shot will be a collaborative effort with Japan’s JAXA scheduled for 2024.
Investors in cigarette stocks are celebrating the ban on e-cigarettes but they may be jumping the gun
In India, carpooling will find mass acceptance only with the help of sufficient incentives
If the second election in five months to the Knesset does not deliver a decisive mandate, Israel faces the prospect of a long period of political haggling once again.
Under ‘rules of origin’ clause, ‘region’ will get access to Indian markets regardless of which RCEP country exports to India
The demand for NRC, for an inner-line permit and the protest against rail lines are all interrelated issues that need to be understood comprehensively, and boil down to the fear of outsiders changing the culture and customs of the state.
The Indian economy’s slowdown started within three years of 2008 Great Financial Crisis. Ever since 2012, India’s earnings growth started decelerating arguably because the era of crony capitalism ended in 2010 with the unveiling of the 2G spectrum scam.
It is essential that NHAI leaves enough on the table to give a decent yield to investors
September survey of fund managers finds global recession concerns at highest levels since August 2009
HDFC Bank only took a corrective step on its exposure to the non-finance lender. Vigilant and timely action is no ‘selfish’ act
If Indian regulators were rendered toothless in prosecuting Satyam’s auditors, it is only a testament to our legal system’s inadequacy in dealing with violators.
A hurriedly ordered ban unaccompanied by adequate preparedness for the fall-out of such a step on a slowing economy could create huge business uncertainties and aggravate an already stressed jobs scenario.
Is NRC being used as a smokescreen to deflect public attention for pressing issues such as economic woes?
Fines should be made truly steep so that they act as a deterrent but not so steep that they provide scope for harassment and corruption
The sharp slowdown in China’s industrial sector in May keeps the risk on for metal producers
It is uncertain as to how Indian negotiators will draw the line to tackle an inevitable surge in Chinese imports through RCEP countries
If profits of corporates are private, then a cyclical reduction in profitability should not be borne by the public exchequer through lower taxes
A new working group suggests a raft of measures to improve agri credit. Sadly, the previous results do not inspire confidence
Whatever happened to the money that was garnered by the sale of the company’s dairy business?
The government has kept up an accusatory line on Pakistan, alleging Pakistan’s retaliation is unfolding. The rhetoric is twin-pronged: One to deter Pakistan, and, two, to lay the ground for a military riposte against Pakistan in PoK if the need arises.
