Opinion

The answer to everything is not 42; It’s legislation!

This sort of political escapism has become routine, even as problems multiply in number, scope and complexity

Tax regime

The Budget should aim to make the new tax regime more attractive for individuals

Let’s latch on to hyperloop rail

We should take a leaf out of China’s play book and invite foreign investors to develop commercial projects

The geo-politics of gas pipelines

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From the Viewsroom

Slate

All you wanted to know about Algo trading

All you wanted to know about conflict of interest

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Strategic Petroleum Reserves

Statistalk

The Cheat Sheet

Space internet is taking flight

Despite Kathua barbarity, death penalty is no deterrent

The politics and economics of horse-trading

Letters

Letters to the Editor dated January 26, 2022

This refers to ‘Coming, a Budget for consolidation’ (January 26). The Budget exercise is always a deft balancing act. Finance Ministers have to en

Letters to the Editor dated January 25, 2022

Apropos ‘Need for fiscal consolidation’ (January 25), it goes without saying that no economy can achieve its targeted growth unless its policies a

Letters to the Editor dated January 24, 2022

Letters to the Editor dated January 20, 2022

This refers to the article 'Product innovation, availability of retail finance to drive farm mechanisation' (January 20). It is quite true that in the

Letters to the Editor dated January 19, 2022

Letters to the Editor dated Jan 18, 2022

Punjab polls and farmers

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At the photo shoot

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Books

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FROM THE VIEWSROOM The EPF landmine

Taxing a lifetime’s savings makes no economic or political sense

The fuzzy impact of demonetisation

DeMo does not seem to have impacted black money hoards. It may, however, lead to improved tax compliance in the long run

Ratan Tata may find it difficult to remove Mistry from Tata Industries

Composition of board, shareholding pattern will prove to be hurdles

As Mistry sees it: the ‘bucket list’ leading up to the ouster

The lopsided Gujarat development model

While doing well in attaining fiscal stability and attracting investment, it lags most other States in social sector spending

It’s a dead end for the victims of Gujarat riots

There is no hope of justice as even the Congress has abandoned their cause and adopted the path of least resistance

Mallya’s bail extended; extradition hearing in Dec

Defence team seeks time to gather evidence, expects second request for extradition from India

Delayed tapering of US stimulus package lends short-term support to gold

In a falling precious metals market, palladium shines

Take a bow, Kejriwal

The Aam Aadmi Party has shown that the old politics of connecting directly with the people is still relevant.

Space internet is taking flight

How the shoe bites for Adidas

Talcum troubles

Now, J&J’s baby powder is under the lens

Wanted: A new global tax architecture

Tax shopping has led to developing nations losing tax revenues. It’s time to impose a minimum alternate tax for MNCs

Beyond slogans

India must step up procurement of indigenously made arms to give defence manufacturing a ‘Make in India’ fillip

Special status row

States must stop relying on Centre’s handouts

Right call

The TDSAT has done well to stay the telecom regulator’s order on the definition of significant market power in the telecom sector

Global benchmarking of Indian learning

The UGC’s move to give full academic autonomy to universities and colleges is a step in the right direction

the curious marketer Brands that unify, and elevate our lives

In a world with multiple fault lines, marketers can promote messages of integration and unity

Changing paradigm on economic policy

The days of the ‘Washington Consensus’ seem to be coming to an end with the ascent of social welfare

Karnataka’s importance

The Assembly elections could set the tone all the way to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls

CBSE needs to redeem itself, right now

Even as it grapples with re-examinations, it should quickly identify the source of the leak within the institution

Half-way house

SEBI has cherry-picked the Kotak panel’s recommendations, and the efficacy of the new laws will need to be tested in practice

Leveraging geospatial tech in banking

Operating and decision making processes can be streamlined by deploying the technology

A breather for banks

Current milieu not conducive to enforce Ind AS

Haunted by the same old problems

As the issues labour faces today have a resonance with the past, it’s important to learn from history

Exam fever

Paper leaks tell us that the board exam system is anachronistic and broken

The trauma of exams and re-exams

The CBSE question paper leak has also thrown up questions on our attitude towards education

Burning Bihar

Amidst which Nitish Kumar has lost political relevance

Bond cover-up

RBI’s move to allow banks to downplay treasury losses can hurt investors

India’s employment crisis

Job losses is not the sole problem, finding people with the right skills for a job is a challenge

Ends and means

The Centre’s abortive bid to curb press freedom raises troubling issues

INDIA IN TRANSITION Making educational innovations scalable

Demonstrated impact, cost-effectiveness, and the ability to work with the existing system are crucial

Fighting fake news

A collaborative approach addressing both the technology and social sides is needed

Why we should not worship Ambedkar

The scholar-statesman is now tragically bestowed with the kind of idolatry he abhorred politicians for. This is an insult

For smoother resolution

The Insolvency Committee has addressed many contentious issues plaguing resolution process

Chips Ahoy!

The EV race looks set to be a high voltage thriller with brands that have no history of car-making entering the fray. Will access to cells and chips b

Chip shortage: Buyers go for new Creta variants with lesser features

Buyers opt for the Creta models with lower number of semiconductors to avoid the long waiting period

Alt energy How dirty coal power is taking a beating

Coal is certainly on its way out with 326 GW of coal-fired power plants scrapped since 2015, and no announcements of new plants

4 things to do after filing your tax returns

Are you sitting back relaxed, having beaten the December 31 deadline to file income tax returns? Wait, there’s more to do!

Index Outlook: Will Sensex and Nifty 50 see a strong turnaround?

Inability to break the crucial resistances keeps alive the broader bearish view

Bullion Cues: Bulls gaining momentum

While gold is yet to break out, silver cracks a key resistance

Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit

Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing

A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century

Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up