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VALUE FOR MONEY Milk co-ops to the rescue of marginal farmers

Milk co-ops to the rescue of marginal farmers

The ‘Anand model’ helped achieve self-sufficiency in milk and stabilised incomes. Such a movement can be expanded across India

On the other hand India Inc is living in denial

India Inc is living in denial

The imperfections of the industry-labour relationship need to be fixed

A low-carbon world: Our best bet post Covid

Isn’t that obvious?Not for all; especially for those that matter when it comes to taking initiative to make the world a better place once Covid-19 is ...

Pitfalls of ‘innovative’ courses

College admissions should be synced with new course combos

THE WIDER ANGLE Return of the big spender

Return of the big spender

China’s looking to kickstart its economy by turning on the spending tap but it’s making many enemies globally

Digital payments gain traction

All you wanted to know about office REIT

After a year-long gap, the country’s second real-estate investment trust (REIT), Mindspace Business Parks, came out with a public issue recently. Both ...

Economy needs more monetary easing

The RBI should not read too much into the recent retail inflation numbers. Monetary accommodation and OMO support is helping

from the viewsroom Mayday, Mayday

The dismal results of listed airlines point to the need for urgent help

Matters of Fact Time for a national policy on migrant labour

As guest workers swallow the insult done to them during lockdown and return to work, it is only fair to treat them with respect

Auditors finally booked for misconduct

The NFRA rulings in the IL&FS case signal that lapses will be penalised. Audit work must be done sans company influence

Why the cry for sporting action amidst Covid

Beset by fear of the virus and its economic costs, urbanised societies, especially in the West, see sport as a welcome diversion

G-Secs in an investor-friendly avatar

SEBI Chairman’s suggestion to simplify the issuance of government securities can increase its popularity among retail investors

The Cheat Sheet Why ‘Nextpolis’ could be the world’s most futuristic city

Whereabouts is this urban heaven you speak of? It’s nowhere, but could be anywhere.Has the Covid-induced social isolation gotten to you? No, I’m ...

Statistalk | Covid-19 to hit inward remittances

Let people access their (tax) savings

Premature withdrawal of 5-year bank FDs should be allowed, with certain conditions, to help tide over the current crisis

In an era of religious populism

It’s the same story, in Turkey and India

Macroscan Three years on, GST hasn’t lived up to its billing

If we can treat 2019-20 as a year when the “teething problems” associated with GST must have been largely overcome, there is no question that this performance is poor

India on right track in curtailing China

We have been ratcheting up economic sanctions and screening Chinese investments. Also, closer ties with Taiwan will help

Fallouts of the Rajasthan political crisis

While the office of the Governor has hardly distinguished itself, the Congress is paying the price for bypassing its young leaders

Slate All you wanted to know about down trading

Pay cuts and job losses have been the norm since the outbreak of the pandemic. To ride through the rough patch, everyone’s focussed on maintaining a ...

below the line When age becomes a hurdle

Age is not just a number and who better than the bureaucracy to talk about it. Finding themselves being cornered by age limit, the Indian Statistical ...

The presidential model

Tharoor bats for this form of govt. It’s not a convincing argument

American Periscope Face masks now a fashion statement

Designers are rolling out personalised ones too

Making start-ups ‘atmanirbhar’

India’s entrepreneurs should be freed from painful taxation rules

On the other hand Reinventing the meaning of work

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed what employment and rewards mean

Value for money India's economy is set to get a lot worse

The fiscal stimulus has not reached small players. Meanwhile, banks must be shielded from NPAs so that they can lend freely

Welcoming the post-Covid world

Ha, that was fast!Oh, why?You seem very optimistic that there is going to be a post-Covid world!There is going to be one and many. We’re not doomed ...