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The hard way
14 Feb 2022 7:28 PM ISTRather than finding an easy escape in debt markets for funding growth, the government should adopt a long-term perspective towards fiscal management
Persistent failure
25 Jan 2022 6:33 PM ISTProposed amendments to IAS Cadre rules are outcomes of decades of mismanagement by Central and state governments, and can worsen Centre-state...
No time to lose
11 Jan 2022 7:42 PM ISTReckless human activities have caused irreparable damages to the planet but a lot can still be saved through collective actions of governments and...
Time for sobriety
14 Dec 2021 8:30 PM ISTA balance between securing revenue gains from alcohol and preventing socio-economic fallouts of the same can be attained through an improvised...
Financing the marginalised
22 Nov 2021 7:15 PM ISTIn absence of uniform regulatory mechanism and subsidised credit, the entrepreneurial potential of low-income groups remains uncapitalised, increasing...
Lost in the shuffle
2 Nov 2021 7:23 PM ISTThe ailing old-age care in India is worsened by socio-economic and gender gaps — it requires comprehensive vision and affirmative action for...
Untapped advantage
19 Oct 2021 7:33 PM ISTIndia awaits livestock revolution to capitalize on meat industry, which would trigger economic transformation and fulfil nutritional requirements of...
Not so 'golden'
30 Sept 2021 7:05 PM ISTOverdependence on gold for investment, in both formal and informal credit, has negative fallouts; alternative options, along with credible...
Womanomics
13 Sept 2021 7:01 PM ISTAugmenting the dwindling labour force participation rate for women requires strong political vision, alongside an economic perspective — rather than...
Imperative convergence
23 Aug 2021 7:42 PM ISTSports development framework needs to incorporate economic parameters like employment generation and infrastructure development at the grassroots
Disproportionate liability
3 Aug 2021 6:37 PM ISTDeveloped countries must assume greater responsibility in tackling climate change, as developing nations are already overburdened by a host of...
Ruthless exploitation
13 July 2021 7:05 PM ISTChild labour persists unabated for the want of proactive policy focus and effective implementation of existing laws, bringing in harsh consequences...