Get a tech list to tick: Can India achieve true self-reliance without an evidence-based technology list?India aims to achieve self-reliance by systematically identifying critical technologies for its national strategy. The government has estab...
National highway projects awarded rise 62.9% during April-Sept: MoSPINational highway projects awarded experienced a 62.9% increase in distance during the April-September period. Electronic toll collection tr...
Early Diwali dhamaka: With the IDBI strategic sale to Fairfax, GoI has taken a giant step in the disinvestment pathwayIDBI Bank's sale as part of a disinvestment strategy provides ₹26,000 cr to the government during economic challenges. Government of India ...
IDBI, poster boy for more privatisationIDBI Bank has been sold to Fairfax, resulting in a significant shift from government control to private ownership. This sale follows a long...
Protect patients and patents smartlyThe Kerala High Court has stressed the importance of making cancer medicines like ribociclib more affordable for patients. The Government o...
Ircon to monetise 4 highway assets; PSU plans to unlock 3,000cr value as part of GoI's infra monetisationIrcon International has placed four highway assets for sale in a government-led monetisation programme. These assets include toll-road and ...
Slow outflows, sure, but inflows? That’s RBI’s real challengeRBI is currently dealing with substantial capital outflows and currency devaluation pressures in the economy. Recent market operations indi...
GST reforms aim to boost compliance by removing fear, widening tax baseRate rationalisation showed that a lower rate yields more revenue as the base widens, and process reforms rest on the same principle. A bus...
What an old 20th c. Delhi moveThe government’s decision to drop Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site may move demonstrations farther from Delhi’s power centre, but...
Chhoo Mantar! Better JanMan alternativesDelhi Police has designated JanMan as a non-viable option for protests as per new recommendations. The recommendations from a home ministry...
Election Commission faces growing rift with voters, opposition and its own systemThe escalating public discontent towards the Election Commission of India is a clear indicator of the increasing distrust surrounding elect...
Go slow on rate hikes: Make capital accessible and affordable to drive investment and job creationIndia is witnessing a notable increase in active companies, driven by the easing of regulations and lower capital costs. The government's f...
One Delhi day of 'police state'GoI displayed administrative strength while revealing political weakness in handling citizen dissent. Restrictions in Delhi included turnin...
PERMafrost without bite: Indian IT must stop treating every US rule change as a crisis to be lobbied away, fix lies elsewhereUS Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling has suspended eight companies from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme, significantly impacti...
Apple Pay’s India launch shows how RBI’s outcome-based regulation lets technology evolveApple Pay was launched in India after significant regulatory developments by the Reserve Bank of India. This new payment option allows user...
Why wait for Starlink when the rural internet gap is India’s to fixStarlink has not obtained a license in India yet continues to push for service expansion. The reported costs for Starlink services are sign...
Industrial alcohol is the GST Council's unfinished federal business: States won the legal fight, but the 18% GST still appliesThe GST Council is set to meet regarding the regulation of industrial alcohol, which has been contested between the government and states. ...