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Klain to lead Biden White House in return of professionalsHis gilded resume, deep knowledge of the gears and levers of power in the capital and decadeslong association with Biden have also done som...
ET View: September IIP - Lacklustre capital goods output keeps overall index lowAs for manufactures, which account for over 77% weight in the industrial index, production has contracted and posted minus 3.9% growth. The...
High Court slams Delhi government on its policy for giving uniforms to EWS kidsThe bench said when government is providing 25 per cent reservation for EWS category, it should give them the same facilities as other chil...
Greater need for a general policy of levy of nominal excise duty on iron ore and other mineralsMore realistic royalty rates should actually boost value addition in domestic steel-making, bring in beneficial effects across the board.
Volatility in rupee does not bode well for IT companies: V Balakrishnan, InfosysThis kind of volatility in rupee is not good because 8% movement in the last four months is too big a change for anybody to handle
- The move to ban import of used capital goods is not in the economy's interest
In a supposed bid to boost domestic manufacture of capital goods, the Centre reportedly plans to ban import of used plant and machinery mor...
- Decontrol diesel; cut extra duties on petrol
The Centre must stem the huge fiscal imbalance on account of runaway under-recoveries of public sector oil companies.
Capitalism didn't fail us; moneylenders didThe malaise ran much deeper than the wonky incentive structure that rewarded bankers millions of dollars in bonuses for short-term risk-tak...
- Inter-state power trading needs policy backup
Diesel is cheaper for power generation than traditionally used liquid fuel.
- Dialogue and policy design amid information asymmetry
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them, noted Einstein.
- IOC should be cautious over govt's demand of bonus shares
IOC, with its wonky topline growth, ought to avoid higher payouts at this juncture.
- Economy needs prudent disbursal of scarce resources
There is occasions and causes why and wherefore in all things, mused the Poet. In good measure, for sure.