draft telecom bill

Telecom Bill 2022 draws flak for breach of privacy, TRAI powers

The Telecom Bill 2022 in its present form will empower the department of telecommunications at the cost of users, sector regulator. Read more »
plastic pollution crisis

Extended producer responsibility rules fail to resolve India’s plastic pollution crisis

As the fifth largest generator of plastic waste in the world, India needs to act tough with big brands if it were to address the plastic pollution menace effectively. Read more »
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS, EODB

Push to gig economy can solve India’s jobless growth riddle

India must uphold the interests of gig workers by bringing them under the social security net if it wants to benefit from the gig culture. Read more »
Liberalised remittance scheme

Ecommerce boom: India must ensure that small players too benefit

The biggest downsides of the ecommerce boom are the digital exclusion of MSMEs, IPR infringements, and the gaps in the current regulatory and enforcement mechanisms. Read more »
G20, MALNUTRITION, CLIMATE CHANGE

Global Hunger Index data suffer from quality issues

The Global Hunger Index is not a reliable measure of hunger because of questionable data collection practices and methodology issues. Read more »
FOOD GRAIN, WHEAT EXPORTS, WHEAT, FOOD

Amid hunger index row, concerns over plummeting foodgrain stocks

Erratic rains and unseasonal heat threaten to upset procurement plans for wheat, paddy even as foodgrain stocks with FCI plummet to a 5-year low of 511.4 lakh tonne in October. Read more »
Start-ups, VC firms

Climate change: De-risking India’s banks, NBFCs

IBA should undertake classification of areas and businesses based on their climate change risk profile to help India’s banks, NBFCs future-proof their business. Read more »
October 2023 global trade report by WTO

‘Inflation threat overstated; India will grow at steady pace’

Inflation in India is not because of fiscal or monetary profligacy, so there is no need to emulate aggressive rate hikes by the West. Read more »
eRupee India's CBDC

eRupee: The road ahead for India’s CBDC

eRupee will bring in efficiency, transparency and stability to India’s financial markets. Read more »
startup entrepreneurs

India must stop mass migration of startup entrepreneurs

To stop mass migration by startup entrepreneurs, the government and the law enforcement agencies must start treating them with empathy and respect. Read more »