Best of BS Opinion: Grassroots insurance, India's research riddle & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Chairman Debashish Panda’s announcement that the regulator was exploring the possibility of creating a state insurance plan similar to the state-level bankers’ committees could be a useful step towards bringing larger numbers of Indians within the purview of the insurance industry, notes our lead editorial. Read here

Our second edit talks about rising road accidents and the need to prevent them. Read here

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India has the highest public sector budget for research in the world as a share of GDP, but the private sector lags way behind, writes Ajay Chhibber. Read here

Comments made at the many panel discussions, fireside chats and speeches during the recently-concluded two-day BFSI Summit organised by this newspaper in Mumbai captured a mood that’s buzzing with optimism about India, writes Nivedita Mookerji. Read here

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“Net Zero will remain a goal unless we diversify solar manufacturing & solar supply chains and build adequate renewable energy storage.”

 

Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R K Singh