Business Standard Editorial Comment

Unconditional reforms

The fact that the BIS statute is mandated by different ministries and that the process can take up to six months adds to investment complexities

Skilling to employment

Workplace exposure also needs to be expanded because 80 per cent of learners cite inadequate practical experience and industry exposure as a major gap in their degrees

Inclusive lending

Economists have shown that information asymmetry can produce adverse selection and that markets can lose good opportunities when one side does not have enough information about the other

Bitter harvest

The government says stocks are sufficient to meet domestic demand until the new crushing season begins in October, but the sharp price rise shows how sensitive the market has become

Mask up

Like other kinds of seasonal flu, H1N1 flourishes in humid weather

Limits of 'Economic D-Day'

Beijing is the customer of almost 90 per cent of Iran's exports of crude oil and it supplies Tehran much-needed infrastructure support and dual-use technologies

Fixing the foundations

India needs to strengthen teaching infrastructure

Increasing telecom tariffs

Operators must not leave those looking for basic services

Development vs conservation

Kaziranga is famed for the one-horned rhinoceros; it has 2,613 of them, accounting for two-thirds of the world's population of this species

A losing proposition

Indian households at the net level lost more than ₹2 trillion in the equity derivatives segment of the stock market over the past two years

Failing the test

The appointment of this little-known agency, incorporated in 2010, has raised eyebrows since its promoters are facing accusations of irregularities and nepotism in Uttar Pradesh

Shifting expectations

In the minutes, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra argued that there was a need to remain watchful of a broadbased increase in inflation and de-anchoring of expectations

After the plunge

The latest incident comes just a year after the fatal Boeing 787 Air India crash, which is yet to find a closure with no clarity on what caused the catastrophic accident in Ahmedabad just seconds afte

The cash paradox

Regulating the issue of banknotes was one of the main reasons for the establishment of the RBI in 1935

Women at work

Workplace creche mandate must be prioritised

Employment opportunities

India must prepare workers for changing global needs

Incremental investment

India needs reforms on multiple fronts

Parliament's democratic deficit

Disruption & hastily passed laws reflect poorly on MPs

Puzzling policy: Premature ending of FCNR (B) swap raises questions

From the turn of events, it would appear that the scheme was not adequately thought through

Renewed reform push: India must speed up its growth to meet challenges

To assuage the anxieties of the youth and children, the country must broaden the avenues for gainful employment available to them and reduce the unemployment rate among graduates