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The water crisis: Better conservation and efficiency in use are a must

The think tank projects the crisis will escalate with the water availability dwindling to merely half of the effective demand by 2030

Correct call, finally: But the delay shows ICICI Bank board in poor light

Accusations about improper loan evaluation procedures at the highest level should have been addressed much before now

IBC's blind spot: Rights of operational creditors need to be spelt out

Although the IBC allows operational creditors to invoke the insolvency resolution process, the cases of L&T and Ericsson reflect the unanticipated variables in the mix

A question of propriety: ICICI Bank's board should resign

The statement issued by the bank was a model of opacity, offering no details on the scope of the enquiry, how it was conducted, who carried it out, and the basis for the conclusion

Resume AI sale process: Govt must ease some onerous conditions for bidders

It was clear to everybody that some of the conditions mentioned in the PIM were a big put-off for any serious bidders

Senior moments: For many sports, age is just a number

The extraordinary durability of modern-day sports stars is not a serendipitous development

A quarter of Indian households are still without power

In UP and Bihar alone, 21 million households are still unconnected, almost half of the 41 million households still not electrified as of a few months ago

A question of heritage: PPPs for monument upkeep need checks and balances

So far, public sector units that have bankrolled monuments have been fairly unobtrusive in their branding at these sites

Right call: TDSAT's interim ruling is judicious for many reasons

Trai's tariff order allowed pricing flexibility to telcos with less than 30 per cent of the market subscribers or industry revenue through the new definition of SMP

A good beginning: Payroll data can benefit from more transparency

It is high time the government moved away from a survey-based approach of assessing employment growth in the country, and opted for payroll data

The EarthNow promise

Live video surveillance will raise more privacy concerns

Market-based solution: Sugar sector should adopt a revenue-sharing model

The total unpaid dues of farmers crossed Rs 160 billion in March-end

Not fair: Finance Commission's terms of reference stray from propriety

The use of the 2011 Census for sharing resources would mean a decline in the flow of resources to these states

Right signals: PMO does well to apply brakes on two of railways' mega plans

Over the years, the railways have electrified high-traffic routes based on the projected rate of return

Downsizing CCI: Reducing the number of members may not enhance efficiency

In the case of the CCI, the decision to reduce the number of members from seven to four (including the chairperson) may prove counterproductive

For a true reset

India should focus on getting key projects off the ground in Nepal

Boldly but carefully

Important to ensure proportionality in bank fraud probes

Without fear or favour: The Speaker should take up the no-confidence motion

Ms Mahajan said she could not proceed unless the House was in order

Behind the curve: Facebook data theft underlines India's lax privacy laws

Harvesting user-data may be a breach of the user-agreement with Facebook or any other social media platform from where it is garnered

Save cotton revolution: Reducing GM seeds price spells trouble for farmers

Though the government's action is meant to benefit 8 million cotton growers, in reality it may hurt them the most