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From tax collection to car sales, India's economic recovery picks up pace

GST mop-up at 7-month high, manufacturing PMI at 8-year high, but new projects down 81% in Q2

Conserving groundwater

Rules must contain wasteful use in agriculture

A fiscal road map

Govt must decide fast on the timing and amount of stimulus

Covid controls turn Asia into global surveillance hotspot, say analysts

The index rated 198 nations for privacy violations stemming from mass surveillance operations

DATA STORY: Biggest 24-hour drop of 27,438 brings India's active Covid cases under 1 mn

With 101468 new daily recoveries, the most in a day so far, India's recovery rate has improved to 80.86%; the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.60%

A liberal labour market

New Codes welcome, but gaps remain

Mismanaging GST

Compensation issue should have been deftly handled

DATA STORY: India's active cases down by 14,455 in 3 days; recovery rate goes past 80%

The states and UTs that have seen their respective biggest single-day spikes in total cases are Kerala (4716), Odisha (4330), and Rajasthan (1865)

As Covid-19 sweeps the world, people shift online to socialise, interact

In 2020, the way data is consumed changed fundamentally

The apps game

Google should not misuse its dominant position

Wanted: Ear to the ground

The government needs to listen to business

DATA STORY: India's active cases down by 6,930 in 2 days; recovery rate inches towards 80%

With 94612 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 79.68%; the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.61%

DATA STORY: India sees highest single-day recovery, first drop in active cases since Aug 25

With 95880 new daily recoveries, the most in a day so far, India has overtaken the US by number of cured cases and become number 1. The country's recovery rate has improved to 79.28%

Brexit hubris

The Internal Market Bill underscores the limitations of UK's EU exit

The trade push

India should focus on exports for growth

Govt should stop looking at telecom spectrum as just a source of revenue

A far-sighted government with the national interest in mind would determine that sectoral health, not its own revenue, is the major priority at this moment

Marketing reforms

Govt must create awareness about agricultural reforms

GenNext on court

The opening salvoes of a new era in tennis have begun

Beyond recapitalisation

Interest waiver will increase financial-stability risks

White elephants

Govt must first evaluate the feasibility of bullet trains