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Treating water

Indiscriminate use of RO technology is inadvisable

Energy and momentum

Govt must move forward on trade deals with US and others

A multilateral solution

Create joint norms on digital taxation with other jurisdictions

Ground realities

Problems along the LAC demand transparency

Letter to BS: Slashing AGR licence fee for broadband is a welcome move

Work from home getting wi­der acceptance amid Covid-19 could be the right catalyst for in­creasing the wireline broadband penetration

Letter to BS: Covid taught us how we lag in application of microeconomics

The unique problem amid Covid-19 is that every sector has been eroded of wealth and the ability to create it

Lucknow Police to start 'masking drive' in the city, procures 50,000 masks

While offenders are liable to pay Rs 500 as penalty for not wearing masks, they are also supposed to buy two masks for Rs 10 on the spot

Managing public debt

India needs structural changes in economic management

Some local lessons

Testing and tracing have been critical in containing the pandemic

MSME margins to shrink on Covid-induced loss of demand: CRISIL SME Tracker

Long constrained for liquidity, MSMEs now also have to cope with loss of demand, labour shortage, and heightened risk aversion in the financial system due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Letter to BS: Online education can help maintain continuity in curriculum

Online classes are convenient, financially beneficial, bring education home, teach self-discipline and expose students to a global college

Letter to BS: Tough task ahead for HRs with WFH being the new normal

At the very top of the HR tree, there might be clarity on the way forward

Letter to BS: Banks must redefine strategy amid Covid-19 pandemic

Pressure on profits, moderate growth in business, need for higher capital and reduced credit appetite will be some of the features common to all banks in the current fiscal year

Stage set for groundbreaking ceremony of Ayodhya temple on August 5

Laying a 40-kg silver brick as the foundation stone by Modi will be the highlight of the ceremony

How Rajasthan Congress MLAs are spending their time at a luxury hotel

For both Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the rebel Pilot, the court battle is crucial

Letter to BS: Mayawati may not gain from political slugfest in Rajasthan

As of now, the Congress is no match for the cadre-based BJP with great financial resources

Letter to BS: The debate over number of Chinese casualties in Galwan clash

As a defence journalist and the retired colonel, Shukla is expected to comment on the Chinese casualties, especially when NYT has published the details

Localised lockdowns

Big knock-on effect on national supply chains

Trai's wrong call

The telecom regulator must avoid taking arbitrary decisions

Letter to BS: School examination system needs a complete overhaul

The marks-centred examination system takes into account only rudimentary understanding of the subjects and doesn't produce questioning minds