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Headwinds from the West

Weakening global discretionary spend makes IT industry cautious

An insecure partner

US National Security Strategy raises concern

Reducing the legal burden

Decriminalisation eases compliances for companies

Data story: India adds 2,430 new cases of Covid; active tally at 26,618

India has added 17,110 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India adds 2,786 new Covid cases; active tally rises to 26,509

India has added 16,856 cases in the past 7 days

Lessons from Maiden: Gambia deaths raise several questions

Pharma regulatory system needs re-examination. It's not just overseas buyers of Indian pharma products who are at potential risk. Counterfeit drugs remain a major threat in the domestic market

Going beyond the inflation target

RBI has to manage multiple risks. Economists argue the system has got so used to lower rates and higher liquidity that a sudden tightening could lead to financial market dislocations

The glare on moonlighting: It needs creative solutions

The underlying principle of using carrot rather than sticks may work better in tackling a problem that the IT biggies cannot wish away

Oil & Gas: A discouraging history

Past mistakes in the hydrocarbons auction must be avoided

Data story: India logs 2,139 new Covid cases; death toll reaches 528,835

India has added 16,599 cases in the past 7 days

A troubled world: IMF paints a bleak picture

The growth projection for India has been lowered to 6.8 per cent for this fiscal year

Ineffective implementation: Ban on single-use plastic is not working

The menace of plastic pollution cannot be mitigated without ensuring plastic-product manufacturers' stringent compliance with the extended producer responsibility

Data story: India records 1,957 new Covid cases, lowest count in 140 days

India has added 16,928 cases in the past 7 days

A new kind of war: Do costly weapons platforms have a future?

It may be time to rethink the large amounts being spent on weapons platforms like tanks, jets and helicopters

Crisis Nobels: A reminder sound banking regulation is vital

It may be hard to remember a time when the need to protect the workings of the banking system and possible response to a major crisis was as clearly understood

Data story: India adds 2,424 new Covid cases; active tally at 28,079

On October 10, it added 2,424 cases to take its total caseload to 44,614,437

The cause of science

Nobel-winning discoveries have direct applications

Gaining currency

RBI should move cautiously on CBDC

Data story: India adds 2,696 new Covid cases; active tally at 28,593

India has added 17,526 cases in the past 7 days

Towards integrated commands: It's too late to turn around

One of the military's worst-kept secrets is that the air force opposes setting up joint theatre commands. The military, however, has walked a long way down the road and the air force must realise that