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Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee is an author and contributing editor to Business Standard. He works on public policy, primarily finance, maritime, and energy issues. He writes on current economic issues at On Point with Subhomoy Bhattacharjee. He is also a Professor of Practice and director, Centre for Regulatory Governance at Jindal Global Law School at the OP Jindal Global University. He has degrees in economics from the Delhi School of Economics and the Shri Ram College of Commerce. He has worked in the Indian government as part of the Indian Information Service. He has also written for the Economic Times, Indian Express, and Financial Express newspapers.
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee is an author and contributing editor to Business Standard. He works on public policy, primarily finance, maritime, and energy issues. He writes on current economic issues at On Point with Subhomoy Bhattacharjee. He is also a Professor of Practice and director, Centre for Regulatory Governance at Jindal Global Law School at the OP Jindal Global University. He has degrees in economics from the Delhi School of Economics and the Shri Ram College of Commerce. He has worked in the Indian government as part of the Indian Information Service. He has also written for the Economic Times, Indian Express, and Financial Express newspapers.
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Dead heat for foreign investment as Congress takes charge of Karnataka
The party is expected to continues policies designed to woo the world's biggest industries
 "Dead heat for foreign investment as Congress takes charge of Karnataka")
CERC is finding its room for decision-making limited by govt orders
The catch is that it sharply whittles the role of the CERC and state-level regulators
 "CERC is finding its room for decision-making limited by govt orders")
ONGC to invest $7 bn to reverse dip in oil & gas production: Sushma Rawat
ONGC is keen to work with global majors as strategic partners in challenging areas, said Sushma Rawat, director (exploration) of the company
 "ONGC to invest $7 bn to reverse dip in oil & gas production: Sushma Rawat")
Thermal power firms may transition to green energy faster than anticipated
State-owned NTPC is by far the largest to make the transition, but Tata Power and even Adani Power, despite the noises surrounding its coal business, are on the same trajectory
 "Thermal power firms may transition to green energy faster than anticipated")
Money for mining the seas: India considers political and financial risks
Legislative reform could create the environment for investments at a scale the government can hardly provide
 "Money for mining the seas: India considers political and financial risks")
A year into vehicle scrappage policy, car junkyards see low scrap value
The policy is, however, clear. From April 1, 2022, all vehicles of government and public sector units older than 15 years cannot ply on the roads any longer
 "A year into vehicle scrappage policy, car junkyards see low scrap value")
Audit trail: 5 years of NFRA cracking the whip
The regulator has pulled up erring chartered accountants and firms, but is its work having an impact?
 "Audit trail: 5 years of NFRA cracking the whip")
Digital India Act: Unravelling regulatory tangles in e-commerce space
Ambitious proposal for an overarching Digital India Act that aims to improve ease of doing business for rapidly expanding sector likely to face challenges of overlapping ministerial responsibilities
 "Digital India Act: Unravelling regulatory tangles in e-commerce space")
Rule changes that will make discoms solvent, won't raise political heat
Power ministry will allow distribution companies to raise tariffs without waiting for regulators' approval
 "Rule changes that will make discoms solvent, won't raise political heat")
As India and Russia discuss FTA, the elephant in the room is rupee trade
Finding alternative paths to buy oil from states under Western sanctions is stretching the government and RBI's creativity
 "As India and Russia discuss FTA, the elephant in the room is rupee trade")
Reserve Bank likely to help states to analyse, frame their capex numbers
As of now, the states are handicapped because there is no format they can borrow from the centre to guide them on tracking their capex except the financial support
 "Reserve Bank likely to help states to analyse, frame their capex numbers")
Coal India needs to raise prices, but caught between political constraints
The state-owned miner needs to raise prices but it is caught between the political constraints on its major buyer, electricity producers and close decision-making control by the coal and power
 "Coal India needs to raise prices, but caught between political constraints")
Unfinished business: ONGC facing question marks over future structure, role
This is an unnecessary overhang, since the company has not been on an investment spree
 "Unfinished business: ONGC facing question marks over future structure, role")
Making gender budgeting work
Social mores cannot be changed by fiscal fiats, but gender budgeting is a starting point, argues Lekha S Chakraborty in her book, which could serve as a useful primer to guide policymakers
 "Making gender budgeting work")
Why Irdai's flexible rules are significant for insurance industry
By removing the limit for agents, the regulator has provided insurers greater scope to build their businesses
 "Why Irdai's flexible rules are significant for insurance industry")
Here's how China, India plan to overhaul their financial sector regulations
The plans by both nations have become more significant in the wake of the convulsions expected in the global financial market with the sudden collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank
 "Here's how China, India plan to overhaul their financial sector regulations")
A true account: How law firms are taking the lead in consultancy business
Be it advising the government or tackling bankruptcy cases, they are handling roles traditionally handled by CAs
 "A true account: How law firms are taking the lead in consultancy business")
DMRC-RInfra controversy shows potential glitches in framing PPP contracts
The Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee has cleared 79 projects with a total project cost of Rs 227,268.1 crore from FY15 to FY23, noted the latest Economic Survey
 "DMRC-RInfra controversy shows potential glitches in framing PPP contracts")
States' capital budgets: Spending, classification can be variable exercise
Most of the other major states, including Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana and Haryana, hew close to either extreme
 "States' capital budgets: Spending, classification can be variable exercise")
Climate change insurance: Poor reach, reliance on fossil fuel key issues
India's challenge is that the insurance coverage and penetration vary by lines of business and the low penetration problem is acute
 "Climate change insurance: Poor reach, reliance on fossil fuel key issues")