Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
 "Subhomoy Bhattacharjee")
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee is an author and Contributing Editor at the Business Standard. He works on public policy, primarily finance, maritime and energy issues. He comments 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 OP Jindal Global University. He has read Economics at Delhi School of Economics and Shri Ram College of Commerce. He has worked in Govt of India as part of Indian Information Service & has since moved to The Economic Times, Indian Express & Financial Express newspapers.
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee is an author and Contributing Editor at the Business Standard. He works on public policy, primarily finance, maritime and energy issues. He comments 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 OP Jindal Global University. He has read Economics at Delhi School of Economics and Shri Ram College of Commerce. He has worked in Govt of India as part of Indian Information Service & has since moved to The Economic Times, Indian Express & Financial Express newspapers.
Page 21 - Subhomoy Bhattacharjee/workspace/business Standard Web/undefined
Gas economy: Centre planning to change LNG pipeline pricing policy
The second of the two-part series talks about why zonal pricing may be on the way out
 "Gas economy: Centre planning to change LNG pipeline pricing policy")
Energy pricing: Centre may allow Chinese miners to bid in coal auctions
The first of a two-part series analyses how price signals have been planned in coal sector reforms
 "Energy pricing: Centre may allow Chinese miners to bid in coal auctions")
Has ICMR become a super-regulator of sorts in the medical sector?
Clearly, the ICMR as a research body is not the best equipped to handle the role of a regulator for the sector. Yet it has become the most visible face of India's fight against Covid-19
 "Has ICMR become a super-regulator of sorts in the medical sector?")
To what extent would Covid-19 yield space for urban bodies to run cities?
Cities are setting the rules that now carry life and death implications for their residents, and most of these rules are sought to be set by the municipal authorities, who have never wielded such powe
 "To what extent would Covid-19 yield space for urban bodies to run cities?")
Beyond Galwan fastness: Energy security in Indian Ocean may be a challenge
Chances are any such disruption will not occur on the major shipping lanes but on some edge of the ocean between India and China
 "Beyond Galwan fastness: Energy security in Indian Ocean may be a challenge")
The inside story of how the govt's Covid-19 package was worked out
Large-scale reshuffles, pressure from various stakeholders and need to revisit all the budget numbers delayed the response
 "The inside story of how the govt's Covid-19 package was worked out")
How merely a change of rule can draw more FDI in sectors like insurance
Despite the presence of 24 life insurance companies and 34 non-life companies, the needle of insurance penetration in the country has hardly moved over the years
 "How merely a change of rule can draw more FDI in sectors like insurance")
Has Covid-19 made a unified response to a national crisis the new normal?
While the Centre and the states have been nimble in launching joint action plans to contain the disease, there is sceptism that this is just a one-off
 "Has Covid-19 made a unified response to a national crisis the new normal?")
Covid-19 crisis and the problem of plenty for India's fuel sector
The plummeting demand for energy across the board is causing a major headache for the sector will be how to balance its limited storage capacity
 "Covid-19 crisis and the problem of plenty for India's fuel sector")
Prolonged coronavirus lockdown could make India's summer water crisis worse
For municipal and panchayat administrators in India, April is the month when bad news begins to pour in
 "Prolonged coronavirus lockdown could make India's summer water crisis worse")
Gain some, lose some: What India's Covid-19 relief package means for biz
As India manages life under a 21-day lockdown, the government and the RBI have moved to help the economy and the poorest. A look at who gains from these moves and who loses out
 "Gain some, lose some: What India's Covid-19 relief package means for biz")
All govt departments told to cut expenses by 60% amid coronavirus outbreak
Each department has to make the "savage cuts" by redoing the Budget maths.
 "All govt departments told to cut expenses by 60% amid coronavirus outbreak")
Coronavirus lockdown: Govt may extend window to reconcile expense receipts
It will also impact how soon the finance ministry can come out with its borrowing calendar for the first half of 2020-21, a decision that is of enormous significance for the markets
 "Coronavirus lockdown: Govt may extend window to reconcile expense receipts")
Lack of reinsurance cover magnifies non-life insurers' Covid-19 worries
Indian companies have to take on a high commitment to shoulder the loss (stop loss) or else pay a high reinsurance premium
Growth in loan disbursals lures job-seekers to Bihar's micro credit sector
Loans have become an important line of business in north Bihar.
 "Growth in loan disbursals lures job-seekers to Bihar's micro credit sector")
A lot of unutilised space in insurance sector for foreign investment
There is headroom for foreign partners in both the life and non-life sectors within the current limits
 "A lot of unutilised space in insurance sector for foreign investment")
Televisions tell you a story: Why Bihar is cutting back on consumption
The first of a two-part series looks at how people in the poll-bound state of Bihar are cutting back on consumption expenditure
 "Televisions tell you a story: Why Bihar is cutting back on consumption")
Fiscal deficit way past 3.5% goal if off-budget borrowings are factored in
Adding these borrowings, amounting to Rs 1.86 trn, to the Rs 7.96 trn projected fiscal deficit would take the actual deficit to 4.37% of GDP, and not the official 3.5% estimate
 "Fiscal deficit way past 3.5% goal if off-budget borrowings are factored in")
Two recent Irdai orders show why the regulator needs to be given more teeth
Between January 7 and 8 Irdai rapped an insurance firm and a broker for violating norms - one for parking money with related firms, and another for out-and-out reinsurance fraud
 "Two recent Irdai orders show why the regulator needs to be given more teeth")
Between MyGov and Bharat Net, here are the highs and lows of Digital India
Schemes that address clear market demand have clicked; those that focus on behavioural change, not so much
 "Between MyGov and Bharat Net, here are the highs and lows of Digital India")
