Page 219 - Editorial Comment
For a true reset
India should focus on getting key projects off the ground in Nepal
Boldly but carefully
Important to ensure proportionality in bank fraud probes
Penny wise, pound foolish
Policymakers should provide adequate funds to Isro
Undermining Parliament: Mismanagement has created dangerous precedents
Even more disturbing was the fact that Finance Bill retrospectively repealed a section of FCRA, which in effect legalised all foreign funding to Indian political parties for tpast 42 years
Jungle raj in Gir
The Asiatic lion has become a victim of state chauvinism
Inflation cheer: RBI paints a rosy picture of the economy
The 4.4% retail inflation forecast for the second half of the year could well run into trouble
Time to enforce a cost-plus pricing formula for petrol and diesel
It would be far more relevant to allow oil refiners to price their products based on costs of refining, reasonable rate of return, marketing overheads
Better late than never
Lane-counting to measure road length should have been done earlier
One step back: IBC must not encourage out-of-court settlements
The central issue is: How can efficient and equitable price discovery be enabled for a stressed asset?
Indigenisation blues
The draft defence production policy is unrealistic
Step forward for boards
Corporate governance standards set for a big improvement
Air India's privatisation efforts are welcome, but hurdles remain
A successful take-off for the privatisation effort may require more than just the potential for growth
Continuing uncertainty: 2017-18 saw return of growth but not of stability
Partly as a consequence of a flood of government and quasi-government paper, the bond markets turned bearish in the second half of FY18
Need more disclosures: Full enquiry by investigation agencies is called for
Venugopal Dhoot's public statements seem to be at variance with the facts as disclosed
Don't just tick the box: Doing well by doing good should be core strategy
Mahindra & Mahindra has built a strong foundation in the social sector in diverse fields
Not cricket
Administrators must recognise the new realities of the sport
Race to backwardness: Congress, BJP are misusing constitutional provisions
The Congress government in Karnataka has placed the proposal before the BJP-led central government for official recognition
Promote trade, boost economic relations: On RCEP, India should move on
India in RCEP tried to do what the US pulled off with TRIPs in the Uruguay round
Management of medical, electronic waste involves no easy solutions
A sizeable amount of this waste either remains untreated or is handled by the unorganised sector in the most clumsy and crude manner
Successful roll-out: Centre's GST collections have improved in Feb
The Centre's revenues seem to be particularly protected, given the consistently high levels of "unallocated" integrated GST being recorded