Perils of regulatory overreach in the aviation sector

Let discounts happen

Business Standard

Central bank holds firm against business houses in banking

RBI's welcome conservatism

Silicon Valley's reputation endangered by wage-fixing

No free market paradise

EC must avoid overreach; government must avoid fear

Governing at poll time

Latest climate report raises the stakes for India

Warmer and warmer

RBI waits for action from the next government

Status quo, firmly

Too many promoter nominees on boards not good for governance

Infosys hauled up again

Technology makes an Indian manufacturing revolution difficult

Skills and 3D printers

How sale of government shares in PSUs can be more effective

Disinvestment challenges

But the long-term impact of reserve building should be assessed

A sensible intervention

Chess genius defies age and underdog status

Viswanathan Anand plays on

The aviation regulator has taken some good steps lately

DGCA gets busy

RBI must clean up regulations governing home loans

Insecure housing

Government playing politics with Western Ghats ecosystem

Ruining the irreplaceable

Congress' poll promises face questions of credibility

Show the maths

The bad news on water is known to experts, but not perhaps to most Indians. By some estimates, India will become water scarce in just about five years, and be a massive 50 per cent short on water in another 10. The country, therefore, needs to find better ways to use water. Is India Inc, in particular, thinking about this problem? The Carbon Disclosure Project, a non-profit organisation, has released a report that builds a business case for corporate water disclosure in India. Last year, it released a questionnaire that was responded to by 29 Indian companies, including Larsen & Toubro, ITC, Nirma and Tata Chemicals.The preliminary finding of the report is that Indian companies underestimate the water-related risks they face. An adverse development like a local disruption or a wider drought can impact their supply chain, have regulators on their back and affect their reputation among customers, suppliers and investors. India already relies heavily on rainwater; the water risk has m

Come clean on water

Routine decisions need not be sent to Election Commission

Another paralysis

No getting away from strict enforcement of antibiotic control

Resistance and regulation

Election campaigns should feature more policy discussion

Politics without policy

Microsoft moves on from Windows XP, leaving ATMs at risk

Time to upgrade

Transition pangs or posturing for post-poll scenarios?

Behind the grumbling

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