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Rise in personal income tax collections encouraging, sustainability suspect

Sustained growth in PIT would depend on sustained expansion in taxable economic activity, one that generates employment to support salary income and contributes to business income as well

MF industry shows exuberance, but financials lag macroeconomic tailwinds

Over the past one, three, and five years, many Indian equity mutual funds have underperformed their benchmark indices

Household income survey to gauge earnings welcome, but challenging

The World Inequality Lab has estimated inequality declined in India between 1947 and the early 1980s, before reversing course and widening dramatically over the last 25 years

Nato's new higher spending pledge hinges on outcome of Ukraine-Russia war

Though Wednesday's agreement marks a substantial increase over the current goal of 2 per cent the method of measuring this expenditure offers a slightly altered reality

Caroline Fraser uncovers a second, darker perp behind US serial killings

Studies are beginning to link childhood lead exposure with aggression, psychopathy and crime. Fascinatingly, all the serial killers in Murderland lived near areas with high lead levels in the air

Best of BS Opinion: Catching the world in mid-spin and messy realities

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Plurilateral agreements may help keep WTO relevant into the future

A large number of developing economies have been benefitted, through their participation in FTAs, and increased their integration with GVCs and their share of global trade

Customer-centric or customer-obsessed? Companies must choose to be former

Bulky feedback forms and tying up CEO bonus to net promoter scores is not customer centricity

Amid trade disorder, India must reconsider CPTPP, integrate with Asean, EU

While this process may take a while given the state of uncertainty and disorder that prevails in the global trade architecture, to demonstrate India's commitment to a particular direction of travel

Asian climate red alert: Moving to net zero will best serve its poorest

The exceptionally high temperatures on Asia's landmass last year had its knock-on effect on 15 million sq km of ocean area, one-tenth of the earth's ocean surface

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Developing EWS flats in cities tougher than households building own homes

An independent study finds that the long-running Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) programme has shown the way for addressing this challenge in non-million cities (under 1 million population)

Falling PSU disinvestment receipts as stark as higher govt capex for them

Disinvestment as a policy was launched in the early 1990s to bolster revenue and use the reduced government stake in PSUs to help enhance their autonomy

Without structural changes to economy, India risks its demographic dividend

Migration from low- to high-productivity geographical regions and industrial sectors must also be promoted and supported

A blot on democracy: Why we must not forget lessons from the Emergency

In a democracy, a free press does not only fulfil the function of educating people and offering them a range of ideological choices and opinions

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Doubling India's labour productivity in the next decade: Why and how

Rising labour productivity is the foundation of long-term improvements in real incomes, which are crucial for improving living standards and enhanced personal empowerment

Dalio's debt playbook: What Japan got wrong, and India may be getting right

In 'How Countries Go Broke', the billionaire investor offers a sweeping view of macro cycles and fiscal choices - arguing for 'beautiful deleveraging' as the best path through rising global risk

Outline for GST 2.0: Steps that will make it a good and simple tax

Rate rationalisation should not be viewed in isolation as a revenue exercise, but as one integrated with trade policy and broader macroeconomic objectives

Viksit Bharat by 2047 goal: Are we on track for tech advancement?

Public support for innovation must shift towards radical improvements in higher education and financial support for startups and new innovators