Best of BS Opinion: Warning signs, enabling environments and more
Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today
 "DNA is what chemists call a “molecule” and its full name is deoxyribonucleic acid. Unlike other convoluted chemical names, from which we can safely look the other way, scientists are making claims about DNA that are frightening and difficult to ignor")
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The hilly state of Himachal Pradesh is groaning under a debt burden, with the debt-to-GDP ratio at an estimated 42.5 per cent of gross state domestic product and the fiscal deficit almost doubling to 6.4 per cent of GSDP. Much of this debt has been built on a welter of populist subsidies that the state government has rolled out to make good on electoral promises without a commensurate rise in revenue. The top edit argues that rising competitive populism of this kind could seriously undermine the country’s long-term development potential. Read it here
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Ajit Balakrishnan discusses the upsides and risks of DNA-related research. Read it here
Debashis Basu examines the contrarian evidence that interest rate cuts boost market sentiments. Read it here
The second edit says despite India’s Paralympic success, the differently abled remain excluded in access to public facilities. Read it here
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 "High immigration and demographic change are huge concerns globally. Political correctness should not prevent us from discussing them")
 "There is a general agreement in India, almost a consensus, that the country needs to undertake greater research & development (R&D) to progress faster and more effectively. While this is the objective, most also agree that India's expenditure on R&D")
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First Published: Sep 09 2024 | 6:30 AM IST