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Char Dham helicopter services must not resume without safety protocols

The state plans to resume helicopter service soon if the weather permits, which should not be done without proper safety protocol in place

Policy space and stance: Inflation outlook will guide MPC's actions

It is important to understand the rationale behind the MPC's decision to reduce the policy rate by 50 basis points, as against the market expectation of 25 basis points

Best of BS Opinion: Plastic battles, dumping wars, and Apple's gamble

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India's overzealous anti-dumping response may gradually fuel protectionism

Its liberal use of anti-dumping duties risks turning into protectionism - and may do more harm than good

Scaling manufacturing power: Apple in China, key lessons for India

One company turned China into a manufacturing powerhouse. Now India must ride the diversification wave to do the same

A timely wake-up call: India must urgently address plastic pollution

Beverage firms, big users of PET bottles, are exploring the possibility of seeking legal recourse for extending the deadline, principally because of the challenges involved in the transition

Collateral damage: High crude oil prices will stifle economic growth

For a global economy already grappling with trade-related uncertainties, a sustained increase in oil and gas prices would further cloud the outlook

Best of BS Opinion: Continuing turbulence in air, economy, and law

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Build good external relations for steady supplies of critical materials

Serious doubts have now emerged in many countries regarding dependence on other countries for critical materials because it is not easy to develop alternate sources of supplies quickly

After consolidation, regional rural banks are helping India's growth story

Lenders play a significant role in assimilating the financially weaker sections of the society

RBI repo rate cuts alone can't shift India's economic growth gear

Clearly, it is not for the RBI and its monetary policy committee (MPC) to fix any of these deep structural issues and magically create growth

IBC in stress: Survival depends on commitment to its core principles

Public laws aim to keep the crime proceeds beyond the reach of criminals while punishing the criminals. Although these proceeds were never the state's property, state benefits from their confiscation

War clouds over West Asia: The risks of economic fallout are high

Since India has relations with both combatants and its economy stands to lose more than any other SCO member from this conflict, it has chosen to carve out an independent position

Fast probe required: Crash investigation should be quick and credible

It should be noted that Air India itself, while troubled on several dimensions, has not had a major fatality due to a crash (as distinct from terrorist action) since Boeing 707 crash-landed in Mumbai

Why splitting fixed deposits across multiple banks doesn't add up

So, the next time someone tempts you with a slightly higher FD rate from a lesser-known bank, point them not to DICGC's fine print but to hybrid funds

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Tragedy and farce: Air India 171 crash calls for facts, not speculation

It is worth noting that it has been five years since the last large-scale civil aviation accident in India, the 2020 crash of Air India Express 1344 from Dubai to Kozhikode

Master of artistic coups: Panahi's Palme d'Or divides Cannes, Iran

Oppressive rules are a universally occurring absurdity, as Panahi's travel experiences establish

H-word, M-word & fading K-word: Stop seeing India through old prisms

If the only superpower, which calls India an ally, sees the region through an India-Pakistan prism, it is unacceptable. Rather than endorse India's sphere of influence, this undermines it

Needed: A war on accidents after crash, stampedes, and derailments

Running more trains during peak hours on a system already running at over-capacity is difficult