Page 3 - Editorial Comment

Unconditional reforms

The fact that the BIS statute is mandated by different ministries and that the process can take up to six months adds to investment complexities

Skilling to employment

Workplace exposure also needs to be expanded because 80 per cent of learners cite inadequate practical experience and industry exposure as a major gap in their degrees

Inclusive lending

Economists have shown that information asymmetry can produce adverse selection and that markets can lose good opportunities when one side does not have enough information about the other

Bitter harvest

The government says stocks are sufficient to meet domestic demand until the new crushing season begins in October, but the sharp price rise shows how sensitive the market has become

Mask up

Like other kinds of seasonal flu, H1N1 flourishes in humid weather

Limits of 'Economic D-Day'

Beijing is the customer of almost 90 per cent of Iran's exports of crude oil and it supplies Tehran much-needed infrastructure support and dual-use technologies

Fixing the foundations

India needs to strengthen teaching infrastructure

Increasing telecom tariffs

Operators must not leave those looking for basic services

Development vs conservation

Kaziranga is famed for the one-horned rhinoceros; it has 2,613 of them, accounting for two-thirds of the world's population of this species

A losing proposition

Indian households at the net level lost more than ₹2 trillion in the equity derivatives segment of the stock market over the past two years

After the plunge

The latest incident comes just a year after the fatal Boeing 787 Air India crash, which is yet to find a closure with no clarity on what caused the catastrophic accident in Ahmedabad just seconds afte

The cash paradox

Regulating the issue of banknotes was one of the main reasons for the establishment of the RBI in 1935

Incremental investment

India needs reforms on multiple fronts

Parliament's democratic deficit

Disruption & hastily passed laws reflect poorly on MPs

India needs a national framework to build a sustainable care economy

The Union Budget for 2026-27 announced measures to strengthen the care ecosystem, including the expansion of geriatric and allied services, and programmes to train 150,000 multiskilled caregivers

Mining an opportunity: New Bill prioritises business over states' rights

The amendment enables the Centre to confer upon itself the sole authority to control mines and mineral development in the country

Burden on businesses: Regulatory fragmentation increases cost of compliance

While fragmentation is a particular problem, the four Labour Codes illustrate why consolidation on paper may not automatically mean simplification in practice

Bombay House Blues: Chandrasekaran's exit must spur an introspection

Listing Tata Sons is expected to limit the control exercised by Tata Trusts on the holding firm of the estimated $400 billion group

New Bill will make tribunal appointments transparent and independent

Courts have settled that tribunals that take up the jurisdiction of high courts must have the latter's independence and capacity

Expats in aviation: Indian carriers must nurture domestic talent

The current scenario, where airlines are unable to find suitable top candidates in India, can be partly traced back to the country's chequered aviation history