Page 5 - Governance

Democracy on 'verge of collapse' in Hong Kong with Civic Party set to fall

The democracy in Hong Kong is on the "verge of collapse" with principal opposition party, Civic Party winding up operations

It's time for evangelising fintech governance

New-age lenders reached out to new segments that were largely overlooked and unaddressed, even as more customers turned to them for their need for niche products and convenience

Journey towards strong governance a work in progress: Deepak Parekh

The ultimate objective is that corporate governance systems must become simpler; not more complicated, Parekh said

Cooperative sector law will be amended for flawless functioning: Minister

A comprehensive amendment would be made to the law governing the co-operative sector to make its functioning flawlessly, State Minister for Cooperation and Registration V N Vasavan said on Sunday. Speaking at the concluding session of the State-level 69th All-India Cooperative Week here, Vasavan said the changes would be made to solve the problems in the sector. For this, the suggestions and opinions of the employees and the cooperative community would be considered, he said. The Minister said the sector, keeping with the times, should be able to take advantage of modern technology and advance the banking activities. The co-operative sector works with social commitment to health, agriculture and education and has come forward to help the farmers when privatisation and mergers took place, he said. Vasavan said isolated incidents of irregularities in the co-operative sector were generalised and propaganda was carried out. He probably was referring to the Rs 300-crore scam in the ..

CAG calls upon supreme audit institutions to work for mutual benefits

He sought innovative suggestions from members to shape Knowledge Share Committee strategies for the next three years

Why a more populous world will need different rules of governance

The western obsession with individual freedoms, which has been globalised after 1945, may need to give way to a more realistic approach wherein groups become the units of governance

Special Swachhta Campaign 2.0: Centre removes 900 obsolete rules

The assessment of the Campaign 2.0 will be done from November 15 to November 30

Invesco sells 5.5% stake in Zee for Rs 1,396 cr at Rs 263.7 a share

Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Bank of America, Abvendus, ICICI Prudential MF were some of the buyers

RBI's revised ARC norms improve governance; may shake up industry

Three players -- JM Financial ARC, Edelweiss ARC, and ARCIL -- have a dominant presence in the sector with a sound capital base and management bandwidth

Crypto weekly wrap: Binance hack, inflation fears keep volatility high

The biggest news of the crypto world this week was that roughly $100 million of Binance Coin was stolen by hacking. It has sent the price of Binance down by 4 per cent

Ideas for good governance

Madhava Rao is virtually unknown today, but Rahul Sagar's book brings to life this forgotten statesman of the nineteenth century, who took the first steps towards enlightened governance in the country

RBI introduces compliance function for UCBs in Tier-3 and 4 categories

The compliance function would ensure strict observance of all statutory and regulatory requirements. UCBs with deposits of more than Rs 1,000 crore fall under Tier-3 & 4 categories

India guiding world's fourth industrial revolution, says PM Modi

Technology is improving governance and ending corruption in country, he says

Towards a new global governance architecture

In the current context, the US and its allies now seem to be rethinking the role of Russia and China in the international security system

India Inc's governance score improves marginally in 2021, shows IiAS study

20 companies were in the 'Leadership' category, against 11 in 2020 and six in 2019. These included Airtel, Cipla, HDFC Life, Marico and Tata Motors among others

Democracy is in deep peril in Bengal, no constitutional norms: Dhankhar

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said that democracy is in deep peril in the state adding that the governance is also away from constitutional norms

The coming wave of shareholder activism

With investors beginning to ask the right questions, markets are set to change for the better

Good governance despite differences

Governance is perceived as an abstruse and technical subject, connecting the three dots of accounting, legal, and regulatory

TN will follow a 'data base, data centric' governance model: Official

The Tamil Nadu government would adopt and follow a "data base, data centric" governance and the projects announced would be 'farsighted', additional chief secretary S Krishnan said on Friday

India chapter of Internet Governance Forum launched, to host 3-day session

Starting August 2021, multiple Pre-IIGF engagement events will be held at several colleges and universities, as a precursor to the IIGF Inaugural event beginning Oct 20