Page 6 - Governance

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

While politicians can lose their jobs, no other public servant can

What is it about our structure of governance that impedes governments?

The path to herd mortality

The pandemic has changed the way people look at the government, says Devangshu Datta

Massive overhaul

Cabinet reshuffle signals govt's willingness to improve performance

India Inc fares well on environmental, social and governance disclosures

Parameters where India scored high included policy on equal voting rights (100 per cent), policy on community involvement (99 per cent), and CSR sustainability reporting (98 per cent)

Amidst pandemic, technology ensured uninterrupted governance: Ajay Sawhney

Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, said on Friday that Indian IT industry showcased its best potential and offered highly innovative solutions to ensure the continuation of governance with utmost efficiency during these highly unprecedented times.Addressing a webinar organized by the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI), Sawhney said, "Indian IT Industry has rapidly adjusted to the new environment and added that the Aarogya Setu has reinvented itself as Vaccine Passport and has the possibility to leverage wide reach to bring more health services and to become a citizen-facing front-end as National Digital Health Mission develops."Sawhney said there was a pressing need to step up manufacturing of both software and hardware products in order to reduce dependence on imports from different countries. "Entrepreneurs and companies need to move aggressively in this area. The National Policy on Software Products has ...