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Record RBI dividends: A boon for the Govt, but at what cost?

India, June 4 -- The RBI is recalibrating its provisioning norms to sustain high payouts, raising concerns about its long-term financial prudence and independence. Is the central bank slowly turning i... Read More


Crack the whip to rescue discoms and energise reform

India, May 28 -- The time has come for the Modi Government to decisively untangle the sector from entrenched political interference, empower regulators, and open the door to private competition. Witho... Read More


Self-reliance in natural gas: Clearing hurdles in the way

India, May 21 -- The share of natural gas in India's energy mix has barely moved, reaching only 6.7 per cent. Achieving a boost will require scaling up indigenous output, lowering import dependence, a... Read More


Don't undermine oil self-reliance to fund fertiliser subsidy

India, May 15 -- The Government should focus on curbing systemic inefficiencies in the fertiliser subsidy regime. Funding fertiliser subsidy by oil money undermines the Fund's core purpose of boosting... Read More


Trump's 'tariffs' trigger global trade turmoil

India, April 30 -- US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new 'reciprocal tariffs' ranging from 10 per cent to 49 per cent on imports from nearly 60 countries, The move risks igniting retaliatory ... Read More


Delhi budget: Big push for capital spending

India, April 1 -- In her first budget as Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta has taken bold steps to increase capital expenditure, signalling a shift towards infrastructure-led g... Read More


The ailing discoms need structural changes

India, March 26 -- India's power distribution companies (discoms) remain trapped in a cycle of mounting losses. Can the government's latest 'Reforms-Linked, Result-Based Scheme for Distribution' (RLRB... Read More