Economy
Prohibition: Mother of organized crime
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s announcement about phased prohibition in the state is most unfortunate. Apart from being...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 11 Apr 2017, 11:55How many shocks can India withstand?
The Narendra Modi government seems to be hallucinating. For its ambition to successfully leap-frog 40 notches in the World Bank’s...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 07 Apr 2017, 11:50Auto sector hits SC roadblock
The Supreme Court’s order banning the registration or sale of any BS III vehicles from April 1 is unfortunate. Quite...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 30 Mar 2017, 10:16Why Swachh Bharat stinks
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has issued a diktat to all hotels, restaurants, and eateries in its jurisdiction to...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 24 Mar 2017, 11:20Maneka Gandhi’s delusions
The Maternity Leave Amendment Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha, is an instance of tokenism that will be governed by...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 11 Mar 2017, 11:29Need to expedite PSU restructuring
The Narendra Modi government appears to be as ambiguous over the public sector as ever. Now it wants to list...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 19 Feb 2017, 01:53Modi should check FSSAI’s anti-business move
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen on enhancing the ease of doing business in India, but the bureaucracy is yet...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 11 Feb 2017, 06:58Budget 2017-18: Another missed opportunity
The best that can be said about Budget 2017-18 is that it is not bad, which is actually a big...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 02 Feb 2017, 01:05Universal basic income: A vile idea
Some ideas, wrote George Orwell, are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them. Another group can be added to that—that...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 25 Jan 2017, 05:36Anti-GM fanatics are a curse
The Niti Aayog has done well to advocate wider use of genetically modified (GM) seeds despite the RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 14 Jan 2017, 02:26