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Reining in food inflation

Structural flaws in agricultural marketing persist, hindering fair prices for farmers and consumers alike

07 May 2024, 22:47 IST

Reining in food inflation

Reining in food inflation

Reining in food inflation

07 May 2024, 22:47 IST

A clause that doesn’t buy peace

India should fix loopholes in its PSH programme to maintain its credibility at WTO

16 April 2024, 00:20 IST

A clause that doesn’t buy peace

A clause that doesn’t buy peace

A clause that doesn’t buy peace

16 April 2024, 00:20 IST

Detach PSU share sale from budget

If the government’s intent was not to view it as an exercise in balancing the budget, as stated by the finance secretary, then it made no sense to fix a target. Yet, setting a target for boosting non-tax revenue receipts means that it hasn’t shed its age-old stance of linking this exercise with the budget.

10 March 2024, 22:10 IST

Detach PSU share sale from budget

Detach PSU share sale from budget

Detach PSU share sale from budget

10 March 2024, 22:10 IST

Synchronise fund release with need

Efficient fund utilisation is crucial, and the government must judiciously identify the beneficiaries, ensuring the removal of fictitious claimants

14 February 2024, 20:57 IST

Synchronise fund release with need

Synchronise fund release with need

Synchronise fund release with need

14 February 2024, 20:57 IST

All talk no action on fossil fuel phase-out

With no concrete steps to move away from fossil fuels, are countries really serious about net zero commitments?

16 January 2024, 22:17 IST

All talk no action on fossil fuel phase-out

All talk no action on fossil fuel phase-out

All talk no action on fossil fuel phase-out

16 January 2024, 22:17 IST

MSP guarantee is bad economics

Yet, political parties give because it helps them win elections.

24 December 2023, 19:24 IST

MSP guarantee is bad economics

MSP guarantee is bad economics

MSP guarantee is bad economics

24 December 2023, 19:24 IST

G7 sanctions slip through the cracks

Russia is the third-largest producer of crude oil, with over 12 per cent of global crude production, and the second-largest exporter after Saudi Arabia.

29 November 2023, 19:40 IST

G7 sanctions slip through the cracks

G7 sanctions slip through the cracks

G7 sanctions slip through the cracks

29 November 2023, 19:40 IST

Fix the flaws in fertiliser taxation

When the government spends heavily from its budget to make fertilisers available to farmers at a fraction of their cost, it seems senseless to tax them or the RMs used for making them.

09 November 2023, 19:43 IST

Fix the flaws in fertiliser taxation

Fix the flaws in fertiliser taxation

Fix the flaws in fertiliser taxation

09 November 2023, 19:43 IST

Self-reliance in fertilisers

Potash (K), and phosphate (P) are among the three major plant nutrients (the third being nitrogen or ‘N’) needed for increasing the production of foodgrains and other agricultural products. Their requirements are met mostly from imports.

24 September 2023, 21:25 IST

Self-reliance in fertilisers

Self-reliance in fertilisers

Self-reliance in fertilisers

24 September 2023, 21:25 IST

Rethinking Universal Basic Income and subsidies

There is a compelling case for disbanding all existing forms of support and replace them by what may be termed as ‘Unconditional Basic Income’ or the UBI system.

23 August 2023, 19:24 IST

Rethinking Universal Basic Income and subsidies

Rethinking Universal Basic Income and subsidies

Rethinking Universal Basic Income and subsidies

23 August 2023, 19:24 IST