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The writer is a former IAS officer, and a governance and economic regulation expert

Genetic engineering of crops to make them drought resistant can protect farmer income, enhance productivity and free up land for water storage and enlarging forest cover. (Representational image)

Acclimatising India to the future

Climate change is not all pain. It is expected to improve precipitation in India by three to 12 per cent.

24 Oct 2018 2:37 AM IST

Agriculture is one of those sectors where we have seen no reforms, whether in terms of export-import policies or domestic constraints.

Doubling farm incomes: Why change is still slow

Nor has the Narendra Modi government been deaf to the needs of the farming community.

16 Oct 2018 12:41 AM IST

The newly constituted board of the beleaguered IL&FS under the chairmanship of Uday Kotak may meet this week again to chalk out the future course of action to resolve the current financial crisis, according to a source.

IL&FS: Emerging India's very own robber baron'

The new management has been quick to reassure investors that the value in IL&FS shares will not be allowed to be eroded.

9 Oct 2018 12:21 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Serve poorest of the poor, be a Gandhian!

Gandhian values sound decidedly quirky as personal and institutional traits in the modern world.

2 Oct 2018 12:15 AM IST

China, throttled by export barriers to the US, might diversify the structure of its exports, using overseas production and export units in countries with trade ties to the US. India could be one such location.

US-China trade battles to impact India, world

The average tariff rate for WTO member countries was down to nine per cent in 2013.

26 Sept 2018 1:46 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously decriminalised part of Section 377, which criminalises consensual unnatural sex. (Photo: File | PTI)

377: Need a real change in State, society norms

Events have been moving in this direction for nearly a decade.

10 Sept 2018 12:55 AM IST

The retail prices of diesel and petrol are the lowest in Delhi, among Indias key metropolitan cities. (Representational Images)

Pampered metros need a reality check on fuel

India is particularly vulnerable to collateral damage on its energy security.

5 Sept 2018 1:32 AM IST

Arun Jaitley said, the reservation formula for the Patel community is legally and constitutionally untenable. (Photo: PTI)

Jaitley returns as FM to cement his legacy

A rationalisation of the rupee exchange rate in end July and August made exports and domestic products competitive.

30 Aug 2018 12:17 AM IST

Rupee is currently trading at 63.63 against 66.93 to a dollar in August, 2016.

Grow up India, time to set an uplifting agenda

By 2040, the proportion of the population below 34.5 years will fall to 50 per cent from 65 per cent today.

21 Aug 2018 12:38 AM IST

In the beta form, users can generate their Virtual ID and use it to update address in Aadhaar online for the time being, according to UIDAI which announced the Virtual ID concept earlier this year to address privacy concerns.

To ensure data safety, a better vision needed

In the context of private data protection versus the State, the committee's recommendations are fairly status quoist.

4 Aug 2018 1:45 AM IST

Rival digital payments services have pointed out exceptions that have been applied to WhatsApps service.

WhatsApp row: On secrecy, privacy & property

The debate on privacy got a fillip by the recent arraignment of WhatsApp for being the conduit of fake news, which...

24 July 2018 12:15 AM IST

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia (Photo: PTI)

Price of democracy? A 4-point growth mantra

Wasteful use of capital is hardwired into a system which prices capital cheaply.

9 July 2018 12:04 AM IST