The early onset of summer and the economic recovery from the pandemic-induced disruption have exposed the inadequacies of the Indian power sector, with several states reporting power shortages. Aside from the immediate demand-supply problems related to transportation, the long pending issue of transparent pricing in the power sector needs to be addressed urgently to ensure the longer-term sustainability of the sector, the top edit argues. Read it here
In other views:
In other views:
Aakar Patel points out that as the country drifts away from secularism, undermining the principles of equality enshrined in the Constitution seems to be the goal