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Early signs of second-order effects: RBI cannot ignore price pressures

It is worth highlighting that even if the headline or food inflation rate comes down, it will only reduce the pace of price increase and consumers will continue to pay comparatively high prices

Prisoners of process: Decongestion schemes fall short of expectations

Urgently streamlining the process may be one way to turn Mr Shah's gesture into genuine relief for India's undertrials

SME platform reforms: Sebi focuses on safeguarding retail investors

The regulator had in May 2010 prescribed a revised framework for setting up a stock exchange or a trading platform (by the existing stock exchanges) with terminals across the country for SMEs

G20 Rio declaration balances compromise but lacks actionable specifics

Declaration did not capitalise on breakthrough commitment among countries at COP28 in Dubai last year to "transition away from fossil fuels" by setting phaseout targets for this transition

Hypersonic advantage: India joins exclusive global missile, aircraft club

Delivering a missile at hypersonic speed endows it with enormous military advantages. Most contemporary cruise missiles fly to their targets at subsonic speeds of 250-300 metres per second

Breathless capital: Piecemeal efforts won't solve Delhi's air quality issue

Short-term economic interests should not be allowed to override the basic right to life of common citizens.

Rethinking suspension: Futures trading is not a source of inflation

The retail-to-wholesale price difference in the post-suspension period also turned out to be much higher than in the pre-suspension period

The power to reform: Tariffs a key issue for revival of gencos, discoms

The impact of the latest, the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, or RDSS, launched in 2022, has been less than optimum

India's PDS faces leakages, reforms needed for efficient distribution

Besides this annual cost, which will only increase with increasing MSPs and the overall carrying cost, it is well established that the programme is insufficient to fulfil citizens' nutritional needs

Dissanayake's NPP wins big in Sri Lankans' vote for stability

India has a role to play in its economic recovery

Modest means: Time to strengthen and reimagine India's local bodies

To improve MC finances, interventions will be required at various levels. Most importantly, MCs will have to work on boosting their revenues

Trump trade wars: Significant impact on global growth and trade dynamics

In some ways Mr Trump's actions are reflective of the mainstream of the US political class's opinion about trade at the moment

Inflation surge dims hopes for early RBI rate cut despite slowdown fears

Since GDP estimates depend significantly on company data, subdued corporate performance is likely to play a role

Credit for growth: Enhanced credit flow to boost MSME investment, growth

Since credit is growing at a healthy pace, lenders must properly evaluate businesses before extending credit

Foreign funding: Higher FDI to improve growth outcomes for Indian economy

India needs to continuously improve its business environment to attract durable foreign saving

A tough climate: COP29 meeting is not expected to yield much progress

COP29 intends to build on that consensus by putting funding by the Global North front and centre. But the prospects of convincing developed countries to loosen the purse-strings appear bleak

Re-examine trade pacts: India must consider entering CPTPP, RCEP

The two stumbling blocks for entry into the RCEP and CPTPP are, respectively, China and domestic reform

A level playing field: Supreme Court removes asymmetry in PPP contracts

Ensuring a level playing in arbitration is critical, given the rapidly expanding involvement of the private sector in the government's infrastructure programme

Fed's future path: Donald Trump's election victory increases uncertainty

Higher tariffs and tax cuts will benefit American companies but will increase inflation and the Budget deficit. This explains the different positions of the debt and equity markets

Funding higher education: Easy financial assistance is not enough

The market for education loans in India has evolved significantly over the years, with the outstanding portfolio under education loans growing by 17 per cent to Rs 96,847 crore in 2022-23