Page 5 - Business Standard Editorial Comment
Auto firms need to think innovatively to attract buyers back to small cars
Car-market executives attribute the drop in small-car sales to stagnating incomes across the board, with only 12 per cent of Indian households earning over ₹12 lakh annually
Retail MF investors' patience is helping provide risk capital to India Inc
Ideally, equity portfolios should be diversified and held over the long term to capture growth trends across the corporate landscape and to allow for compounding effects
Vodafone Idea must stop seeking waivers from government and courts
Vi must urgently raise capital
Power to the market: Public listing may push state utilities to reform
In terms of valuation, however, the sector as a whole remains vulnerable to the political exigencies of the state-owned discoms
Message from bond market: US financing needs can roil equity markets
As Moody's explained in its note, US federal debt has risen because of a sustained higher fiscal deficit
Arrested development: Freedom of speech must be protected, not punished
A police case filed by the Haryana Women's Commission chairperson includes public mischief. Even a cursory reading of Prof Mahmudabad's Facebook posts suggests that these charges have little basis
Talk to Dhaka: New Delhi should not ignore the new govt in Bangladesh
Prof Yunus' first priority should have been restoring economic stability and political calm. However, this has not been achieved
Labour participation: Revamped PLFS data should help policymaking
The unemployment rate in urban areas stood at 6.5 per cent as against 4.5 per cent in rural areas
Judges and civil servants: A post-retirement job remains a grey area
For government posts, there is no cooling-off period. Yet, the Union government under different political regimes has either waived or altered the rules to suit the occasion
In war and peace, national unity also means rejecting divisive forces
It is reasonable to assume that the security establishment is also assessing every aspect to plug gaps, if any, and further improve preparedness for the future
As AI waits in the wings, IT sector must prepare for changing labour needs
There are important implications for the sector in India. As this newspaper has reported, the effects of AI are being felt in the information technology (IT) business
One for the roads: Sustainable transport needs policy recalibration
This sub-sector accounts for 87-90 per cent of the emission from the transportation sector, and for about a third of urban air pollution
Courting reform: Newly appointed CJI B R Gavai must address case pendency
Justice Gavai has been part of several seminal apex court judgments - among them, upholding the revocation of Jammu & Kashmir's special status, the one on demonetisation
The new normal: India's stand on terrorism is clear with Operation Sindoor
Given Pakistan's uncertain and fragile polity, along with the state-terrorist nexus, there is always a risk of such weapons falling into the wrong hands with consequences for the entire world
Manufacturing mission: The sector needs the right policy intervention
One of the core challenges lies in the structural composition of Indian manufacturing
Policy clarity: Trai recommendations should pave way for satellite internet
The regulatory guidelines will help businesses get visibility on the timeline to start their India operations for high-speed and low-latency internet service
Multiple possibilities: US-China agreement marks a new beginning
Both countries had reasons to come to an agreement. Chinese factories have seen a clear reduction in demand for their goods, driven by the closure of the markets in the United States
Green taxonomy: More resources will flow to climate-friendly projects
The draft taxonomy, launched with the aim of directing capital flows towards sustainable and climate-aligned activities, is thus a welcome development
Terms of engagement: India resets rules for Pakistan with new red lines
The limited military engagement last week would have likely provided plenty of information and data points that can be used to improve the readiness of the Indian armed forces
Signals from HDI ranking: Public delivery of social infra is key weakness
The key area in which India has recorded progress is life expectancy, which jumped from 58.6 years in 1990 to 72 years in 2023
