Page 2 - Reforms

After farm laws repeal, Ex RBI Guv says timing of reforms also important

Stressing that reforms are necessary to improve effeminacy and productivity of the system, former RBI Governor C Rangarajan said timing of implementing them is also important

Coal ministry wraps up agenda document for sectoral reforms, sustainability

The coal ministry on Monday said it has finalised an agenda document for the ongoing fiscal which broadly focuses on areas like reforms, transition and sustainability in the coal sector.

Long leaps for discoms before they sign up for new reform scheme

Ghosts of mounting financial losses and worsening technical performance still haunt; discoms would need to walk many extra miles to become eligible for the new package

Growth optimism: Will govt's own investment and exports be enough?

A step jump in medium-term growth rates, of the kind projected, needs all four engines of the economy to be firing. But the govt seems to have bet on just two, writes T N Ninan

India improves ranking in trade facilitation aided by various reforms

India has significantly improved its ranking in terms of trade facilitation due to various reforms undertaken by various departments especially customs under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes

1991 ushered in many relationship changes; govt-RBI one was the foremost

From 1991 onwards, the RBI became a full, if slightly junior, partner of the finance ministry, instead of being a 'mere subordinate department of the financial ministry'

30 years after 1991: What we achieved as an economy, and what was possible

India's record has been good, relative to how other countries have done and compared also to its own previous three decades, but well short of what is required and what was possible, writes T N Ninan

Plan to develop Lakshadweep like Maldives to benefit people: Collector

Over the last week, several leaders have called for a new administrator in the Lakshadweep islands

The 'system' may be dysfunctional but who failed to reform it?

The Modi government had ample time for reforms but in spite several warnings and suggestions it has failed to do so.

Arunachal passes key bills on GST, regulatory reforms for investors

The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly on Thursday passed four key bills

Unable to bear 'farmers' plight', Sikh cleric shoots himself dead

The deceased was rushed to a hospital in Panipat where doctors declared him brought dead

Old laws a burden, need reforms to build new century, says PM Modi

His remarks came in the backdrop of ongoing protests by farmers against three new farms laws.

There's business in farming: How companies gain from agri sector reforms

The recent farm law changes unshackle farmers from restrictions on when, where, and to whom to sell. Here's a look at where companies can find investment opportunities in agriculture

Modi govt finally delivering on reforms? Let's not jump to that conclusion

The promises of netas and babus and new laws, however well-meaning, mean little. What matters is implementation on the ground

G4 countries call for urgent measures for reform of the UN Security Council

A joint press statement said the ministers highlighted the urgency of reforming the UN and updating its main decision-making bodies, in order to better reflect contemporary realities

Farm bills are sugar-coated pills, should be voted against in Rajya Sabha: KCR

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday termed the Agriculture reform Bills as "sugar-coated pill," saying that it will do a lot of injustice to the farm sector in the country

Agri-related Bills give farmers freedom to fetch better prices: Nadda

BJP national president J P Nadda hit out at the pposition for calling the three agriculture-related Bills passed by Parliament anti-farmer

The biggest reform, or a farce in 3 Acts?

India has one of the world's largest arable landmasses, focused sunshine, and water in 40% of land, and so, if the three laws are implemented, India will be transformed

Pending agri reform

Legalisation of land leasing will help rural poor

Letter to BS: Radical reforms are being conveniently ignored by govt

Incremental and half-baked reforms are being introduced here and there