Securities and Exchange Board of India (Photo: Reuters)
Karvy crisis is just what the doctor ordered for Sebi
3 min read . 05 Dec 2019Hopefully, the Karvy fiasco will result in some tough decisions by the markets regulator
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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das (PTI)
Opinion | After RBI’s pause, expect further easing next year
2 min read . 05 Dec 2019The central bank has also clearly stated that there is space for additional easing and the current decision should therefore be interpreted as a 'temporary pause'
If survey reports are to reproduce administrative data, there is no need of independent surveys (Photo: Mint)
Opinion | Survey data and government claims need not always match
3 min read . 05 Dec 2019Let’s not discredit the findings of statistical surveys that are conducted among real respondents
Any central bank has to walk the fine line of balancing between controlling inflation and promoting growth.
RBI will soon re-administer rate cut medicine to cure the slowdown viral
3 min read . 05 Dec 2019The important takeaway from this review meeting is that the policy stance and the communication tone in the post-policy media conference were clearly accommodative
One of the most critical crises that we face today is access to potable water
Opinion | Environmental challenges call for a holistic approach
4 min read . 05 Dec 2019Mankind’s progress has had unintended consequences on the environment. These include climate change, extreme weather events and the reduced availability of potable water
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Opinion | New Delhi must do the heavy lifting we need
2 min read . 05 Dec 2019We should not look to RBI for relief from the economic slowdown. But if its monetary tools are blunt, the government’s fiscal instruments may prove no better without major reforms
Why do we need end-to-end encryption?
End-to-end encryption: The heart of data security in today’s digital world
3 min read . 05 Dec 2019How does end-to-end encryption work in preventing people with malicious intent from using personal information for nefarious means? As the basic building block of data security, end-to-end encryption functions using encryption algorithms and 'keys'
With the World Tourism Organization predicting that 50 million Indians will travel abroad in 2020, up from 23 million in 2017, PM Narendra Modi’s call this year for us to visit 15 tourist destinations within the country by 2022 could not be better timed
Opinion | Let’s step on the gas and get domestic tourism booming
4 min read . 05 Dec 2019Our more adventurous friends who decided to drive from Delhi to Kullu had 18 hours spent on the road to regret their decision as they made their way through serpentine traffic jams
Delays in payments for construction projects, such as those funded by Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services, precipitated the recent shadow banking crisis. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)
Opinion | Improve contract enforcement to help the economy recover
4 min read . 05 Dec 2019RBI has done well to pause its monetary easing, but a revival led by fiscal efforts will likely stall if payment problems persist
Several such gruesome cases have continued to emerge over the week, even as protesters are holding rallies and expressing outrage on social media. (Reuters )
Opinion | Another gangrape in Unnao
1 min read . 05 Dec 2019What adds insult to the national injury here is that this is scarcely the first incident of violence against women this week
PAN is a 10-digit alphanumeric number issued by the government’s income tax department. (Mint)
Opinion | Convergence of Pan and Aadhaar: A step in the right direction
5 min read . 05 Dec 2019- Successive governments have taken various policy initiatives over the years towards achieving this objective, including steps to increase the taxpayer base
- PAN is a 10-digit alphanumeric number issued by the government’s income tax department
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, senior Congress leader Dr. Karan Singh, former vice-president Hamid Ansari, former President Pranab Mukherjee and EAM S Jaishankar pay tributes to former prime minister IK Gujran on his 100th birth anniversary, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
Opinion | The lapse of 1984
1 min read . 05 Dec 2019Manmohan Singh's words should serve as an occasion for us to reflect on the very notion that citizens’ lives should depend on the response of an individual in a position of power
Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das during RBI's bi-monthly monetary policy review meeting, (PTI)
Opinion | RBI moves to avert cooperative crashes
1 min read . 05 Dec 2019The Reserve Bank of India, in its Statement on Development and Regulatory Policies issued on Thursday, has announced steps to tighten the vigil on this neglected part of our banking sector
RBI has scaled the second half’s estimate down to 4.9%-5.5% (Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint)
Opinion | RBI’s dismal forecast
1 min read . 05 Dec 2019By RBI’s latest estimate, the economy shall expand by just 5% this year, down from the 6.1% expected in October. Has something drastic happened?
RBI’s monetary policy committee has, alongside every reduction in this cycle, been lowering its projection of economic growth for fiscal year 2019-20. Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint
Opinion | Over to the government
1 min read . 05 Dec 2019The central bank has so far brought down its repo rate down to 5.15%; adjusted for inflation, this is just half a percentage point
The entertainment channels of Ambani’s television network are housed under Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. (Photo: Mint)
Decoding the proposed alliance of Sony, RIL’s TV18
3 min read . 05 Dec 2019Streaming wars will continue and content will get expensive as more people chase the same content
A file photo of Gauhati High Court Bar Association protesting against citizenship bill
Opinion | Rhetoric will not undo suspicion on citizenship bill
3 min read . 04 Dec 2019Railroading the bill has the potential to severely upset the balance in north-east India
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Opinion | The case for quantitative easing is getting stronger
3 min read . 04 Dec 2019The growth rate of money supply has collapsed to single-digit levels
Google’s parent Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)
Opinion | An alpha bet on the future of a megacorp
2 min read . 04 Dec 2019Google’s parent Alphabet was in need of a CEO to guide it through technological flux and shield it from a major regulatory threat. It had to search no further than Sundar Pichai
Karvy Stock Broking Ltd
Opinion | Karvy’s clients have a legitimate right to their shares
4 min read . 04 Dec 2019Its lenders, on the other hand, could pursue civil or criminal action for which they have enough means
