Page 103 - Editorial Comment

Uncertain times

Risk factors dominate market mood

Cleaner India

But Swachh Bharat mission has a long way to go

Off target, again

To regain credibility, IMD must refine its monsoon prediction

Time for swift action

Govt right in appointing a new board for IL&FS

Are we over-protecting India? Tariff hikes could do more harm than good

Govt believes higher import duties on 19 non-essential items will help control the current account deficit, but analysts point out they might only reduce imports by 0.1 per cent

New telecom policy makes right noises; timely, efficient rollout to be key

Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha has said NDCP 2018 will be implemented within a year of being tabled in Parliament, but reforms could get side-tracked in the run-up to Lok Sabha elections

Open court justice

Live streaming of apex court proceedings is a good first step

Tightrope walk

US Fed has made RBI's job tougher

The dam crisis

Enactment of the safety Bill must not be delayed

Succession blues: YES Bank's board failed in its responsibilities

The board has a nomination and remuneration committee, comprising three independent directors; should it not have raised the issue of succession planning some years ago?

SC delivers a welcome judgment; Aadhaar cannot be an instrument of coercion

The Unique ID project was conceptualised as a strictly voluntary one. But over the years, telecom companies, banks, government welfare schemes had all started seeking Aadhaar for service provisioning

Waking up late: UIDAI has dumped CSCs, but it must plan the transition well

There have been several reports of Aadhaar details being available for measly sums of money and fictional characters being assigned Aadhaar numbers

As NBFCs face a crisis, the government can not afford to stand aside

There are serious concerns over the effects of a credit freeze-up

India's Maldives moment

An opportunity to repair ties must be handled with discretion

Debate guillotined: Growing erosion of legislative accountability

For the first time in years the Lok Sabha did not discuss and vote on even one demand for grant

More freedom

Need to deepen petro product pricing reforms

Expedite oil price reform

Replace pricing based on trade parity with a cost-plus formula

The IL&FS crisis highlights regulatory failure in the financial sector

IL&FS should not have been allowed to get to this stage

It is time the Prime Minister spoke on Rafale and cleared the air

The govt's rebuttals on Rafale deal lack conviction

Mayday for airports: Urgent need for de-congestion plans to speed up

With rising incomes and falling fares expanding the demand for air travel over the past decade, almost half of India's key airports may be breaching their capacity in FY19