Page 224 - Editorial Comment

Politicising appointments

Recent government action is a jolt to the system

Move forward on gas

Modify Rangarajan price, and be firm with licensees

The DU mess

UGC, government have undermined university autonomy

Necessary changes

Seize the chance to improve the food security Act

No reform, again

Package for sugar industry consists only of temporary measures

30-day scorecard

An early evaluation of the new government

The rural rupee

Marketers and innovators start looking to India's villages

Crack down on P-notes

The real way to go after black money

A step backwards

Cutting coal e-auctions to help power producers is misguided

First round follies

The ignominious exit of Europe's football superpowers

Insurgency in Iraq

For the govt in New Delhi, the crisis is its first foreign policy test

The panel dilemma

The pros and cons of higher duties on solar panels

Double-edged funding

Reform NGO regulation, including scrutiny of financial governance

Think long term

Need for deeper reforms to contain food inflation

Sequencing reform

Energy pricing must be freed at the consumer end

Little respite

Unlike consumer prices, wholesale inflation provides little comfort

Plane truths

Government should review terms for journalists flying with PM

Mumbai's makeover

Mega transport projects must be fast-tracked

Learning the right lessons

Bhilai tragedy raises governance issues

Growth and inflation

IIP, inflation numbers bring cheer, but their sustainability is the key