Page 82 - Editorial Comment

Reforming small savings

Interest rates should be linked to market outcomes

The good and the bad

Fog over bank NPA lifts, but shadow over NBFCs lengthens

Towards digital banking

Bank of England shows the way, others should follow

Flighty decision

Reducing the ambit of AERA defies logic

Better safe than sorry

Sebi's decisions will help protect mutual fund unitholders

Glacier meltdown

The Himalayas are losing 8 billion tonnes of frozen water annually

Repairing NBFCs

RBI can't allow liquidity crisis to lead to solvency issues for the sector

Infrastructure woes

Redistributive schemes take their toll on allocation

Relief for MSMEs

Plan to double collateral-free loans can, however, be a spoiler

Tightrope walk

New FM has multiple pressures to balance when drafting Budget

The gold rush

Global central banks' purchases are pushing up prices

Situations vacant

Justice Gogoi's suggestions will partially address the backlog

Raw deal

GST Council has gone overboard on anti-profiteering

Facebook's Libra gamble

RBI should stay firm in not allowing it in India

Lessons in inclusivity

The minority education agenda needs cautious handling

Avoidable delay

Jet's assets lay rusting as banks dithered on going to NCLT

New internet trends

Smartphone sales fell year-on-year for the first time globally

Surplus of advice

There is no need for another panel on farm reforms

Pakistan's isolation

PM's focus on its terror network is paying off

Let's get real

Futile to speak of $5trn economy without preparatory work