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Best of BS Opinion: Sustainable growth, unhealthy nutrition policy & more

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An unhealthy nutrition policy

Globally, scientific studies have shown that fortification programmes lead to increased market share for larger formal players, and reduce market share of the informal sector

Regulatory capture of a different kind

Three-fourths of India's top regulators are retired government officers. This trend must change

Best of BS Opinion: Regulatory gaps for digital gold, heady reform & more

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The revenge of supply

One underlying problem today is the intersection of labour shortages and Americans who are not even looking for jobs

Best of BS Opinion: No heroes at COP, reputation risks for banks, and more

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Insurance firms can fuel the startup ecosystem

The insurance regulator's move to allow insurers to invest in fund of funds creates a significant source of domestic capital for Indian entrepreneurs

Peanut penalty and reputation risks for banks

Is it becoming a routine affair, like being fined by the traffic police for jumping the red light or by a TTE for travelling without a ticket on a Mumbai local?

Understand policy coverage before buying

The National Commission observed that both the insured and his spouse were doctors and hence capable of understanding the scope of the policy

Bad bank, good intentions and bad lending

If PSBs cannot lend as indiscriminately as they did last time in the name of "credit expansion", how well will these banks do?

Best of BS Opinion: Vax milestone, wasted in the IAS, and more

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Wasted in the IAS

Ideally, doctors and engineers, because they are more useful as doctors and engineers, should be banned from joining the civil services both at the central and state levels

Double standards?

There can be little doubt that huge question marks loom over Saudi Arabia's human rights record as well as its role in West Asian affairs

Vax milestone and a K-shaped problem

Lower-income groups will be far more vulnerable in the Third Wave, whenever that arrives

Even if you weren't Aryan Khan

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was a blunder. Its rampant misuse is playing on TV and it's not entertainment because tomorrow it could be us or our kids

Best of BS Opinion: Judicial system, broadcasters take another hit, & more

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Broadcasters take another hit

The battle of wills between the world's second largest TV market and its regulator, which began maybe five years ago, continues

The process is the punishment

The refusals to grant bail to Aryan Khan and the persecution of Rhea Chakraborty show the lower courts in India today pay no attention to the highest court's pronouncements

The World Bank as a cash-transfer algorithm

The Bank should align its priorities with the growing trend in poor countries to adopt cash transfers and a universal basic income.

Best of BS Opinion: Towards zero hunger, pricing reform, and more

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