USTR Report Intensifies Trade Tensions With India

The US Trade Representative noted that India's average applied tariff rate stood at 17% per cent, the highest of any major world economy. Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

Be Prepared! Heat Waves Coming!

'The intensity and frequency of heatwaves will be much higher than in previous years over Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.' IMAGE: People shield from the blistering......

How will India's poor cope with this crisis?

'Unless the State is a welfare State, unless the State has more welfare measures, it will not be able to deal with these kind of sudden situations.' IMAGE: Women carrying their babies and......

Nervous Chennai braces for more rains in next 48 hours

Intermittent rains on Sunday and forecast of more over the next two days kept Chennai, its suburbs and coastal districts on their toes even as normal life appeared to be returning to the......

We need a Sudarshan Chakra for PSB revival

'Every few days, I wake up with a sense of restlessness that time is running out'...'We have created a due process for stressed assets to resolve, but there is no concrete plan in place for public......

How best to restore India's toxic banks to health

The government must set up a Bank Investment Company to shrink its role in PSBs, if we are serious about tackling the two persistent issues -- lax corporate governance practices and......

Why private bankers prefer giving top jobs at public banks a miss

One of the reasons why private bankers don't head a public sector bank is the lack of autonomy, according to banking industry experts. Earlier this year, a large public sector bank (PSB) with a......

How best to nurse the weak banks back to health

Should we continue to nurse them back to health while teaching them not to make the same mistakes?Even, explore the option of euthanasia for a few incorrigible ones?Or, relax the PCA norms, push......