'Clearly, the depositors of cooperative banks need the maximum protection.'
'It's still very early. I have just been handed over the matter and therefore I haven't formed any views on it as yet,' Justice B N Srikrishna tells Pavan Lall.
Watal panel had suggested an independent payments regulator be set up.
The persistence with Aadhaar, to the exclusion of all other identity systems, is a dangerous path and should be avoided if the risks of digital vulnerability are to be eliminated. Till such time that the ownership of the Aadhaar system is transferred to an independent body, concerns over Aadhaar's digital vulnerability will persist, says A K Bhattacharya.
'Decisions on nuclear power have so far been taken by a small select group, primarily interested in profiteering from their actions, stating 'secrecy' as necessary from the national security point.' 'This argument is false, because we are dealing with the 'civilian' nuclear power sector, which is open even to the IAEA,' says Dr A Gopalakrishnan, former chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
'You can never bring about a change if you only bring in outsiders. Consultants will never feel what changes are necessary and where,' says Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
Of late, net neutrality has generated much debate.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants to give more power to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in the fight against drug-cheating by athletes, it said on Saturday.
Modi govt must bring about reforms to kick-start big-ticket infra projects.
The proposed IFC disrupts existing regulatory structures.
At this point of time, the requirement of the economy is obviously more investment, which will create more jobs and increase purchasing power that will sustain a high level of production, says K M Chandrasekhar.
One of the urgent tasks ahead for the new government should be to improve public trust in the executive.
'There is tension between the zones all the time.'
Britain's vote to leave the European Union means uncertainty for markets and companies as London initiates at least two years of negotiations with the EU.
After grappling with the issue for two years, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had on November 21 ordered that the margin to be charged, over and above the gas sale price, should be fixed between the seller and buyers in all sectors other than urea and LPG.
Such allegations are unjustified, given that the CCI's remedies do not promote a free-for-all scheme.
With over 135 news channels, about a third owned by politicians and real estate guys, the news TV market is a nightmare, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Retirement blues can sometimes result in actions that are dysfunctional, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
The pipeline for well-qualified and experienced policy economists at senior levels of government has broken, leading to a growing dearth of suitable candidates for top economist positions.
If the Modi government is to keep its promise of change, it must bring in fresh faces.
A Delhi University alumnus with an MBA in finance and a doctorate, Vaish started his career as a banker in 1984, became an academician a few years later and joined the capital market in 1998.
'Tilting at the Government in English in front of India may make him feel like Joan of Arc, but without a feel for Bharat he will merely be Don Quixote,' says S Muraleedharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
RBI's out-of-turn rate cut has surprise few economists.
'RBI and the economy will gain tremendously from Urjit Patel's experience in both private and public sectors'
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw talks to Nikita Puri about her book Mythbreaker.
The failure to reform has meant that there is no buzz about job opportunities, or about urban opportunities enticing young people off the farms. And it is this failure that has contributed to the widespread disappointment that threatens to make the next general elections closer than expected, says Mihir S Sharma.
The Budget sets out a comprehensive vision.
'Slowing down of the economy was mainly due to the demonetisation shock...' 'If you cut off the oxygen supply to a patient in the ICU and the patient dies, the patient does not come alive again when you restore the oxygen supply.'
Choose insurance from stable companies that have been in the business for a long time
The debate on the constitutionality of tribunals has not been set to rest as yet, says Gopal Krishna.
Within Sebi, the chairman should hold an umbrella for both young and old employees, says Somasekhar Sundaresan.
The World War I had been triggered by an assassination in then relatively unknown Serbia.
The minister also cautioned the social media giant and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg of repercussions under the IT Act in case of any data breach came to light.
Inflow of more funds is likely to widen the reach of insurance and drive M&A activities in the sector where growth has stalled.
White House said Trump strongly believed that protecting environment and 'promoting our economy are not mutually exclusive goals'.
"We will work out the parameters then we will see as to how mentioning will be done," he said.
DoT plans to initiate move that might lower the revenues telcos share with government.
A handful of online retailers have started offering alcoholic beverages through the e-commerce route since then. Letsbuydrink.com caters to Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad and Mumbai and offers imported alcoholic beverages for sale.
1mg has made buying medicines easy and it aims to do more in online health care.
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