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RBI's liquidity infusion: It may relieve the symptom but not the real problem that Indian banking must confront

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- "Banking," says Section 5(b) of the Banking Regulation Act of 1949, is "accepting for the purpose of lending or investment, of deposits of money from the public, repayable on dem... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Ride hailing market: Could Bharat Taxi bring the competitive relief it needs from a duopoly?

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- Can a state-created cooperative relieve India of a near duopoly in its market for taxi services? Uber and Ola have long ruled the ride-hailing business, with Rapido having slice... Read More


ISRO's commercial success is clear but its strategic aims require it to focus on talent retention

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- Kudos to Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on its launch of a satellite weighing more than six tonnes. Isro used its most capable launch vehicle, GSLV Mark 3, now renamed... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | AI and jobless growth: Why US monetary policy may start resembling India's

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- Will America's monetary policy become more like India's as AI begins to crunch jobs? The US Fed, mandated to maximize employment and keep prices stable, has cut its policy rate ... Read More


Next year's shift to risk-based deposit insurance could help depositors make better banking choices

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- It is heartening that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to adopt a risk-based framework for deposit insurance to replace a one-size-fits-all one which does not distingu... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Consumer grievance redressal: India must not let aggrieved homebuyers down

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- To mark National Consumer Day on 24 December in honour of India's Consumer Protection Act of 1986, the government has made "efficient and speedy disposal through digital justice"... Read More


How does nuclear energy fit into India's plan to relieve electricity generation of carbon emissions?

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- With the passage of a law that not only opens the door for private participation in India's nuclear power industry but also promotes it, the government hopes to meet its target o... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | A colonial-era law on wills has finally been repealed: Good move

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- Among the flurry of bills passed by India's Parliament during its Winter Session, one of them repealed 71 Acts in a single swoop, many cobwebbed and dusty, dating back to the Bri... Read More


India's proposed securities market code holds promise but Sebi should be strengthened further

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Last week, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Securities Markets Code Bill of 2025 in Parliament, aimed at building a new legislative scaffolding for India's secu... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Uphold India's rural job scheme's core promise: Drop the idea of a 60-day calendar gap

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- India's economy was under $1 trillion when its rural job-guarantee scheme was launched in 2006. Now it's four times that size. By turning the Indian state into an employer of las... Read More