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Probe against CEO

It is improper that ICICI bank’s CEO, Chanda Kochhar, should remain in office even after the Board of Directors has instituted an “independent enquiry” into allegations of impropriety against her. In April, the board gave a clean chit to Kochhar and ruled out any quid ...

Trump Administration’s dehumanising treatment

For those looking for a silver lining in the Donald Trump Administration’s move to separate immigrant children from their parents, place them in camps and, in some cases, even cage them, there is some hope. Democrats have condemned the move which has already seen over ...

Funding the entire premium subsidy

Insurance companies collected premiums of Rs 22,180 crore in 2016-17 and Rs 24,454 crore in 2017-18, both directly from farmers and as government subsidy, under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). But they disbursed only Rs 12,959 crore of claims in 2016-17 a...

A new Niti Aayog report

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness in policy circles of the over-exploitation of the country’s water resources. The Atlas of India’s Aquifer Systems, released by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) in 2012, highlighted the falling levels of groundwat...

Energy reforms in India are a job half-done

India can look forward to some relief on the oil price front. Saudi oil minister, Khalid Al Falih, has declared it is “inevitable” that the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and thus the cartel’s partner Russia, will increase production. The deg...

Arbitrary and non-transparent ways

It is one thing for a bank loan to be declared a non-performing asset (NPA) — that is, when the borrower has ceased to pay interest and/or principal instalments due for a period of more than 90 days. It is another thing, though, for an NPA loan to be “written off” or r...
 

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Face to Face with Comm JMC Ramesh Kumar / To make Jammu city a smart city is our prime motive: Comm JMC Ramesh Kumar... Read More
 

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