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Sanjeev Ahluwalia
About the AuthorSanjeev Ahluwalia
The writer is a former IAS officer, and a governance and economic regulation expert
    The Great Smog of India by Siddharth Singh; Penguin Viking, Rs 499.Lifestyle
    A performance metric to fight smog

    Air pollution, the author reminds us, affects the poor the most.

    25 Nov 2018 7:27 AM IST

    RBI governor Urjit PatelOpinion
    Govt slugfest with RBI finally ends in a draw

    It is telling that the financial markets took the government-RBI face-off, brewing since last month, with equanimity.

    22 Nov 2018 7:33 AM IST

    On the border between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the important railway junction of Mughal Sarai was renamed after RSS ideologue and Jan Sangh founder Deen Dayal Upadhayay.Opinion
    Do we really gain by restamping history?

    Names herald the times and change is necessary to resonate with the prevailing culture. But change driven by mere pique...

    14 Nov 2018 8:00 AM IST

    With multiple agencies probing the alleged Rs 13,000-crore fraud at state-run Punjab National Bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) says it has conducted its scrutiny and the matter is currently under examination for \enforcement action\.Opinion
    In Diwali sans sparkle, a few things to cheer

    Also, notional losses on the property and stock markets have depressed impulsive spending.

    7 Nov 2018 1:51 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo:Opinion
    Why India's 20 per cent Club loves the status quo

    But hubris set in quickly. Little thought was given to smashing the insidious links between growing private wealth and...

    3 Nov 2018 1:12 AM IST

    The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) number by itself tell the whole story of a nations development?Opinion
    Acclimatising India to the future

    Climate change is not all pain. It is expected to improve precipitation in India by three to 12 per cent.

    24 Oct 2018 1:08 AM IST

    Farmers into cultivation in Munroe Thuruthu.Opinion
    Doubling farm incomes: Why change is still slow

    Two key initiatives can help without wrecking the delicate political economy compact or enhancing the subsidy further.

    16 Oct 2018 1:56 AM IST

    Leading credit rating agencies are likely to face regulatory action over the IL&FC fiasco.Opinion
    IL&FS: Emerging India's very own robber baron'

    The new management has been quick to reassure investors that the value in IL&FS shares will not be allowed to be eroded.

    9 Oct 2018 7:04 AM IST

    Mohandas Karamchand GandhiOpinion
    Serve poorest of the poor, be a Gandhian!

    The Gandhian principle most successfully used in India requires that no State decision is taken that does not benefit...

    2 Oct 2018 7:18 AM IST

    China has a much more potent weapon. It can stop buying and start selling the $1.2 trillion of US Treasury bonds. It owns 15 per cent of the total issued by the US.Opinion
    US-China trade battles to impact India, world

    The US accounts for around 18 per cent of China's exports big enough to use withdrawal of free access as a threat.

    26 Sept 2018 7:32 AM IST

    The 2011 census followed and recorded 0.5 million transgender people on a self-declaration basis. (Photo: File | PTI)Opinion
    377: Need a real change in State, society norms

    Events have been moving in this direction for nearly a decade.

    10 Sept 2018 12:45 AM IST

    The retail prices of diesel and petrol are the lowest in Delhi, among Indias key metropolitan cities. (Representational Images)Opinion
    Pampered metros need a reality check on fuel

    India is particularly vulnerable to collateral damage on its energy security.

    5 Sept 2018 12:54 AM IST

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