What India needs to do at COP26, Glasgow

Rather than talking endlessly about lost and marginal opportunities, India's climate envoys need to start thinking bigger, says Mihir S Sharma. IMAGE: A climate activist holds a placard during a......

Parliament adjourned for the day over Pegasus protests

Lok Sabha Lok Sabha on Thursday passed two bills before the proceedings were adjourned for the day amid continuous protests by opposition members over the Pegasus spying row and farmers' issue.......

Has the 15th Lok Sabha been the WORST performing ever?

From 1952 to 1967, each of the three Lok Sabhas sat for an average of 600 days and more than 3,700 hours. In comparison, the 15th Lok Sabha -- from 2009 till 2013 -- has met for just 345 days and......

The Action Taken report of the Liberhan commission

Memorandum of Action Taken on the Report of the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of Inquiry SR. No. RECOMMENDATIONS ACTION TAKEN 1. General 1.1 The constitutional scheme to separate religion......

Union Budget 2024-25: MSMEs bat for Rs 5,000 crore export booster

India SME Forum, an organisation for small and medium businesses, has called for creating a dedicated fund of Rs 5000 crore for the export capacity development, promotion, and marketing of Micro,......

The Real Hero of the Economic Reforms

It is time for the three finance ministers of the 1990s to reveal the real hero, says T C A Srinavasa-Raghavan. IMAGE: Dr Chakravarthi Rangarajan, the 19th governor of the RBI, announced what has......

MSMEs need help again but not the way govt did last time

While players in the financial ecosystem are opening up to the idea of receivables funding for the sector, this market needs a regulator, which a Parliament panel feels only RBI can provide.......

Highlights of Union Budget 2021-22

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman read out the Union Budget speech in the Lok Sabha from a tablet on Monday instead of a conventional paper document. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......