Best of BS Opinion: Nowcasting the economy, a violation of justice, & more

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

The first edit says employing unconventional metrics can help policymaking. The second edit argues in favour of Supreme Court intervention in the remission of the 11 persons convicted of rape and murder in 2002.

Ajay Shah describes why the role of start-ups should not be overstated.

Surinder Sud looks the potential of floriculture.
 

Tamal Bandyopadhyay: At one point, China had more than 5,000 P2P lenders in operation and the annual transaction volume was at least $450 billion. By 2020, it had been completely wiped out from China’s financial landscape.

Quote of the day 
 

India, China, Vietnam and Laos abstained from voting on the United Nations resolution deploring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine due to various considerations. India, for instance, buys military equipment from Russia.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong