Subhomoy Bhattacharjee

Coal India needs to raise prices, but caught between political constraints

The state-owned miner needs to raise prices but it is caught between the political constraints on its major buyer, electricity producers and close decision-making control by the coal and power

Unfinished business: ONGC facing question marks over future structure, role

This is an unnecessary overhang, since the company has not been on an investment spree

Making gender budgeting work

Social mores cannot be changed by fiscal fiats, but gender budgeting is a starting point, argues Lekha S Chakraborty in her book, which could serve as a useful primer to guide policymakers

Why Irdai's flexible rules are significant for insurance industry

By removing the limit for agents, the regulator has provided insurers greater scope to build their businesses

Here's how China, India plan to overhaul their financial sector regulations

The plans by both nations have become more significant in the wake of the convulsions expected in the global financial market with the sudden collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank

A true account: How law firms are taking the lead in consultancy business

Be it advising the government or tackling bankruptcy cases, they are handling roles traditionally handled by CAs

DMRC-RInfra controversy shows potential glitches in framing PPP contracts

The Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee has cleared 79 projects with a total project cost of Rs 227,268.1 crore from FY15 to FY23, noted the latest Economic Survey

States' capital budgets: Spending, classification can be variable exercise

Most of the other major states, including Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana and Haryana, hew close to either extreme

Climate change insurance: Poor reach, reliance on fossil fuel key issues

India's challenge is that the insurance coverage and penetration vary by lines of business and the low penetration problem is acute

A sugar rush for emissions: Is ethanol-spiked fuel a sweet solution?

Rising compliance with ethanol-spiked fuels in vehicle could be a win-win situation all round

As states table their Budgets, here's how the capex numbers stack up

Capex is not the favourite word in the lexicon of ministers despite the generous flow of resources for building assets

Power play in the coal economy: Tracking Chhattisgarh unofficial levy row

The scandal over an unofficial levy in Chhattisgarh reflects the shortage that is afflicting the economy and a walk-back from market-friendly reforms

It is IAS against IPS as the Roopa vs Sindhuri battle rages on social media

The hierarchies between various all-India services have begun to melt, leading to increased friction between them

Why is India concerned about lending programme of IMF, WB for poor nations?

Eleven nations have signed a note where they have argued against the Bank taking on the responsibility to lend more, thereby raising interest costs for the borrowers

Mine over matter: Who will dig up India's new-found Lithium reserve?

The absence of an integrated mining policy for strategic metals and minerals and poor domestic capabilities could hinder exploitation of the recently discovered reserves

Digital literacy prompts India to push next phase of Aadhaar in Budget FY24

Women doing better in digital awareness among reasons for government to expand technology in policies

India Energy Week: Rising demand for fossil fuel dominated the talks

The coal entrepreneurs seem to have cottoned on to the fact that there is no doomsday arriving for the sector anytime soon

What explains Indian public sector enterprises' anaemic capex record?

Instead of public sector enterprises making capex decisions, they have declared dividends in the last few years. The capex decisions have therefore been abrogated to itself by the Centre

How an easy govt timeline on green hydrogen provides a breather to Adani

Among its renewable energy projects, the Adani group's massive planned investments in green hydrogen would be the easiest to scale back given the government's benign targets

Inflation, loans, forex balance: The many crises for Pakistan's economy

Without a bailout package from IMF and support from others, India's neighbour will be pushed deeper into the abyss