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With predatory digital lending practices drawing attention, it’s crucial to look at the funding and regulatory environment within which the sector...
Moving to a cleaner environment comes with high costs. As India goes for net-zero emissions, it must include pollution abatement costs in its climate...
Depositors seem to believe that public sector entities will not default. There is a perception that they are guaranteed by their respective state...
Under Section 11 of the Electricity Act, the government can force a generation company to operate and maintain a station as per its requirements.
The extent of data collected at onboarding and once again at the time of updates to KYC goes beyond just verification and could potentially be used...
The first payment need not be 50 per cent of the last wage, but could potentially be linked to the proposed indexation of the pensions in payment.
Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand where 97% of power generated is from thermal plants will require special support in green transition.
The economy is facing a rising interest rate cycle for the first time in several decades. This is likely to pinch the retail loan segment.
India's experience with Coal Mines Provident Fund and Seamen's Provident Fund should lead us to ask if the idea of a centralised welfare fund is...
It is always a good idea to see if survey results are consistent with other indicators of the economy. The problems of measurement make it difficult...
It is not clear whether the arbitration route has reduced the propensity of the government, or the private entity for that matter to litigate once it...
While there may be welfare motivations for subsidising bus travel or fertilisers, it hurts private players whose goods and services compete in the...
If India wants access to global capital, then the rules in India cannot be orders of magnitude more stringent than their global counterparts.
When high tariff paying customers leave, discom finances will further deteriorate. Discoms, therefore, find ways to not allow open access to keep...