Our tax system should go the ASEAN way
To meet a budget crunch, taxes on income, capital gains and dividends have gone up in the US, and may
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New economic activism has strong political roots
Six months ago, the government was seen as a hopeless, paralysed ditherer, frightened of annoying anybody (especially Mamata Banerjee). But
Read moreFrom kirana store budgets to open budgets
Once, budget proposals were top secret. The Finance Minister wouldn’t breathe a word on budget-related matters for months before the
Read moreHigher yields & farmer preferences show, BT cotton detractors spreading patent falsehoods
Last week, Greenpeace’s chief in India, Samit Aich, wrote a column in ET on genetically-modified crops. In this, he repeated
Read moreHow an anti-GM activist learned the science of high-yield crops and became a campaigner for GM
Mark Lynas, a green activist who once ranted against and destroyed fields of genetically modified (GM) crops, has recanted and apologised for “demonising an important
Read moreDe-politicize railways, create independent corporation
Railway fares have finally been raised for the first time in 10 years. Even so, the change may reduce just
Read moreNeeded: An exit policy for bad businessmen
Vijay Mallya has not paid employees of Kingfisher Airlines for months, and has defaulted on thousands of crores due to
Read moreStaggered rise in diesel price will squeeze inflation
The government is considering raising the price of diesel by Rs 1 per litre per month for 10 months. This
Read moreFilms sanctify pestering and stalking of women
The ghastly assault and rape of a female paramedic in Delhi has produced an avalanche of protest and comment on
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