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In India, only 17% of public sector banks and 25% of private sector banks claimed to have an internal strategy for integrating climate risks into...
Sanctions should define who qualifies as an “insider” and take stock of the severity of the violation.
In an environment where there is, often legitimate, mistrust between stakeholders—insurance firms, hospitals and patients—it is no surprise that...
Many states dedicate a large portion of their subsidies to free electricity, but the true financial burden doesn’t show up in budget documents.
If venture capital-backed funds lose money because of their inability to check for misappropriation of funds by a founder, should the government care?
We need to move away from the current one-size-fits-all framework to a risk-based approach. Until then, every fintech will be saddled by some...
India needs to expand its climate policy toolkit to include robust adaptation strategies. For this to work multiple policy actions will have to be...
Sellers will act in the interest of buyers only if it benefits them too. Regulations can ensure that the seller is incentivised to do the right thing,...
A consistent level of electricity into the night involves a very high escalation of cost. The use of a price system might offer a better solution.
The RBI claims its cloud facility will boost the security & integrity of financial sector data. But why is a central bank competing with private...
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.