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A modest fee is all it will take to sustain the UPI ecosystem A flat fee of ₹120 per year can defray UPI costs and it needn’t vary by swipe value as there’s no risk to cover, unlike with credit cards.

Boeing heard all the warnings but just didn’t listen to its people The plane-maker’s woes reflect a failure to clear wax from the ears of top managers. Executives need to listen better and show that they are doing so.

We need judicial system reforms to ensure swift disposal of cases A huge pile-up of cases has kept the judiciary overloaded while much can be done to offer India relief by clearing the backlog. Here’s a guide.

The EU’s sustainability directive may weaken trade ties Its mandate may be well intended but it has some weaknesses that must be fixed by European Parliament.

Vistara's struggles reflect Tata's missteps in airline mergers Vistara's flight cancellations and pilot discontent shine a light on Tata Sons' uphill battle with airline mergers

GST upsurge: This tax needs to be tweaked For 2023-24, India’s GST revenue crossed ₹20 trillion. If its weak mop-ups are firmly in the past, at long last, we must go for slab and rate reforms.

Hybrid cars can act as a bridge to carbon-free mobility India should rethink GST policy in support of hybrid vehicles as a pathway to exhaust-free roads. It could smoothen the transition while infrastructure for EVs takes time to emerge.

Well-aimed policies can enhance women’s employment State-funded pilot projects aimed at lowering hidden barriers could help us chart a path forward. Let’s look at Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, for example.

India must prioritize the needs of its thirsty cities before the rest Water scarcity afflicts many Indian cities other than Bengaluru. Farms and power plants consume too much and our cities too little. Institutional failure must not turn clean water into a privilege.

Food security: Its efficient management is a win for India The government’s 2020-21 clearing of FCI’s subsidy dues and other steps have improved both capital and food management. A lower interest burden borne for the world’s largest food security scheme has been a big help.

Shield minority shareholders from business family feuds Why should non-family stakeholders suffer? Stricter Sebi rules could disincentivize disputes that disrupt family-held firms, depress stock prices and hurt shareholder value.

IT firms mustn’t miss warning signals from Accenture An Accenture slowdown hints at what’s ahead for Indian IT players, but thankfully, they still have time to transform themselves. They must adapt fast to market changes.

Kahneman’s work refreshed and expanded economic thinking The Nobel winner’s work explains how the decisions we take are not always rational. His academic exertions expanded Economics beyond its traditional mould and gave us key insights.

Develop human resources for a Viksit Bharat by 2047 Long-horizon fiscal plans are a development must and we have a long way to go. India should lay greater emphasis on education and healthcare to avert the risk of being let down by a rigid labour-market profile.

On-target growth: 8% plus in 2023-24? Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman hinted on Saturday that India’s economy will expand faster than the statistics ministry’s estimate. Impressive, but beware hype.

We must make insolvency pre-packs work for MSMEs These offer a good way of settling distress cases, although some policy tweaks are needed for their success.

There’s probably no such thing as soft power any longer It was anyway a mistaken notion for the most part but its very existence in recent times has been in doubt.

Boeing needs a radical board shake-up to regain its altitude A CEO switch with shareholders still in full control of the company may not help. What it needs is safety-focused employee representatives on its board now. It’ll help it regain trust.

Do we need greater investment? Let’s go by capital efficiency analysis. To achieve 8% growth, India’s investment-to-GDP ratio needs to go up and incremental capital-output ratio must improve.

And just so, we age gracefully India's population will increase for at least a few more decades. In fact, projections suggest that it won't level off and then decline till at least the middle of this century, if not later.