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Now is India’s chance to reform its electricity system—utilise the energy crisis

India’s states have vastly different electricity needs. Tamil Nadu has high wind penetration and Rajasthan has abundant solar irradiance. A...

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ThePrint

Renuka Sane

India needs derivatives for high economic growth. STT hike is a bad move

A sound tax system is one based on the ability to pay or economic surplus. But the STT taxes the circulation of capital and not its returns, making it...

02.02.2026 20

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

Budget 2026: Push for India’s bond market needs the foundations fixed first

Corporate bonds are priced as a spread over the risk-free rate. In India, the reference risk-free rate is unreliable as large institutions are...

01.02.2026 10

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

In trying to offer security and flexibility, the EPFO may end up providing neither

24.10.2025 8

Indian Express

Renuka Sane

SECI’s overly cautious procurement rules will deter investors from India’s renewable projects

The conditions in the tenders of the Solar Energy Corporation of India are a reflection of the larger policy obsession in India to uncover the...

16.06.2025 10

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

Bhushan Steel-JSW saga exposes cracks in insolvency code. Where’s the finality?

If every resolution is subject to reversal years later, and every acquirer must factor in the risk of ED or other state action, then the core promise...

09.05.2025 10

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

Bill Gates' AI roadmap | In a post-labour world, humans may have to redefine the meaning of life

26.03.2025 10

Indian Express

Renuka Sane

Let our money travel: RBI and government must allow retail investors to look beyond India

26.03.2025 10

Indian Express

Renuka Sane

Bill Gates' AI roadmap | In a post-labour world, humans may have to redefine the meaning of life

26.03.2025 10

Indian Express

Renuka Sane

Let our money travel: RBI and government must allow retail investors to look beyond India

26.03.2025 10

Indian Express

Renuka Sane

Tips to survive a market slump—stay invested, diversify portfolio, learn from World War I

Many in India think that overseas investing is not as lucrative because returns in India are higher. They are making two mistakes.

19.03.2025 10

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

Electricity regulators need more autonomy. Court rulings not enough, amend Electricity Act

Independent regulators were established in the hope that decision-making would be depoliticised. The ambiguities of the Electricity Act make this...

26.02.2025 9

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

Budget 2025 wakes up to Regulation Raj. 3 key points to watch out for

If the idea that regulatory reform is critical has been accepted, the next step lies in arriving at a consensus on what constitutes meaningful...

01.02.2025 2

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

Should you pick UPS or NPS? It depends on the risk of inflation

Even if the nominal annuity appears adequate at retirement for the NPS, persistently high inflation can significantly reduce the real value of the...

29.01.2025 10

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

Indians can’t invest retirement funds internationally. Govt should study the viability

With the Union Budget coming up, there are a host of measures India could take to improve its pension system. The first one is clarifying the...

15.01.2025 20

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

India’s BUDS Act needs urgent review. Flaws show govt didn’t do cost-benefit analysis in 2019

The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act 2019 provides local police the power to search and seize without a judicial warrant.

08.01.2025 10

ThePrint

Renuka Sane