Muzaffarnagar mahapanchayat is an indicator of farmers’ agitation gathering steam ahead of assembly polls. Its politicisation makes a reasoned debate on farm laws difficult. But the Centre can’t look the other way. It must re-engage with farmers and resume dialogue with them. Standoffish approach will serve neither politics nor governance.
Return of Nipah to Kerala alarming. Two viruses will be tough test of health system
The return of Nipah virus to Kerala is alarming, especially because the state’s early “success” with Covid was credited to its experience of tackling Nipah in 2018. Nipah is more lethal and simultaneous containment for two infectious diseases is a tough test of health system preparedness. Kerala faces a challenge.
Multiple tax slabs, exemptions, changing rules have made GST taxpayers’ nightmare
GST was envisaged as a simple tax system but its multiple tax slabs, exemptions and constantly changing rules have made it a taxpayer’s nightmare and a never-ending revenue stream for tax and legal practitioners. It’s time to make this tax simple by reducing the tax slabs and minimising exemptions.