A few public information officers (PIOs) and the babudom are trying to brand the sunshine act, Right to Information (RTI), as a nuisance. The onus is on all RTI applicants to fight back. Many information officers dare to furnish false and misleading information or often put out information carelessly. It is sometimes important to verify the quality of information by checking what is happening...

Don’t panic, make up your own mind about your company's future

Last week, a young manager came over for career advice. He works with a mid-size marketing company. Things were going fine till one of their investors pulled out. The firm remains operational, since they have other investors who continue to support them. Besides, the firm is cash-flow positive and also has reserve resources to...

Emergency measures introduced during a crisis need to have an expiry date to avoid their misuse

We are in the middle of a global financial crisis and Indian regulators and policy-makers must, indeed, initiate quick regulatory and policy changes to minimise systemic shocks that could hamper economic growth. But it is important to ensure that emergency measures introduced during a crisis come...