Rajalakshmi Nirmal

Deputy Editor, Business Line Research Bureau. Writes on farm sector and insurance

Is the fear about China’s hostile stake buys in Indian companies justified?

Quietly, investments across sectors, both by China’s companies and its sovereign wealth fund, are rising

The basics of trading bullion on a stock exchange

Here are a few things one must know before buying or selling gold/silver futures on equity exchanges

Know your ULIP before investing

With the equity market going up, unit-linked insurance plans are popular again

What is the Swaminathan Committee report?

Farmer unions should demand for the implementation of all the recommendations in the report

Smartest way to invest in gold

Sovereign gold bonds come with benefits that ETFs and physical gold don’t have

Good tidings for the farm sector

Budget promises better tax treatment, other supports and exchanges for agriculture and commodities

Killing farming through subsidies

Price and procurement support has resulted in excess focus on water-intensive crops

5 things to know about the integration of equity and commodities markets

Margin fungibility at the client level became possible in September 2017

‘Manipulation, not speculation, is bad’

The market regulator needs to ensure fair pricing, says CFTC Deputy Director

‘Manipulation, not speculation, is bad’

The market regulator needs to ensure fair pricing, says CFTC Deputy Director

Traditional policies: 5 things your insurance agent won't tell you

It's not always 'tell and sell'

Get more health cover for less

A top up plan will get you the cover you desire for a reduced premium