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It's time employers put elder care into the HR rulebook

BUSINESS

It's time employers put elder care into the HR rulebook

As India's elderly population surges to 149 million with projections to double by 2050, the lack of institutional elder care support is forcing working families into an impossible balancing act between career demands and caregiving responsibilities.

Critical Minerals Crisis: Why India must pursue both quick wins, longer-term solutions

BUSINESS

Critical Minerals Crisis: Why India must pursue both quick wins, longer-term solutions

As Modi prepares for his China visit, the timing underscores a fundamental challenge facing India's clean energy transition: how to achieve mineral security while navigating complex geopolitical dependencies

Why aren’t US universities embracing India as a campus, post Trump’s visa crackdown?

BUSINESS

Why aren’t US universities embracing India as a campus, post Trump’s visa crackdown?

US universities are staring at a tuition fee loss of $7 billion this year

Will the new sports governance law help make India a sporting giant?

SPORTS

Will the new sports governance law help make India a sporting giant?

There is a dire need for a strong legal framework to govern the growing but chaotic sporting activity and business. Much of its success depends on implementation

Old problems continue to dog India’s new energy revolution

BUSINESS

Old problems continue to dog India’s new energy revolution

India’s already delayed clean‐energy rollout has hit a roadblock. While capacity is getting added on paper, it is not being used fully

As Trump tariffs unravel apparel and textiles exports, India needs to offer protection

BUSINESS

As Trump tariffs unravel apparel and textiles exports, India needs to offer protection

More than tariffs, fragmentation, high finance and logistics cost are challenging the apparel and textiles industry

The contrasting fortunes of ultra-luxury housing sales in Singapore and India have a message

BUSINESS

The contrasting fortunes of ultra-luxury housing sales in Singapore and India have a message

While sales of ultra-luxury houses are struggling in the rich city-state, India saw a stunning 85 per cent year-on-year rise in the first half of 2025

What India Inc actually needs to take away from brand value rankings

BUSINESS

What India Inc actually needs to take away from brand value rankings

Today, many American, Chinese, German and Japanese brands are household names around the globe. But how many Indian brands can lay claim to similar global presence or familiarity?

Giving workers their due can lower income inequality

BUSINESS

Giving workers their due can lower income inequality

Trade unions have become a diminished force exemplified by the response to the recently concluded Bharat Bandh. But that does not mean collective bargaining has lost its relevance

Delhi’s ban on fuel sale to old vehicles reveals a patchy solution to pollution

BUSINESS

Delhi’s ban on fuel sale to old vehicles reveals a patchy solution to pollution

Delhi’s air quality deterioration is a result of multiple factors, not just vehicle pollution

Can AI transform Indian agriculture? Yes, but we need to learn from past failures first

BUSINESS

Can AI transform Indian agriculture? Yes, but we need to learn from past failures first

From economic, societal and educational inequalities to differential access to existing support programmes, India presents a complex mosaic which defeats top down, one-size-fits-all solutions

Banks need innovative hacks to bring young savers back into the fold

BUSINESS

Banks need innovative hacks to bring young savers back into the fold

As interest rates fall, acting as a disincentive to savers to keep money in banks they must do more to lure young savers who put their money in other assets

A B-school programme in temple management is finally here

BUSINESS

A B-school programme in temple management is finally here

The business of religion is huge, the scope for better-managed temples is immense. Will these students gain acceptance, will the concept gain ground?

Curing this costly addiction seems near impossible, regulating it is the next best option

BUSINESS

Curing this costly addiction seems near impossible, regulating it is the next best option

ASCI’s annual complaints report found that offshore betting platforms were the biggest violator of its code. Therein lies a tale and a message

Can India use America’s MAGA moment to accelerate MIGA?

BUSINESS

Can India use America’s MAGA moment to accelerate MIGA?

The unprecedented crackdown on foreign scholars launched by US President Donald Trump has opened up a golden opportunity to attract some of the world’s top talent

Why metro expansion alone can’t fix India’s public transport crisis

BUSINESS

Why metro expansion alone can’t fix India’s public transport crisis

We’ve bet billions on metros—but they’re not delivering. India’s urban transport mess needs practical, inclusive fixes, not expensive showpieces

Why the Parliamentary Committee on Health’s call for a single, independent controller for AYUSH is a good idea

BUSINESS

Why the Parliamentary Committee on Health’s call for a single, independent controller for AYUSH is a good idea

The Committee has suggested that the Ministry of Health work in tandem with all stakeholders to develop pharmacopeial standards

Can India go from assembler to ecosystem player in mobile phones?

BUSINESS

Can India go from assembler to ecosystem player in mobile phones?

What started as a US-China tariff tussle may now be India’s ticket to becoming a global electronics powerhouse

Start-up frauds once again expose weak regulation of accounting professionals

BUSINESS

Start-up frauds once again expose weak regulation of accounting professionals

A spate of high-profile start-up frauds highlights a deeper malaise—systemic financial misconduct enabled by weak accountability. It’s time for a serious reckoning with the role of accounting professionals and stronger enforcement mechanisms

Opening up banking to minors is a good idea, but fraught with risk

BUSINESS

Opening up banking to minors is a good idea, but fraught with risk

Catching them young into having bank accounts is good but safeguards are a must

Needed, government funding for higher education to make India a superpower

BUSINESS

Needed, government funding for higher education to make India a superpower

Education is one of the fundamental responsibilities of the government and the reason why we pay taxes

Britain’s talking about renationalising privatised utilities. Should we be, too?

WORLD

Britain’s talking about renationalising privatised utilities. Should we be, too?

If there’s now generalised support for the renationalisation narrative in Britain, it is because the lived experience of consumers tends to support it

India is facing a power demand surge. The response has a problem

BUSINESS

India is facing a power demand surge. The response has a problem

What demand-side measures are needed to improve the availability of power during peak demand periods?

India’s solar power sector has a new headache: rising atmospheric pollution

BUSINESS

India’s solar power sector has a new headache: rising atmospheric pollution

IIT Delhi’s 2019 study found that SPM (suspended particulate matter) concentrations above 100 micrograms per cubic metre can reduce solar panel efficiency by approximately 15-25 percent

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