BUSINESS
Why a whole new generation of Indians needs to be taught the virtues of saving
Household savings as a percentage of GDP plunged to 5.1 percent in FY23, the lowest in nearly half a century. A sustained fall in savings rate does not bode well for India’s growth
BUSINESS
Why America’s proposed 'junk fees' regulation is a good idea for India to follow
E-commerce service providers often add fees of various shapes and sizes to the total bill that are not evident upfront. The US plans to curb those deceptive practices
BUSINESS
Does Indian management education need a new saviour?
Allahabad University has announced a new management education course that includes teachings from ancient scriptures and the lives of great Indian business leaders
BUSINESS
Why other regulators need to pay heed to RBI’s advice to bank boards
Even the mere fact that quality of participation will be looked at by third parties might be enough to generate healthier board practices
BUSINESS
Has India Inc modernised its thinking?
It's been ten years since the Companies Act was modernised. What has changed and what remains to be done
BUSINESS
EESL’s e-commerce bid exemplifies India’s muddled approach to energy efficiency
EESL actual mandate is to ensure the adoption of energy efficient technologies at scale across industrial, construction, agriculture, electric mobility etc
BUSINESS
What Maruti’s massive capex plan signals
A Rs 1.25 lakh crore investment outlay implies the auto maker is readying itself for the challenging road ahead of it
BUSINESS
What India can learn from China’s innovation clusters
China has a staggering 24 science and technology clusters, having successfully spread its innovation culture across a wide area instead of relying on a few innovation centres to do the heavy lifting
BUSINESS
It’s all about money, honey! Why ESG investing is still an exotic concept in India
There appears to be willingness among investors to back their ESG talk with money, but industry needs to spruce up its act and be fit to receive these funds
BUSINESS
The new India story: Jobless growth, and a rising disconnect between education and employment
The trend of slow job creation and rising unemployability among youth is borne out by a new study carried out by Azim Premji University and IWWAGE (Institute for What Works to Advance Gender Equality)
BUSINESS
Tilting at windmills: Can India become a wind industry export hub?
BUSINESS
Can Swiggy, Zomato satisfy India’s jobs hunger?
Perhaps not. At best, they work as a stop-gap solution for job-seekers, finds a new NCAER survey
BUSINESS
Why Darjeeling’s tea industry is the proverbial ‘canary in the coal mine’ for India’s plantation sector
India’s plantation sector faces similar problems across crops such as climate change, rising costs, lack of finances, low R&D investment and cheap competition
BUSINESS
DDA’s 40,000 unsold flats are a telling reminder of the failure of housing boards
Not just in Delhi but even in other metros such as Mumbai, the failure of affordable housing schemes calls for a complete revamp
BUSINESS
Why the government’s ‘Make in India’ move on laptops will hurt more than help
There is no doubt that India is dependent on China for IT equipment, but restricting their free imports risks hurting India’s crucial IT services sector, and the manufacturing sector as well
BUSINESS
Maharashtra’s legalising leasing of agricultural land a milestone in agricultural reform
Providing a legal framework which protects the rights of both landowners and tenant farmers in an equitable manner can address the two biggest challenges facing Indian agriculture today – the fragmented nature of land holdings and unviable average farm sizes, as well as bringing in tenant farmers into the ambit of the various Central and State schemes aimed at farmers
BUSINESS
Is Indian agriculture ready for robotics and AI?
The parliamentary standing committee on agriculture wants to drive the use of robotics and AI in agriculture and has recommended the setting up of a Centrally-funded national research institute for the purpose
WORLD
India’s cracked the quantity problem in scientific research. Now for the quality part
India is now the world’s third largest producer of scientific research which is a great achievement, now it needs to scale up the quality of its research
BUSINESS
Are India’s metro rail projects transit solutions or real estate plays?
Metro trains evoke pride among citizens and represent a new, modern India. But, their main purpose is to decongest urban areas and lower road pollution
INDIA
India’s 'grey' market remains under-exploited
Spending by seniors can touch $1.3 trillion mark by 2030, according to one estimate. But strangely marketers don’t see this market as an opportunity
BUSINESS
The great management flattening
But cutting back on middle management to save costs can have serious long-term impact on the bottomline
BUSINESS
Is it the end of unchecked dynastic rule in corporates?
Not quite yet. But the removal of permanent board seats for promoters is a step in this direction
BUSINESS
Should monthly salaries be replaced by weekly paychecks?
More frequent wage payouts can reduce the debt burden on individuals and blunt the menace of fake lending apps
INDIA
Recognising the farmer as creditor
A petition by a farmer’s body to treat unpaid sugarcane farmers as financial creditors raises intriguing possibilities
