INDIA
Recognising the farmer as creditor
A petition by a farmer’s body to treat unpaid sugarcane farmers as financial creditors raises intriguing possibilities
BUSINESS
Why ‘time theft’, ‘quiet quitting’ are two sides of the same problem
The claim for remuneration for time not spent actually working was dubbed as “time theft”, thereby adding a new tort in the lexicon of employer-employee disputes
BUSINESS
Why it’s time to think about a PLI version 2.0
With scale in assembly in sight in consumer electronics, it’s time to look at the ecosystem
BUSINESS
Why ‘24X7’ cities still remain on paper in India
A clear economic vision, centralised authority and ease of operations are reasons why some global cities have a thriving night economy
BUSINESS
Why we also need a green ammonia mission
A domestic green ammonia capacity will achieve the twin goals of reducing India’s import dependence for fertiliser, as well as help decarbonise its manufacture
BUSINESS
Response to startup sackings shows shallowness of reforms
The great lay-offs taking place in tech and startup sectors are ‘illegal’, going by a government reply given in parliament
BUSINESS
India’s electric vehicles’ sector is ripe for a Musk-like disruptor
Electric vehicle startups have a huge advantage over incumbent auto makers. They are starting with a clean slate, have access to innovative technology and consumers are warming to the idea. A Musk-like disruptor can upend the established order in the automobile sector
BUSINESS
Union Budget 2023: Why India’s plantation sector needs a budgetary leg-up
The potential of India’s plantation sector is undeniable but success in harnessing it has eluded us. Other countries such as Kenya and Vietnam have done far better. What can policymakers do?
BUSINESS
How farmers can grab a bigger slice of the agriculture value chain
A Farmer Producer Company (FPC) in Nashik district, formed by grape-growers of the region, is in the process of building India’s first licensed private agriculture mandi
BUSINESS
Is honesty a teachable skill?
China’s bid to create a cadre of trained 'integrity inspectors' has interesting lessons for India
BUSINESS
Meta is India’s largest media company. What does this say about Indian business?
As the revenue numbers show, it is irrelevant how a company identifies itself. It can be a social media platform, a search engine or even a shopping website – as long as it offers content that brings in and holds audience interest, advertisers will follow
BUSINESS
Why EV makers should listen to their customers – if not the government
EV makers need to pay far more attention to safety, which is what their customers are worried about
BUSINESS
Why Amul should become public
Going public could unlock unimaginable value for Amul’s owners, the farmers of Gujarat. And becoming a corporate does not mean that Amul would have to mortgage its ethics and values or lose its social conscience
BUSINESS
Beyond English Vinglish: Shifting technical education to Hindi will blunt India’s global competitive advantage
India’s competitive advantage in the world has been driven by its advantage over many other competing nations when it comes to English proficiency
BUSINESS
What the US has done to China today, China could do to India tomorrow
Effective October 12, new rules meant that all US citizens, green card holders and foreign nationals residing in the US were prohibited from providing services to Chinese chip manufacturers
BUSINESS
India’s K-shaped jobs and the wage problem
While we are seeing robust pay hikes in the organised sector, the informal sector can barely keep its nose above inflation
BUSINESS
This is what the curriculum revamp panel at IIT-D must do to fix engineering education
Instead of treating curriculum revamp exercise as an intra-institutional effort, why not stretch and re-imagine engineering education for the country as a whole?
BUSINESS
The moonlighting debate is focused on the wrong end of the pyramid
The real problem is that too many poor people are gigging or moonlighting – because they cannot afford not to
BUSINESS
Banking on real money in the virtual world
As far as Indian banks go, there is nothing one can actually do in the metaverse other than potter around or get some basic information, which can be got in a quicker and easier to access fashion from a bank’s website
BUSINESS
TRAI has a lot to learn from RBI
Any tightening is meaningless without effective enforcement. And TRAI’s track record on enforcement does not engender confidence
BUSINESS
Why the EPFO is right about raising the retirement age
Forget EPFO’s pay-out problems. Planners need to focus on a rapidly aging society
BUSINESS
Are our cities ready for the flexi work revolution?
If one had any doubts that flexi work and work-from-home are here to stay, they were dispelled from the highest quarter in the land – the Prime Minister himself
BUSINESS
Why the current pay cutbacks in IT Inc are bad news for others too
Unless the IT sector manages to come up with solutions to the current slowdown, one could see a sea-change in the employment patterns, as they shift gears towards high value-added services and innovations, while automation and robotisation takes over more mundane tasks
POLITICS
We can’t double farmers’ incomes without leveraging agriculture exports
Farmers can benefit from a sensible agriculture export policy. Instead, exports are held hostage to a shortage mentality and knee jerk reactions to price spikes
