BUSINESS
India’s youth is key to steer firms towards sustainable supply chains
By aligning consumption choices with sustainability goals, the Indian youth will drive demand for environmentally friendly and socially responsible products and services
BUSINESS
Is fundamental right to livelihood possible?
The right to livelihood encompasses more than just the ability to earn a living. It encompasses the right to work, the right to fair wages, and the right to decent working conditions
BUSINESS
Online gaming doesn't need GST hike vilification but more acceptance
Instead of relying solely on taxation, the government should explore alternative measures to ensure responsible gaming practices and protect gamers from potential addiction or financial challenges
BUSINESS
Tax proposals should be planned and implemented like test cricket
A tax plan should be designed to minimise distortions and promote economic efficiency. This involves aligning tax rates and incentives with desired economic behaviours, avoiding excessive complexity, and encouraging productivity, investment and innovation
BUSINESS
India energised with the triad of Surya-Vayu-Jaiv Gas
The declining cost per unit of power through solar and wind, along with the potential of biogas generation, opens up avenues for a decentralised and environmentally friendly energy sector in India
BUSINESS
Why Indian PSU bank chiefs deserve better pay
Higher pay for PSU bankers would not only recognise their efforts but also motivate them to excel in risk management
BUSINESS
Should VCs/PEs maintain silence when start-ups have governance issues or fail?
VC and PE investors in India can strengthen governance practices within their portfolio companies, promote responsible investing, and contribute to the sustainable growth and success of the Indian startup ecosystem. After all, their role is not just working on valuations, but also nurturing an honest value system
BUSINESS
The Green Pivot: World can’t do without carbon, but it can do with less
A world without carbon is impossible to imagine, but there is a growing recognition of the need to manage our use of carbon-based resources more sustainably and responsibly
BUSINESS
Lending is alluring but it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea
Lending is not just handing over a loan to the consumer, but it is more about collecting it back on time, every time
BUSINESS
Why Indian fund houses need a better SIP for EVs
Ignoring the potential risks associated with the transition to EVs could leave them exposed to stranded assets and brown assets and bring down their investment performance
BUSINESS
Consumers' dilemma: how to protect ‘themselves from themselves’
While it is essential to protect retail investors from unfair practices, it is equally important to strike a balance that fosters market efficiency, innovation, and investor empowerment
BUSINESS
When digital lending meets the gig economy
Repayment risks rise as India’s GenNext embraces digital borrowing with gusto
BUSINESS
Why ‘shadow banks’ deserve better - voice, regulations and financial supervision
Real-time information sharing would allow financial supervisors to quickly identify potential risks and take appropriate action before they become a systemic issue
TRENDS
When calendar overrules the mind
Prioritisation involves determining what tasks are most important and focusing your time and energy on those tasks. Time management can help to avoid missing the obvious but important engagements
BUSINESS
Unseasonal rains and the lashing effect
Without coordinated global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build resilience, the economic and social impacts of climate change will only continue to grow in severity and scope
TECHNOLOGY
India’s EV ambition has a green paradox to deal with
The goal of reducing carbon footprint through adoption of electric vehicles is ironically defeated by the usage of fossil fuels in EV charging infrastructure
BUSINESS
Regulators cannot be unreachable on financial spam calls
Spam calls pitching financial products are more detrimental versus others as they may force consumers to make unwise decisions. Abuse of customer database by big brands should be pulled up by regulators
BUSINESS
India’s gaming ecosystem deserves policy handholding
To encourage entrepreneurship in gaming, accommodative policies in the form of tax benefits could be extended, on basis of revenue or exports or new jobs creation
BUSINESS
India must think hard on Artificial Intelligence guardrails
Without mandatory safeguards, Artificial Intelligence can worsen social and political divides, economic issues, and citizens’ beliefs, all leading to flawed outcomes. India with its large internet user base has much to worry about AI
BUSINESS
As UPI goes global, what’s in it for Indian businesses?
UPI’s become ubiquitous as a payment system in India and is taking gradual but sure steps towards global adoption
BUSINESS
Why we should worry about Artificial Intelligence and its ethics
India, with its abundant tech talent, should proactively build technical capability in its policy, regulatory and governance mechanism for AI
BUSINESS
Warming up to Web 3 -- How we should play to India’s strengths
India has the potential to wield Web 3.0 as a strategic soft power globally
BUSINESS
Delhi Airport Congestion: Utterly brutally crowded Indian infrastructure
It is one thing to look at the infrastructural progress we’ve achieved, and another to blindly sing praises of it, without being critical of the crippling bottlenecks
BUSINESS
Dissent is not disloyalty. Employers must accept this — the earlier the better
In a business environment, where employees and internal stakeholders, as well as consumers are getting younger as large proportion of your interactions, can you afford not to be accepting of differences?
