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?
MARKETS
How the cryptocurrency rush added to the semiconductor crisis
In India, the number of investors in cryptocurrencies has rapidly grown over the past year, and is now distorting how semiconductors are used
BUSINESS
Indian startups need to IPO. Many want to. What do they need to do so successfully?
Liquidity of the investment is an important advantage of going public. But startups should only do an IPO when they are absolutely ready - ready for scrutiny and ready with a new playbook that includes hiring the right board and setting up communication channels with stakeholders.
