Urban India to contribute to 75 percent of GDP by 2030. Future proofing cities from climate events such as cyclone Michaung is imperative
With GDP growth at 7.8 percent in the June 2023 quarter and 7.6 percent in the September quarter, why aren’t perceptions about income growth and employment growth in the RBI survey better?
Those who stay invested in markets through SIPs are likely to book larger returns than those who bet on timing to enter and exit the market. Read on about two scenarios centred around the market crash of 2008 to see how timing, time in markets, and SIPs make a difference
China is trying to buy influence in 20 odd Indian Ocean countries by financing development programmes. The idea is to use these countries as future bases for spying on India and possibly conduct covert operations at a later date
Every significant Silicon Valley player in the AI race – Google, Meta, Anthropic, and numerous others – is trying to beat OpenAI in the General AI race. By the time the EU law comes into force, it may be too late
Despite allegations of human rights excesses in his army career and charges of nepotism for carrying Jokowi's son on his ticket as V-P candidate, Prabowo's image hasn't been hurt, and he looks set to meme and dance his way to the electoral contest. Will Indonesia’s voters get off TikTok and hit the history books instead before they make their decision?
The number of corporate types turning up at climate conferences should be taken as a positive, rather than a negative indicator. Global commerce has long structured itself around trade fairs, expos and conferences that commonly host 10,000 people at a time. Where the suits lead, money follows
India has to weigh the pros and cons while opposing the European Union’s CBAM
The company received orders worth Rs 18,298 crore so far in FY24 against its annual guidance of Rs 20,000 crore
What sparked off rally in Indian stocks this week is BJP's decisive victory in assembly elections of three key states, which was a more positive outcome than what the markets were expecting
The challenges AI poses go far beyond the jobs market, but that domain is crucial. In this realm, at least, there’s more cause for optimism than alarm — and better policies could vastly improve the odds of success.
The combined fiscal-monetary risks and climate change related risks can trigger an irreversible threat to the global economy. Against this backdrop, the RBI Governor has judiciously conducted his policy rate manoeuvring, with majority votes for the decision of status quo in policy rates. This RBI decision is welcome, despite all the trade-offs it entails
The BJP high command has several choices before it. Veteran Raman Singh will surely enjoy support of the maximum number of elected MLAs as many are his loyalists. Or will a young OBC face like OP Choudhary get a chance to neutralise the OBC tilt in state politics? A tribal CM is also a possibility following BJP’s strong showing in ST reserved seats
The RBI has given a strongly positive signal on growth, which augurs well for attracting foreign investments. However, strong growth coupled with growing upside bias in food inflation, will keep the MPC on its toes until it achieves the inflation target of 4 percent on a durable basis
Ignoring the yuan’s rise because of China's recent economic troubles might be a mistake. Thanks to the country’s cumbersome capital controls, sending cash out of China has always been problematic and unpredictable. But that is poised to change now as the country takes small steps towards full capital account convertibility
In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Cyclone Michaung exposes threat of climate change, make hay while the sun shines, ethanol U-turn a big let down for sugar mills, as airlines struggle fliers feel the pinch, and more
Even as a Bollywood film has immortalised Sam Manekshaw, for the Indian army he is a polestar guiding them through the numerous examples of his professionalism and leadership abilities. His courage to stand up to the political leadership, while respecting civilian supremacy inherent in the constitutional scheme, further bolstered Sam’s popularity
BJP’s victory is sending ripples across India. Voters in states and constituencies that haven’t voted for Modi will rethink their stances now. While BJP is flying high, Congress and opposition parties are looking demoralised. A 400 seat tally for BJP in Lok Sabha is no more in the realm of impossible
Given that Javier Milei suggests that he is an anarcho-capitalist, there is a lot of discussion on how he will push Argentina towards individual liberty, free markets, abolish central bank, dollarise the currency and so on
The RBI's optimism over GDP growth is not hollow, though this throws the probability of a pivot or rate cuts out of the window for now
Top-of-the-range Ultra is the search group’s best weapon in the race to turn generative AI into a useful everyday tool
There are signs that the door is starting to crack open. A study has found 49% of the C-suites of Fortune 500 companies are now made up of women and people from historically underrepresented ethnic and racial backgrounds. But just 10% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women, while 12% are people from historically underrepresented ethnic and racial groups
Stock markets are sputtering at around all-time highs, pricing in several positives such as falling global yields, political stability and a healthy economic outlook
A Youtube video released by Google of an interaction with Gemini has created a buzz but the company has admitted the video was heavily edited. But many of the capabilities on display are not unique and can be replicated by ChatGPT Plus
Climate change is a real problem businesses have to grapple with on the ground and companies need to make plans to cope, rather than wait for governments to take action
