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Climate-action funds are essential to facilitate the transition from brown assets to green, and towards sustainable practices, renewable energy adoption, and the development of carbon capture technologies. India-focused climate funds can support the development and implementation of climate-resilient infrastructure, renewable energy projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing adaptation capabilities
While a majority of the women had to settle for low-paying agriculture jobs or work without pay in household enterprises, there have been some bright spots too — 86 percent of net new hiring in the manufacturing sector are females while men join construction
Central banks’ gold purchases are not just providing demand. They also signal a more fractious global order
The metal at the heart of zero-carbon reactors and zero-civilisation warheads has so far this year beat every member of the Bloomberg Commodity Index, except orange juice, rising 68%. Uranium offers a perfect distillation of a world that is heating up and a world order that is breaking down. Plus a market eager to capitalise on both
China is likely to produce half the world’s steel and coal this year, and emit more carbon than every developed nation put together. Even adjusting for its huge population, it now consumes more energy and generates more pollution per person than most countries in western Europe
Telangana Elections 2023: If the BRS retains power in Telangana for the third time, the impact of the outcome of Telangana election on national politics will be less than if the Congress forms a government there for the first time after the state was born
Under the new policy, China will allow visa-free entry for travellers from five European countries and Malaysia for business and tourism purposes for 15 days
Kerala’s finances require a long hard look. By all accounts, this doesn’t make for a healthy public finance management glide path
By emphasising rigorous emission standards and substantial investments in R&D, India is poised to play a major role in creation of GH2 solutions
Easily accessible but predatory lending apps charging usurious rates of interest need immediate attention. A public whitelist constantly updated to keep track of every digital lending app out there and notifying RBI as a nodal regulatory agency are key first steps that can help India get cracking on a scourge that threatens to damage a sector with immense growth potential
Sales in October 2023 are estimated to have risen by 19 percent in top seven cities
Notices have gone out to companies and their directors asking them to identify real owners of significant holdings. What changes can this bring about?
The region’s economic woes and difficulty in servicing debt could lead to prolonged pressure on metal prices
The alternative asset management industry has long grappled with a succession and longevity problem. Reinventing or selling the business at least beats fast-tracking it to a historical entry in Wikipedia
By embracing ethical technology and product development, Indian companies can set new standards in responsible innovation, building a sustainable and trustworthy tech ecosystem. This balance will not only enhance their global competitiveness but also ensure that the technology serves the greater good, aligning with India's ethos and values
We do not know whether irrational exuberance has led to high equity or home prices in India. However, we know that psychological sentiments are fuelling the Indian stock and housing markets. Both RBI and SEBI are acting and cautioning against this exuberance
If one example is to be cited of technology revolutionising a particular business and keeping pace with investor requirements, it is the stock market. In earlier decades, the IPO process was not only cumbersome and time consuming, but also full of tension for the investor, because the onus of monitoring progress from application to receipt of physical shares was with him
A young Dalit woman contesting as an Independent while foregrounding the issue of joblessness and what it does to the aspirations of the poor are getting attention in her constituency, across the Telugu-speaking states, and on social media. Are increasingly vocal youth disillusioned by the current growth paradigm a sign of where Telangana and Indian politics are headed to?
Some public health agencies took years to admit what had quickly become obvious: that the COVID virus was airborne. Others suggested extreme precautions, which had minimal benefits or were hard to implement. Rebuilding trust is not just about clearer, more persuasive communication but also admitting to mistakes
India must mediate before the situation goes out of hand and radical elements like jihadi outfits start filling the vacuum left by a failing state. An understanding between the ruling and opposition parties to allow smooth conduct of election is key to putting Bangladesh back on the rails
After 50 years of trying to speed up cross-border money exchange, technology may have an answer. Completing timed settlement in the existing architecture is fraught with friction but customers are increasingly demanding near instantaneous international transactions just like they do within their national borders
Choppy movement and internal data reading suggest a fall seems imminent and investors should be prepared to invest at around 19,300 within 13 days
No sooner than the Haryana law mandating 75% private reservation for local residents was struck down, comes a draft Kerala IT policy with incentives to investors offering jobs for locals. Amid a festering jobs crisis and governments having no qualms in interfering in business, may better economic sense prevail.
Income shouldn’t be the parameter a good game of cricket is premised on. The sport should, ideally, symbolise the principle of striving, and promote values such as fairness and grace among all its stakeholders, the audience included.
To press home the attack against Congress on minority appeasement, law and order failures, corruption, and mindless welfarism without a clear focus, BJP needed PM Modi to lead the attack from the front and present an alternative developmental vision. No other leader in BJP has a similar connect with voters or could have delivered these messages with crystal clarity.
