Climate justice runs into an accounting wall
Climate finance remains a knotty affair. Rich countries want developing ones to work towards climate goals, but they need money to do that. Worse, rich ones stand accused of creative accounting on their own financing targets
OPINION | The Silent Inflation Driver: How extreme weather is transforming India’s food economy
Extreme weather is raising food inflation in India. It disrupts farming and supply chains. At the same time, it is pushing investment in better storage, technology, and stronger systems
Quick Take | HDFC Bank’s unsettling governance moment
Chairman’s unusual exit points to deeper issues that India’s biggest private bank cannot afford to ignore
Chart of the Day: What is driving Indian pharmaceutical market growth?
The pharma market grew by more than 10 percent for the third consecutive month in February 2026, with chronic therapies taking the lead
OPINION | Ironically, Iran and Israel have the same aims, prolong the war. US is stuck
Ali Larijani’s assassination makes it harder for Iranian leadership to seek negotiations. That’s what Israel wants. Iran too will prefer to prolong the conflict as escalating global economic cost gives them leverage. Where does that leave the US
OPINION | Rupee’s weakness is because of challenges on the balance of payments front
Capital flows are in the midst of a tough phase, which has had a knock-on effect on the composition of foreign exchange reserves. RBI may increase interest rates sooner than later to offset narrow interest rate differentials
OPINION | Safe commutes key to unlocking women’s manufacturing workforce participation
Unsafe commutes stop many women from working in factories. Better transport and safety systems can increase participation, improve retention, and help India grow its economy faster
Naveen Babu forms Biju Naveen Trust, says no connection with BJD
In Delhi, Naveen Patnaik consulted senior lawyers and chartered accountants and based on their advice, he resolved to establish a trust in Biju Babu’s name.
Now it’s Paramount that faces one battle after another
Media mogul David Ellison has bagged the prize — but the deal needs to work for shareholders
OPINION | The ‘Repeat Founder’ advantage and what data actually says
While repeat founders have demonstrated more success in the past, new technology balances this bias out more than ever
OPINION | India’s states hold the key to Viksit Bharat
India is often described as one economy, yet its growth is driven by unequal regional capabilities.The next phase of development will depend on how intelligently the Union and the states convert this diversity into a coordinated national advantage
Diminishing Returns — The SME IPO story
In 2024, the average listing gain on SME IPOs stood at a euphoric 60.3%. By 2025, that had collapsed to 12.2%. And in the first few months of 2026, it has fallen further still — to a barely visible 2.63% across 37 issues
Dhurandhar 2 review live update: Paid preview collections earns Rs 42.71 crore, beat first film’s entire opening day
After a long wait of almost three months, Dhurandhar: The Revenge is going to hit theatres on March 19. But for die hard fans of Dhurandhar, the much-awaited paid previews has already started from today, a day prior to the scheduled release date.
Strait of Hormuz: Where Iran’s asymmetric playbook meets US’s strategic incoherence
Iran’s approach appears calibrated precisely for this outcome as a dual-track strategy—defensive operations against Israel and the US and the credible pressure threat of disrupting the global economy
Chart of the Day | Rupee stays relatively steady in a turbulent currency market
The Iran war has shaken global markets and strengthened the dollar. Yet the rupee’s fall has been milder than many of its peers
OPINION | Will China hollow out global industrial capacities in new technologies?
Can a system that rewards scale, with innovation being a valuable byproduct, adapt to reward efficiency instead? For the global economy, China’s inability to reconcile the two, risks exporting price wars
Why govt must press ahead with the IDBI divestment
As on Dec 31 2025, IDBI had a better ROE of 14.5% and a ROA of 1.83%
OPINION | Middle East Gas Crisis: Pipeline alternative for India
An undersea pipeline offers a less geopolitically exposed, more cost-effective alternative to LNG. SBI CAP has shown that piped gas will be $ 2 per mmbtu cheaper than LNG
OPINION | Switch to residence-based taxation and remove capital gains to encourage foreign investment
Both net FDI and FPI have been under pressure. India’s source-based taxation hasn’t helped matters. To bring about certainty and ensure a competitive market, taxation structure and long-term capital gains need a rethink
Data Story: Kiranas are getting squeezed by quick commerce, modern trade channels
In All-India metro markets in 2025, quick commerce and modern trade channels grabbed 3.1 percentage points of share away from kiranawalas
Opinion | The civilisational salience of Bengal elections 2026
The stakes in Bengal’s 2026 state elections are far larger than a routine change of government.
Why Hormuz will haunt us long after this war ends
Iran has shown that control of the strait gives it a stranglehold over the world economy
OPINION | India’s child data protection needs infrastructure, not platform bans
Why India’s privacy law has sparked a deeper debate between banning risks and building infrastructure for digital safety
The curious case of copper and gas shortages
The supercycle hypothesis in natural gas and copper due to AI is a dodgy one at best
OPINION | Faith tourism and smaller city travellers drive India’s holiday boom
Travel patterns are shifting even as tourism industry grows from strength to strength. Monsoon getaways, winter pilgrimages and rising travel from smaller cities are reshaping travel patterns across a sector now worth over $200 billion
