The figure for employment in agriculture and allied sectors in 2020-21 in India was the highest since 2008-09 and is a sign of disguised unemployment
Ishaan Mittal of Peak XV reveals what impressed him about the company’s founders and writes about why he thinks they are building a generational company with the potential to become India’s largest beauty and personal care business
The correlation between the number of hours of practice and expertise has long been recognised. Countries such as China, Japan and South Korea have proven it. India’s Gen Z will now have to dig deep to find the work ethic in its own cultural roots. That may be the only way forward
In order to enable people to buy more nutritious food, India should be moving towards direct benefit transfer, especially for people who are not very poor. One hopes that in food surplus states, DBT for food will be tried so people can buy pulses, meat, fish or other proteins
In today's edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: SBI’s Q2 result shows retail focus, global food inflation slips, Bhutan seeks India's support as China threat looms, democracy loses AI favour to authoritarianism, and more
Even in the small percentage of women leaders in corporations, many hold the role of CHRO or heads of other support functions. It is not an uncommon practice for organisations to have such roles under the category of “diversity hiring” to meet the numbers. Organisations cannot claim to have achieved equal representation, even if they have checked the box statistically, unless their women leaders exert an equal amount of influence in the organisation
As multiple nations go to the polls next year, pre-election spending by governing parties will be punished
Except for dairy prices that rose, the other components of the FAO Food Price Index declined in September. Domestic inflation in cereals and pulses remains a concern
The newest Maratha community poster boy, Manoj Jarange Patil, moved quickly to end his indefinite fast and give the government two months’ time to sort out the Maratha demand for blanket reservation. It calmed the flaring tempers and nipped the sporadic violence that threatened to discredit his movement, but the socio-economic distress of rural Maharashtra is unlikely to be assuaged solely by quotas
Among developed markets, Japan has seen the fossil share of its grid increase over the past decade, while zero-carbon power fell to 28%. How could the host country of the first major emissions-reduction treaty — the nation that invented the lithium-ion battery, the hybrid car and solar-powered calculator — have fallen so far behind?
Israel has a right to defend itself against Hamas while also reaffirming the right of the Palestinian people to freedom, dignity and self-government. The Hamas message to Palestinians is that armed resistance is the only viable path forward. Netanyahu isn’t saying or doing anything to disabuse them of that notion
Instead of diving into the increasingly chaotic chipmaking sector, Vedanta ought to start in more labour-intensive businesses like testing, packaging and assembly. It could copy Tata and head towards product assembly, a field ripe for further Indian investment as global brands seek to reduce reliance on China
The El Nino effect appears to have hurt agricultural output and therefore demand for farm labour
In autocracies, businesses and governments have more freedom to use AI and collect widespread data on people's activities than they have in democracies
Like all technology, there is a good and a bad side to AI. But regulating it may be impossible
The King of Bhutan is expected to familiarise Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the rising Chinese pressure to settle the border dispute. There is a small but rising section in Bhutan keen to normalise relations with China, but Indian interests may be harmed if China has its way in boundary settlement with Bhutan
When ITC’s shares did not move much for two years, investors’ patience was sorely tested. A Covered Call would have been a perfect hedge in this scenario
India’s economic growth would continue to be powered by the consumption engine, in addition to the seasonal sugar rush of festival spending. Private capex is looking up, but is yet to significantly increase
India’s manufacturing and production data are to be released. All eyes will be glued to the Q2 earnings which are set to roll in next week
Nowhere is the lack of empowerment more evident than in the presence of Indian women in the workforce
Although India’s abstention in the UNGA resolution is not as significant as it is made out to be, India now wants a position at par with the powerful nations of the world. It has underlined why a permanent seat on the Security Council is a must
Learning & Development (L&D) is a key spend at a typical two percent of company budgets translating into hundreds of billions of dollars, globally. Yet only eight percent of CEOs saw the business impact of L&D. Read on to know how business and L&D can best align with the right question
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Arvind Kejriwal appears to be following the Hemant Soren playbook of skipping Enforcement Directorate summons and petitioning courts for relief. With no sitting chief minister having been arrested of late, and fears of AAP itself being booked, questions about Kejriwal’s fate and AAP’s derecognition by the Election Commission hang heavy in Delhi’s foul air
