Wide availability of Jio’s latest offering, coupled with its attractive pricing plans, could lead to a significant increase in the number of broadband subscribers even in areas where internet penetration has traditionally been low, and lower the digital divide in the world’s most populous nation
Biofuels have been subject to criticism for their socio-economic effects. Their effect on food production and prices, reduction in poverty level and in carbon emissions, deforestation, soil erosion and loss of biodiversity has remained in focus
Dalio is typical of 20th century hedge fund founders in that he took on all three tasks personally -- he managed the trading, pitched investors and structured operations
Even if the reservation is going to come into effect only in 2029, the reverberations of the historic legislation will be felt in 2024 itself. With women voter turnout higher than males in many states, parties that oppose or fail to uphold the spirit of the law could face a backlash from the women constituency
Now that the knives are drawn on both sides, with bilateral ties nose-diving, the trade pact seems like a distant dream. Last week, a fuming India had decided to press the pause button on the negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement
The Old Parliament building has stood witness to India's transformation from a mere political concept into a tangible and formidable nation, with all its grandeur and strength. The members who will sit in the new Parliament building have the responsibility to take India to greater heights
To be sure, AI will change the nature of not only homework but also instructions
Exclusion and false predictions happen not only during AI development due to biases harboured by individual developers, they can also result from deploying AI for purposes to which it is not suited. In short, AI’s failings could be a mirror to what we are as a society, replete with our biases and our penchant to embrace technology without fulling understanding consequences
A ‘whatever it takes’ approach to changing Europe's economic fortunes is exactly what's needed
Food production contributes about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Consumer choices, tech and policy will decide whether that remains the case
Price caps on rice could destabilise the market at a time when nations can least afford instability to feed their populations and others
Cryptocurrencies transcend borders, necessitating international cooperation to address the complexities and risks tied to this digital asset class. A unified global approach can ensure fairness, minimise regulatory loopholes, and uphold financial stability
The profession built to help others weather disruption benefited from a rush of demand during the COVID-19 pandemic and expanded accordingly. But that has come to an abrupt end...
The funding winter that has choked foreign investment in startups should prompt the government to look more seriously at tapping domestic resources like pension and insurance funds, family offices, and high net-worth individuals. Tax breaks and less clunky regulations will act as incentives
In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Tata Steel UK the road ahead, Xi Jinping and his surreal rise, the effectiveness of microfinance, DMK’s Sanatan comment backfires, and more
The UK government’s grant was more than their earlier offer but less than what Tata Steel may have wanted. Even then, several pieces of the puzzle have to fall in place for the business to turn into a thriving one
Healthy production trends could see sales and realisations of plantations under pressure, but branded tea markets could benefit
Xi Jinping’s obsession with securing his position in the Communist party pantheon is running into too many contradictions. Despite ruthlessly stamping out dissent, the yes-men surrounding him – belonging to antagonistic factions – become casualties when dirt leaks out. Xi’s handling of foreign policy and the economy is also giving rise to much unease
As IPEF economies now go through their domestic processes to approve the IPEF ASCR, a priority for them must be to find maximum convergence between the collaborative framework outlined in the ASCR and their existing supply chain resilience-related initiatives
Joe Biden's coinage of “Maganomics” cleverly seeks to link Donald Trump's procedural extremism with the regressive policy of congressional Republicans. It’s a promising message, but the US president’s own eponymous economic strategy, Bidenomics, needs more work
This strategy can be used to play a bullish view, but it differs from the Call Ratio Back Spread strategy in one respect, you make more money if your call goes wrong. But, there’s a catch
Despite encouraging performance in August, China's economy still isn't where it needs to be. The growth target of about 5 percent this year, which looked like a low-ball estimate in March, would be a good outcome — and one Beijing may strain to achieve
Amid a stalling economy and uncertainty about the country’s policies, China's ruling Communists are busy engaging millions of people in studying the thoughts of President Xi Jinping, who is being given a god-like image. This is surreal at a time when the defence minister has gone missing soon after the foreign minister at the time vanished in June
A clean-up of corporate and banking balance-sheets and a thrust on infrastructure and real estate sectors augurs well for the capex cycle making a sustained recovery
Perhaps more important is the realisation that microcredit has made a marginal and not transformative impact on the lives of its beneficiaries, the poor women borrowers
