Fund managers face rising pressure to make a call on the geopolitical factors affecting China’s investability
Growing adoption and favourable government policies have helped reduce module prices, in turn lowering costs
After settling on the impactful I.N.D.I.A name, the opposition’s progress on a common minimum programme and seat sharing have been slow. Meanwhile, BJP – courtesy the central government – is raining one hard knock after another, leaving the “I.N.D.I.A” alliance clueless on tackling BJP’s expansive Hindu nationalism package
Pensions have been cited as one of the reasons for the decline of the US automobile industry. They are no longer a fit for the modern economy where younger workers are more likely to change jobs, and so would be better off with higher pay and a more portable plan, such as a 401(k)
Generative AI is becoming more powerful and the education system cannot afford to ignore it. This fall semester needs to be a period of rigorous questioning and experimentation for teachers at all levels. Yes, we will read scholarship and write essays in class, but we will also use generative AI individually and together
Australia’s competition watchdog caught the company, which has 60% of market share, selling seats on flights that had already been cancelled. Qantas continued advertising more than 8,000 flights for an average of two weeks, and for as long as 47 days, even after that service had been scrapped.
The demand for new Generative AI models and applications will only go up, leading more powerful processors and computers being built, which will see energy consumption increase further
These pernicious forms of subsidies not only divert public and private funds from other useful economic activities, but also harm the environment
Focus should be on long-term measures to tackle sudden spikes in electricity demand and subsequent shortages in power supply
Having invested heavily in its outreach to the Solih government and by extension ordinary Maldivians, it can ill afford to lose out on the gains made in recent years in the archipelago
There has been a slowdown in headline credit growth in recent months but retail loans and credit to services have held up. Analysts believe that loan growth is broad-based which augurs well for India’s economic health.
While several G20 members have announced plans to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels gradually, France is the only G20 member to commit to phasing out fossil gas and oil exploration on its own territory in its long-term strategy
Prime Minister Modi will showcase India’s talent and prowess in tech at the G20 summit as also how deftly it handled inflation post the pandemic and the Ukraine war that unsettled prices across the globe
The timing and scope of our G20 presidency has shown the world that we are willing to take all nations along in this great journey
PM Modi has addressed a diverse audience effortlessly while foregrounding the big strides India has taken under his leadership and the painstaking efforts during India’s G20 Presidency to make a positive difference for people all over the world. With elections on the anvil, his answers also added up to perfect political messaging
PM Modi’s remarks on the world’s climate challenges cast a responsibility on G20 nations to take forward the spirit of constructive environmental leadership that India displayed during its G20 Presidency and evolve a leadership role in climate mitigation.
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Come test time, earlier generations that snapped up study guides and calculators discovered that it would be difficult to write a good paper or understand where they went wrong on a math problem. Educators, rest assured: The same will likely happen with ChatGPT
Spending what is required to compete in payments will hold back profits today in exchange for a potentially bigger prize in future. Getting in a partner with deep pockets and tech knowhow could make the UK bank smarter and faster, but sacrifice a share of future earnings
Plans for central bank digital currencies are gaining momentum around the world — and so are conspiracy theories
The other G20 countries should signal consensus against Beijing running a big surplus
The Zambian asset’s return comes at a time when the company’s debt woes are affecting its credit ratings
Four states that had simultaneous Lok Sabha-assembly polls in 2019 gave the upper hand even in Lok Sabha to the party that won the assembly. While BJP’s LS vote share had a minor uptick in these four states, simultaneous polls arguably helped regional parties send more MPs. Even if BJP has fears about upcoming state polls, lumping them with LS polls could be counterproductive
Though Cipla will be too big to swallow for any Indian pharmaceutical player, either a combination with a private equity company or a plain private equity buyout is possible. The two options have different ramifications for investors.
While the Nifty50 index has given a return of six percent this year, Mid-cap 100 has posted 24 percent gains, and the Small-cap index gave 26 percent.
