The landlocked country is making sweeping reforms to win over western investors and become less reliant on China and Russia
Gen AI will create new jobs in the market related to AI. New job roles such as AI ethics expert, AI systems manager, data annotation specialist, AI prompt engineer, AI-based fact checker and human-AI interaction specialists are likely to emerge. But their skilling needs much more attention than being given
While investors will benefit from the enhanced disclosures, the risk is that it could result in an information overload for them and a compliance nightmare for companies
New Delhi should have a strategic approach towards Beijing to become a key pole in a global power axis where the US and China are dominant forces
Rajasthan’s Gig Workers Act is a good first step in a long journey to provide them with some basic social security benefits available to permanent employees
In the 12 months ending June 2023, price hikes contributed as much as half of the India pharma market growth
The borrower-focused approach of NBFCs vis-à-vis their product-focused approach in the past has contributed to a jump in unsecured credit
If the trust deficit between the communities in Manipur is not bridged and faith in the state government is not restored, it would open the door for China to fish in troubled waters in the sensitive border regions
For consistent performers like Bajaj Finance, the margin of error is extremely low as their performance is taken for granted.
H1 2023 saw only three deals above US$100 million in Bangalore startups, totaling US$374 million compared to 21 deals totalling US$5.3 billion in the year-before period
Exceptionally good stock returns of the past 30 years are at risk, as two major contributing factors are no longer in place
Ambiguities can never be completely removed as there can never be a perfect system. As banking evolves, new regulations will be required, which in turn will lead to new types of complexity and ambiguities
The POCSO law came after a long struggle to foreground the abuse of minors. But a big disappointment has been its inordinately high age of consent, pegged at 18, that doesn’t factor in teenage sexuality. This has led to wanton criminalisation and assaults on the autonomy of adolescents
General Motors’s higher average selling price in the past year underscores its flexibility in managing the transition to EVs
Given the strong demand, movie theaters could charge more, but they are more concerned with cultivating their audience
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: US concerned of a India-China relationship thaw, mutual funds face investor headwinds, IT on correction mode after hiring excess, private infrastructure firms yet to bite big, and more
Head of Amazon Web Services says Microsoft and OpenAI are not way ahead — there will be choice and competition
To succeed in a highly competitive and dynamic economic landscape, banks must prioritise hiring and nurturing top-notch talent, focusing on retaining the best human resources
The upcoming festival season will reveal if the company will turn the heat on volume growth or not
Iran’s oil sales are at a five-year high as the US looks the other way despite sanctions. Iran is smartly undercutting Russia in selling cheaper oil and upset Saudi Arabia’s plan to profiteer from production cuts. The new world order being shaped amid the US-China battle for global supremacy equally belongs to countries charting independent paths
Retrofitting existing equipment and processes can substantially reduce carbon footprints and make a wide range of industries more sustainable. This presents a business opportunity
Assam’s geostrategic location places it at the centre of India’s Act East policy and makes it an important node in the various economic and transport cooperation programmes active in the region
The message from China is that the country won't provide the lift for the global economy that was widely anticipated six months ago. It may even be a drag, a role to which Beijing and the world are unaccustomed. Ironically, the much-maligned US, often derided over the past decade as being in its sunset years relative to its economic challenger, may just prove to be the bright spot in the months ahead
The name of the game is to produce quicker, more efficiently, and for less money. US chip designer Nvidia, synonymous with the AI boom, has an Omniverse platform used by BMW to create digital twins of a car plant, allowing management to manipulate 3D models of an assembly line in real time and optimise productivity. Hollywood studios will use AI's digital capabilities for generating footage that cuts shooting times and saves on wages of stars and crew
A rise in interest rates diverting funds to the fixed deposit market, poor performance by some funds and fewer new fund offerings are all cited as reasons for the deceleration in new investor numbers