A monsoon that grows more intense as the climate heats up, with warmer air carrying more moisture and dumping it in less predictable ways, leading to more volatile cycles of drought and flooding, is wreaking heavy damage on Indian agriculture. With less farmland per capita than many other countries in the world and a large population to feed, the future looks worrying
In the 1960s, Edwin Coppock said that the worst of bear markets should not take longer to bottom out and start rising again. This applies to markets even today.
Tyre exports have been under pressure given weakness in US and European economies. But tailwinds from lower costs could support near-term margins
While frontline IT companies are uncertain about the near term outlook, Coforge, Persistent Systems and Mphasis sounded confident about sequential recovery
The failure to distinguish between games of chance and games of skill go against several Supreme Court judgments on the subject. This legal clarity is needed to persuade state governments who see the moral turpitude of gambling in all online games
Betting big, Elon Musk has changed the tried-and-tested Twitter to ‘X’. Will his audacious attempt to change a well-established brand pay off? Read on
For the Fed, the problem is that inflation in the services sector remains high on account of wage pressures, despite a slowing economy
But please don’t hide dinosaur fossils away in your home. They belong in museums where everyone can enjoy them
The demerger structure means ITC will continue to retain a substantial stake in the business
Makers of ultra-processed comestibles need to pay for the damage they’re doing to their customers’ health
Forging closer economic linkages and retaining the goodwill it managed to generate is vital for India to wean away the island nation from excessive dependence on Chinese assistance
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Sri Lanka trying to please India & China, Fed's next move to set the market mood, Congress's waiting game, local currency swap can boost trade, and more
For all the focus on a potential invasion, some in Taipei fear a Chinese pressure campaign that gradually changes the status quo
Capital account convertibility is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for the success of a country’s currency internationalisation process
Trade data reveals why government may have taken a drastic step of banning white rice exports
There are clear shifts, which includes reconciliation with the Gulf states, Israel, and the West, dumping unorthodox economic ideas, and introducing measures to deter migrants from flowing into Türkiye
With actor control of AI likenesses and project-by-project approvals, we will likely end up with a more exciting, less tired and less overexposed kind of celebrity culture, which leads to broader social benefits. But the problem that could then arise is what would studios do when it becomes difficult to buy actors' likenesses?
High school graduates in the United States aged 16 to 24 enrolling in college declined from 69.1 percent in 2018 to 62 percent in the fall of 2022. Will younger Gen Z and Gen Alpha be encouraged to matriculate to trade and vocational schools, certification programmes, or apprenticeships instead of fixating on a bachelor’s degree?
Before the appointments of Hafize Gaye Erkan in Turkey and Michele Bullock in Australia, only 22 women were leading central banks out of a total of 186. With broader leadership, central banks will be better placed to influence policy that can address inequality in the broader society and serve as bellwethers for diversity in the financial sector
Several important milestones were crossed in the India-Sri Lanka relationship during the recent visit of the Sri Lankan President to New Delhi. Though India is generous in assisting the crisis-hit country, it must take careful steps to counter Chinese designs in Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean region
If India turns out to be an unpredictable supplier, then traders both in India and abroad will start hedging their positions on Indian suppliers
The Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week is very important, as it will tell us whether the Fed has finally changed its stance on inflation, or whether it pushes back against the market narrative
Knowing the regulations well and the guardrails that need to be in place while trading in options are essential for a successful journey in options trading
The Grand Old Party is likely to talk seat sharing only after the Assembly elections
If an adequate number of aircraft aren’t available for flying, how can Go First fly; if it somehow manages to fly, how would it comply with the DGCA’s stipulated condition of ensuring at all times “continuing airworthiness of the aircraft engaged in operation”