Nobel laureate Robert Lucas used stories to explain how policymakers might engineer a recession — or cause shortages and inflation
Five issues that have often been excluded from models and balance sheets before: tech change, the environment, war, health and the political culture of business. All now matter
The role of the derivative markets seemed to have been taken over by the MSP mechanism in the last few years without recourse to those farmers who are caught between the reality of the mandis and the aspirations of the policy as it remains a guiding signal, not the procurement assurance
Policy measures to boost large solar projects must be consistent with ground reality
A 2019 analysis of 73 separate studies on public opinion and climate experiences found that extreme weather only had a weak effect on people’s views, far less than traditional factors such as underlying partisanship. However, elections after the Australian wildfires delivered the country's greenest Parliament
Mice fed Taurine, an amino acid, lived 10–12 percent longer; worms’ lives were extended 10-23 percent; and middle-aged monkeys showed improvements across health parameters. But we don't know the dangers of Taurine supplements to human health, including on cancerous cells. Years of research lie ahead
Detailed negotiations like those taking place currently at Bonn typically involve countries taking positions and countering the to-do lists that they direct at each other
Sri Lanka is only about a quarter of the way to meeting its commitments to the IMF, but the results of reform are already beginning to show in the bond market. The big missing piece is restructuring of domestic liabilities.
Startups in India and their high profile founders are facing rough weather currently. But it is not necessarily a bad thing
The breakout in the markets has come at a time when the Indian economy is standing out from the global rout
Four options lie before Sachin Pilot: float a regional party and be his own boss, remain in Congress and wait for Ashok Gehlot to fade away in Rajasthan or focus on national politics, join Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party or cross over to the BJP. None of the options are particularly attractive
A petition by a farmer’s body to treat unpaid sugarcane farmers as financial creditors raises intriguing possibilities
Note that while sentiment towards spending has vastly improved from the pandemic level, it is nowhere close to the strength it had before the pandemic
It's a high stakes game for the two main aircraft-makers, as global demand for planes in the next decade will be led by India and the Middle East
By keeping everything on hold at the June meeting, the RBI has kept all its options open to deal with the upcoming challenges
It’s been a tough few years for Virgin, but has the brand lost its lustre?
Even though just five stocks, led by Apple and Microsoft, account for 24% of the index, the concentration helps stabilize the risk of investing over time
The outlook has improved with the lifting of the debt-ceiling cloud and the easing of the bank crisis
The line will see mature, bustling markets getting decongested, with added connectivity. New hubs in New Town and Delhi’s development greens area may see fresh prospects
An unchanged policy stance gives MPC room to take appropriate action going forward, based on incoming data
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: MSP hike raises higher food inflation risk, will ONDC be an enabler to the digital ecosystem, sustainable demand is key to PLI 2.0 success, revival package for BSNL maybe a futile effort, and more
The BJP has to put its house in order before the polls. Three-time former chief minister Raman Singh is the most recognisable face of the party but he faces a tough task reconnecting with party cadres and the public. Or will the BJP take a gamble and project a relatively new entrant like the popular ex-IAS officer OP Choudhary?
RBI governor Das's emphasis on getting retail inflation down to 4 percent will mean the policy rate will stay high for longer
In the last many decades, governments of various persuasions have come out with dozens of revival packages – and hardly any PSU came back to life
Indian equities are up 7 per cent since April taking the Mcap-to-GDP ratio into a modestly overvalued zone