A study by researchers at the University of Exeter says that 600 million Indians will be affected by climate change
The new Parliament building can seat 888 members in the Lok Sabha and 300 in the Rajya Sabha chamber. So is a fresh delimitation exercise in the works? With this, as many as eleven states may improve their heft in Parliament while nine others could slide a bit
New Delhi will have to work hard to cash in on Modi’s charisma to clinch a trade deal with Australia and strengthen ties with Pacific island nations
With hardware heading to near-irrelevance, regulators are right to focus on the decades-long appeal of the most popular games
Global Britain has arrived, though it’s not what Brexiteers imagined
The Digital Indian Bill consultations are offering public policy analysts greater clarity on the scope of the law, its construction and larger intent. Ultimately, it is for GoI to find the balance that protects the free and open internet, effectively fights crime, enables AI to create jobs and benefits, and copes with technological change
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: US stock market rallies in green, office and retail property market zooms, lessons from energy crisis for EU, BJP considers AAP a bigger threat, and more
The Rajasthan government has introduced the Rajasthan Platform-based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023. This will help to formulate schemes for the benefit of the gig workers, provide them immediate financial assistance in case of accidents and medical emergencies, and offer them health insurance coverage under state government schemes
The Kukis of violence-hit Manipur share an ethnic bond with the Mizos and this has put the BJP Mizoram unit on a weak wicket. BJP’s plans of wooing ethnic minorities isn’t making headway. But if the elections throw up a hung assembly, and BJP has a respectable seat count, it could still play kingmaker
Ark Innovation ETF’s dependence on interest rate forecasts undermine stockpicking reputation
Post-pandemic acceptability, unprecedented highway and infrastructure growth has pushed a host of end-user consumers and real estate developers to move confidently to the hinterland.
Publicly traded water companies are facing flak in UK for sewage leaks into rivers and beaches prompting fresh investments, but higher consumer bills down the line. The handsome returns these utility companies are providing shareholders is under the scanner, raising doubts whether they are ploughing enough capital back into the business
Companies like Exxon cribbing about the "costs" of decarbonisation should know that time and money spent strategically to address climate change is an investment. The actual "costs" are the damages wreaked on people and infrastructure by climate disasters
While there is no breakout Indian AI startup with a mass consumer facing application yet, VCs have been busy backing startups that apply AI for specific verticals
The world's largest oil producer keeps playing with supply cuts rather than realise that oil demand is slowing with more electric vehicles on the roads and prolonged economic weaknesses in China and elsewhere
Siemens’ sale of LVM business is among the many such instances that has peeved minority investors. What are the options before them?
Yields in India’s office and retail property markets are attractive, driving global investors into the sector
The current rally in the US markets has been full of surprises, as it has come at a time when central banks have been raising interest rates and growth is expected to slow down
While the EU will make disapproving noises about Indian refiners buying Russian oil and exporting the refined products to EU, it is unlikely to do anything more, simply because it benefits from the arrangement
Pushed to a corner, holier-than-thou Arvind Kejriwal has stepped up efforts to find allies. But the BJP-AAP war can work several ways: Bring opposition closer or reduce Kejriwal’s brand equity for supping with “corrupt” forces or gift Kejriwal a narrative of victimisation. What’s clear is that BJP sees AAP as a threat, even if only in the distant future
Several Federal Reserve officials have mused about putting off an interest-rate increase at the June policy meeting. History shows that’s a smart move in a hazy economy
The Russian president wades back into US politics, declaring the Donald’s enemies his enemies too. Shouldn’t that make Republicans think?
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: NCLAT order implications for aircraft lessors, Fintechs have underperformed in the market, auto sector attracting FPIs, investing in REITs to become easier, and more
Even as their strategic interests converge and the Quad and Indo-Pacific construct seek to contain China’s expansionism in the southern Pacific, a lot more energy and resources will be required. China began making steady inroads in these nations long before the rest of the world woke up
NCLAT upheld Go Airlines' admission to the insolvency process but on other crucial questions raised by aircraft lessors the NCLT will first decide