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The Competition Commission of India has been without a chairperson since the end of October. Invoking the judicially-recognised doctrine of necessity for a short period of time till the government appoints a chairperson will enable the regulator to decide pending cases
The marriage of liberal economics and democracy has brought immense benefits to the world, but faces its toughest test in decades. What needs to be done?
Even as New Delhi strengthens commercial ties with Washington, it remains critically dependent on Russian oil and military supplies
Import duty withdrawal and FTAs can give a leg-up to India’s textiles industry
What the AI chatbot makes about the endless list of expectations from the Union Budget
How the government deals with the challenges facing the economy will also determine how markets react to the budget announcements
More than the fiscal deficit target, how Nirmala Sitharaman finances the gap between revenue and expenditure will be of interest to watch
The GoMechanic episode casts a dark shadow over all participants in the fray including deep-pocket investors, Sequoia and Tiger Global, the media which rushed to celebrate their unrealised success and, of course, the founders who may have even ignored warnings of financial irregularities from their auditors
With scale in assembly in sight in consumer electronics, it’s time to look at the ecosystem
By stepping down on her own terms, Jacinda Ardern is rebelling against the status quo rather than simply falling victim to it
More than half of the defence budget is spent on personnel salaries and pensions, leaving limited funds for procurement and modernisation programmes
Both courts have enshrined progressive judicial activism as a guiding principle. They have also embraced the judicialisation of political conflicts by issuing judgments on issues such as the validity of religious conversions or of religious diets
PM Modi’s core economic agenda is to promote India as a rival to China in manufacturing. He has sought to achieve this by incentivising private factory expenditure and allocating more state resources to infrastructure, particularly rail and road
The good news is that the adage, ‘’In a gold rush, bet on the companies providing the shovels’’ may apply to Indian IT services companies
HUL’s royalty hike will upset shareholders. But if it delivers on sales and earnings growth, then it will soften the blow
While the fiscal deficit for FY24 is likely to be 5.7-5.8 percent of GDP, there is scope for a somewhat larger cut in FY24, despite the challenging economic circumstances, given that the subsidies required for fertilisers and food might be somewhat lower next year, thanks to the drop in prices
For 70 years, programmers have tried to make computers more like people. Now that they’ve succeeded, we still don’t have the secret to human consciousness
Buying a parcel of virtual land can be a good investment opportunity. As a landowner, you can choose to lease the property or rent it out with other members of metaverse as a commercial space in a mall or space for advertisement
Returns and compensation soared when the London-based hedge fund manager stopped investing other people’s money
Consumers are back and willing to spend on electric vehicles in India, but the infrastructure to support the sector is lagging. Hybrids could be the answer
Capital standards have proven their worth. They should be restored, not weakened
While increased outlays for projects and missions to accelerate infrastructure creation are required, Budget 2023 should also address impediments to the speedy implementation of plans
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Rural markets cautiously optimistic, fiscal consolidation needs more focus, time to make tax code simpler, green capex needs energisers to charge up, and more
That the Kerala Communists have no problem in wooing foreign investment was known as early as 2011. But the national leadership's attacks on privatising education bring forth contradictions within the Left parties which are struggling for relevance at the national level
Private capex is not stepping up to the plate, leaving the government doing the heavy hitting. What can change that?
