Desperate farmers, faced with ever increasing input costs and newly emerging threats to yields from resistant pests, are voting with their feet and simply planting GM crops, illegal or not. This unregulated mixing of GM foods into the agriculture supply chain has unforeseeable consequences of the environment as well as safety of consumers
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Bond yields flashing red, Sri Lankan crisis decoded, Jinping eyes third term, Start-Up Street and more
BRICS could have been a bloc, while managing certain contradictions, and worked seamlessly with the rest of the world. But the western dominance on international finance and trade is so huge that even a group such as BRICS is waking up to the reality of not getting its house in order in time
Rich countries, including the United States, Canada, Japan and much of western Europe, that account for just 12 percent of the global population today are responsible for 50 percent of all the planet-warming greenhouse gases released from fossil fuels and industry over the past 170 years
ISRO has already opened its doors to private players to participate actively in the space sector and a mega project like Shukrayaan 1 would be an ideal platform to commercialise ground operations such as mission support and satellite broadband operations
Technical analysis provides insights into the market’s behaviour and its predictive abilities allow traders to gauge trends and manage risk
Solving the structural problems of lack of scale in our component manufacturing system and the disinterest among Indian manufacturers in obtaining quality certifications and/or maintaining quality standards will help in boosting exports
Despite the intensifying economic pain, few expect Xi to relax his zero-COVID campaign before securing an unprecedented third term
The biggest risk to profit expansion, apart from competition, comes from skyrocketing raw material prices, foreign exchange volatility and supply chain disruptions
Start-up entrepreneurs should be prepared for situations in which an early exit may happen
Ignore the noise, especially in these daunting times, and stick to disciplined, diversified, quality, low cost and boring investing
The company has reduced the share of raw materials imports from China
Successive governments made up their revenue shortfalls by borrowing abroad hand over fist. The much-acclaimed Sri Lankan model had feet of clay
Limited intervention space would see RBI targeting the long end of the rising sovereign curve
A “post-globalization” world would be poorer, less innovative, and more vulnerable to conflict. Free trade needs a spirited defense.
Grand promises that the technology could transform healthcare have struggled to bear fruit, with plenty of patient data collected in the meantime.
To clean up dirty sectors such as cement, big emerging nations are going to need money and innovative technology from Western multinationals.
Inflation works to the government’s overall fiscal advantage but is politically devastating as the vast majority of people suffer. RBI will do well to focus on inflation only for now.
AAP’s new power scheme for Delhiites proves yet again that freewheeling subsidies are not sustainable. But the point is it doesn’t come easy
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Metal rollercoaster, FM’s rescue act, what OECD pointers say, and more
The Ranchi incident, while shocking, is perhaps not far from the everyday reality that persons with disabilities (PwD) face every day in India
A key industrial metal index is down 25 percent from its six-month high as a worsening macro hits sentiment
Concerns over money laundering and market crashes are growing as more consumers bet on digital assets
Front running is possibly rampant with huge stakes and causes direct loss to investors and credibility of markets. The single short sub-clause of SEBI Regulations that presently regulates front running is not enough to curb it
If, despite all the FII selling, the fall in the Indian equity market has been restricted, one can only imagine what will happen when foreign investors come back
