Basic digital tools of different government departments, such as websites and mobile apps, have a significant headroom for improvement, and most often fail to deliver on the fundamental functionality or experience
Any challenger in West Bengal needs muscle power to match the cadre strength of the ruling party. The challenger should be able to instil confidence among those likely to vote for its candidates that the party will be able to form the government
A new research paper from UN university, titled ‘A manufacturing renaissance? Industrialization trends in the developing world’ offers reasons for hope
The Pew report is yet another pointer to the rising income equality in the country and a wake-up call for the government to address lacunae that hurt the purchasing power of the masses.
Fund houses are shying away from investing in companies that they think add to global warming.
The proposal highlights the aggressive approach of the Biden administration to take to make the economy more equitable, address climate change, and improve American technological muscle
Post US massive stimulus, there will almost surely be a rise in inflation, possibly well above the Fed’s target rate of 2% a year
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: the economics of happiness, gold’s structural weakness, SEBI’s new AT-1 bond rules, RBI scepticism about high fiscal deficits and more
As infections rise in some states there’s a call to allow all adults to get vaccinated. The question as earlier is whether it’s a problem of demand or supply
How have countries done on the happiness front in a year when the pandemic changed life as we knew it?
This marks a shift in strategy from the focus on large-scale acquisitions
Contrary to its stand in Assam, the BJP in West Bengal has promised implementation of the CAA, which Home Minister Amit Shah declared would be its decision in its first Cabinet meeting if it wins the seat of power in Kolkata
The BJP has used the arrest and suspension of Sachin Waze to criticise the Shiv Sena. However, former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ statement that he was pressurised by the Shiv Sena to reinstate Waze does not sit well for him or the national party
Companies such as Trent, Aditya Birla Fashion, TCNS Clothing and Page Industries have indicated accelerated store additions
Researchers at the RBI seem to have a less enthusiastic view of the wonders of a negative r-g than those who penned the Economic Survey
A new trend has been observed where investors are now comparing gold investment with digital gold (cryptocurrency) resulting in money being diverted to cryptos
Beijing’s insistence on China-made vaccines is a symptom of the simultaneously narrow worldview and siege mentality of the Communist Party of China
Residents of wealthy and middle-income countries have received about 90% of the nearly 400 million vaccines delivered so far. Many of the rest will have to wait years
According to analysts at Deutsche Bank, as much as $170 billion from the latest round of stimulus payments could flow into the stock market
The government, to disinvest more than 51 percent and still retain control of PSBs, should introduce the concept of golden share
The whip culture in the political system should be done away with, and instead, the more significant ideological debates featuring in the socio-cultural context should be encouraged to maintain the sanctity and survival of the political space
Apollo Global Management, the $455bn investment group, is throwing a lifeline to those firms heavily battered by the pandemic
With demand rising, improved utilisation could soften the impact of rising input costs, says India Cements MD
Accenture raised its operating profit margin guidance for the current fiscal and exuded confidence in meeting increased demand for people
The question is: If household savings normalise and go back to pre-pandemic levels, while the fiscal deficit remains elevated, will interest rates go up?
