The battle for protecting Mumbai’s Aarey is far from over
Moving the Metro 3 car shed out of Aarey is not the most vexed of problems. The concern around Aarey’s commercial exploitation goes well beyond this
Will equal rights widen gender inequality?
Unequal inheritance rights will not just keep women poor, but also increase their dependence on men leading to unequal economic and social outcomes for both households and economy
State rankings: Intent must translate into action
Attracting investments has more to do with central measures and ground realities in states than just willingness to reform
Gross Domestic Misery is rising
An economy’s success should be judged not by impersonal statistics, but by whether people’s lives are getting better
Will loan restructuring criteria leave out deserving companies?
Ultimately, a lot depends on how quickly demand will recover and to what extent
Is silver the new gold?
While gold has stolen the limelight, silver has been a silent performer
Chart of the Day | Reinterpreting the PMI
A K-shaped recovery seems to be taking place
China’s India problem | A curious mix of ambition and paranoia
Chinese thinkers are growingly forgetful that the chief threats to peace in Asia come from the camouflaged ignorance. The recent acts of violations by the PLA along the LAC also indicate the contradictions within the Chinese strategic thinking
Supply Chain Resilience Initiative | There’s no escaping China's growing centrality
Most companies are not delinking business with China. They are only talking of adopting a 'China+1' strategy to diversify supply chains to manage their price and supply volatility as also de-risk becoming hostage to Beijing’s whims
Job growth slackens, signaling vulnerability of recovery
Economists say the slowdown is a worrying sign that the low-hanging fruit of the recovery — the rehiring of millions of workers — could be largely gone
The service economy meltdown
With 11.5 million jobs lost since February and the US government’s monthly report on Friday showing a slowdown in hiring, stories like this have become painfully common
Monsoon Watch: Leading up to a satisfactory innings
Rainfall trends continue to look healthy barring one region, supporting the agricultural economy’s outlook
SEBI must listen to stakeholders in markets
The regulator pushed through the implementation of market norms despite being aware of the technical problems being faced by depositories and clearing corporations.
India’s opportunity in US-China decoupling
Whoever wins in the US on November 3, there will be a new normal in US-China ties. There will be new opportunity for India if it builds on its Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership with the US, to consolidate a ‘trusted partner’ status, or ‘supply chain resilience’
Mission Karmayogi is a good idea to build competencies, but falls short of serious reform
Mission Karmayogi does not go the whole hog in fixing the problems that were identified by the P C Hota committee of 2004
Agriculture had a good first quarter, but uncertainties continue to plague the sector
To enable farmers to combat uncertainties, it is essential for India to have a robust system of agricultural insurance
Discom distress to linger
States’ support key to implementing power distribution reforms at a time when lower electricity demand threatens to further hurt finances of distribution companies
Interview | Corporate credit profile needs to be closely monitored post the moratorium, says Ashu Suyash
Private consumption will be slow to pick up and this will delay the recovery in corporate investment, according to the CRISIL managing director and CEO.
Offensive Defence | India’s robust policy against adversaries
The SFF commandos are specially trained in reconnaissance, direct action, unconventional warfare and covert operations, and excel in guerrilla tactics and mountain warfare. High altitude operations especially come naturally to them
How COVID-19 is forcing companies into coopetition
Even as demand and supply chains faced severe disruptions, there have been a spurt of collaborations between companies across geographies in terms of sourcing components and raw materials, sharing manufacturing capacities as well as distribution depots and delivery vans
Audio Boost | Podcasting and the rise of vernacular entertainment in India
Holistic pan-India developments in the audio entertainment and podcasting spheres democratises new-age services, acting as a bridge between rural and urban, haves and have-nots, and English and vernacular speakers
The Reading List: September 4, 2020
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Trump and the attack of the invisible anarchists
Trump is running against anarchists who, he insists, secretly rule the Democratic Party and are laying waste to America’s cities
Inflation is higher than the numbers say
The problem is that measures like real output, real wages and poverty are calculated using inflation adjustments that don’t reflect the higher cost of living during a pandemic
