Two regions are contributing to a sharp deceleration in rainfall. While sowing is healthy over a year ago, the gap over the normal sowing area is also decelerating.
India should understand the big picture and concentrate on building its military, diplomatic, political, and economic capabilities to manage China. In the long run, that is the only sustainable way to deal with a powerful neighbour
Automakers are looking to increase volumes first and foremost at present, says Maruti Suzuki chairman
A rebound was expected as lockdowns eased, but the question is how much of it is due to pent-up demand
Future fiscal measures must aim at creating more job/income opportunities
As extreme events are becoming the ‘new normal’ in an increasingly climate-constrained world, India’s critical infrastructure must be built to withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from the disruptions they cause
The ‘when’ of reopening schools matters, but it is also equally important to think about the ‘why’. If the ‘why’ involves opening schools to catch up with a syllabus, or to hold classes, then chances are we may miss the important steps that we need to reform education
The former governor of the RBI minces no words in describing the bad loan mess in government-owned banks. He does not spare any stakeholder, and rightly so
While Chinese authorities would be looking for further strengthening of the RMB in the post-COVID-19 world, whether Hong Kong will be able to play its part under the changed political circumstances will be watched with interest
Jio is uniquely placed to drive and enable the shift towards 5G. The opportunity also marks a rare coming together of company strategy, along with strong geopolitical and macroeconomic tailwinds
Local players keen on manufacturing; big challenge is to produce competitive products
Unlike gold, around 50 percent of silver has industrial applications
RBI balance sheet as a proportion of GDP expands 4 percentage points
The solution to the periodic fall in milk prices is for the Anand type of cooperatives to spread their wings across the country.
The gap between NPA levels and the Tier 1 capital ratio is highest in India
The Pashu Sakhi programme in Gondia, Maharashtra, and the Jeevika programme in Bihar show that increasing the active participation of women farmers increases farm output and sector income
The Asian power struggle is going to be a long-term agenda, with New Delhi potentially becoming a fulcrum point. Ṭhe Ladakh crisis has arguably re-designed its entire approach to China from here on
Emerging countries in Asia needed a strong fiscal stimulus to counter the pandemic’s effects. Governments in Asia have come up with different economic responses to tackle the COVID-19
Investing in foreign markets is also an opportunity to diversify portfolios
Along with fighting the outbreak and resuscitating the economy, the focus on protecting the environment — mainly the indiscriminate use and disposal of single-use plastic — must be kept
Fueling the optimism is the 20 percent plus return given by the Embassy IPO since its listing compared to a negative return by the BSE Realty index during the period
According to PwC’s Strategy & Global Study 2018, CEO turnover across companies has been rising. Significantly, the study also notes “Successors to long serving CEOs are not faring as well as they are likely to have shorter tenures, worse performance and more often forced out of office than the CEOs they replaced.”
In spite of its posturing, Iran will not let go entirely of India, and put all its eggs in the Chinese basket
Since India enjoys no automatic or unconditional military guarantees from the United States or any other country, views that Washington will jump to New Delhi’s assistance should there be a Sino-Indian war, must be instantly disabused of such a possibility
