OPINION | Manual Scavenging: When the Supreme Court saw its own order being violated at its own gate
Laws, judgments, and penalties can only go so far unless accompanied by a strong administrative will to eradicate this inhuman practice once and for all. The sight of a worker entering a sewer outside the Supreme Court is not just a failure of governance; it is a collective failure of conscience
OPINION | Navigating the challenges of India’s DIGIPIN implementation
DIGIPIN, part of India's Digital India Mission, aims to improve address precision. However, challenges like governance, data privacy, digital literacy, and technical complexities must be addressed for successful adoption and implementation
How Trump’s tariffs are affecting global steel demand
World Steel Association’s latest demand forecast points to limited long-term impact from the tariff war unleashed by the US on demand for the commodity
Can Tesla stay a trillion dollar company on just two models?
BYD is competing directly with Elon Musk’s carmaker in the midsize electric SUV market
OPINION | Inflation targeting needs a reboot to align with current economic structure
It should focus on core inflation, not headline inflation, as the share of basic staples in household consumption has fallen. The target for core inflation should be 3.5 percent with boundaries of 1.5 percentage points on either side
OPINION | Beyond Debt-to-GDP: The role of debt maturity in fiscal stability
Fiscal rules focus on debt-to-GDP ratios, but overlook debt maturity structure, crucial for managing refinancing risks. India's subnational governments exhibit varied maturity strategies, with longer maturities offering stability amid fiscal pressures
Power Reforms — If there’s political will, there’s a Bill
The Centre’s fresh bid to fix glitches in electricity distribution will only be successful if the states play ball
WPI linking factor to take a toll on road asset returns
Lower linking factor can also lower the debt-service coverage ratio that could be a challenge for operators who are highly leveraged
Chart of the Day | India CPI inflation at 8-year low, food deflation at -2.3% makes case for RBI rate cut
Food prices are in deflation, gold is soaring, and core inflation ex-gold is benign . RBI can’t hide behind averages anymore.
OPINION | Pakistan experiences ‘two-front’ conflict
Outbreak of armed conflict between Pakistan and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan is a reminder that one should be careful what one wishes for. That said, Afghanistan can at times bring rivals on to the same page. The layers to the interrelationships in the region make for a complex situation
OPINION | India’s clean energy future hinges on expanding open access
India’s 500 GW non-fossil energy goal depends on open access policies that enable businesses to buy renewable power directly, driving investment, reducing costs, and accelerating the clean energy transition
OPINION | Nobel Economics 2025: Smith and Schumpeter Award
For the fourth successive year, the Nobel Committee has awarded the prize to economists who have delved into history to answer some of the big questions of our time. It’s the turn of path-breaking research into innovation and technological progress this year
How long will gold mania last?
Professional and retail investors around the world are swarming to buy the precious metal, pushing prices up to record highs — and potentially into bubble territory
Can RBI’s UMI pitch become a game changer?
Tokenised assets and CBDC-based settlements sound futuristic, but caution is warranted.
OPINION | Tata at a Turning Point: Governance, legacy, and the burden of greatness
The ‘moral centre’ of Indian enterprise now faces its most searching trial — to match the weight of its legacy with the discipline of modern capitalistic scrutiny
LIC struggles to find growth as its investors grapple with low returns
LIC has taken steps to fix its weak spots by focusing on non-par products and digital channels.
Chart of the Day: For India's booming datacentre industry, the new electricity bill can address a key challenge
Power-hungry datacentres require large quantities of electricity at low rates
Silver ETFs – The road ahead for investors
Silver ETFs are trading at a premium to futures when historically they have traded at a discount. What’s the market trying to say and what should investors do?
The message from this year’s Economics Nobel: Ideas drive development
The pioneering work of Nobel laureates Mokyr, Aghion, and Howitt reveals that economic growth is fundamentally powered by the institutions that fuel innovation and the market processes of creative destruction
OPINION | How China is flipping the supply chain warfare script
U.S. threatened a 100-percentage point increase in tariff on Chinese imports as retaliation over Beijing’s enhanced export control measures of critical mineral products. What’s playing out is a script reversal- China has taken a leaf out of the U.S. playbook
OPINION | Stampede in Karur: A wake-up call for crowd safety
Recurring stampedes highlight serious lapses in crowd management. Authorities and political parties must implement effective safety protocols to prevent avoidable tragedies at mass gatherings
OPINION | India’s rank is rising in Global Innovation Index. But where’s the innovation?
Innovation’s an ecosystem phenomenon requiring dense networks between universities, industry, finance, and government, sustained over longer time periods. If that’s absent in India, there’s unlikely to be genuine innovation
The AI trade: Do geopolitics matter?
Plus, scepticism on the dealmaking rebound
OPINION | TMC and BJP exchange fire ahead of West Bengal’s do-or-die 2026 election
BJP is expected to soon bring in an unprecedented 1200 leaders to campaign in the state. Will that be enough to offset the combination of Mamata Banerjee’s appeal and TMC’s superior ground game?
