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Demographic dilemma: How inter-state migration can provide a solution

A new delimitation of parliamentary constituencies is overdue, and it might be done on the basis of more recent population numbers

Qualified restart: Modi-Xi talks pave the way for new opportunities

The meeting between the leaders of India and China is a good restart, India will persistently need to work both on the diplomatic and economic fronts

Microsoft Excel at 40: From spreadsheets to AI-powered data analysis

Over the decades, Excel has suffered its share of absurd glitches, sometimes with users inadvertently triggering inappropriate functions

Revisiting India's FTAs: New guidelines to boost trade and exports

New-age FTAs include clauses on environmental and labour regulations

Soft landing: From pandemic to war, the global economy faces several risks

For India, while growth remains stable and the disinflation process is underway, it also needs to build fiscal buffers

A bumpy ride: Hyundai Motor India's listing could be an indicator

The festival season often sees retail investors pulling back from the stock market as they become more focused on consumption rather than investment

Policy process: Currency-market intervention should be more selective

On monetary policy, Mr Das categorically noted that a rate cut would be premature and could be "very, very risky"

Differential exposure: How climate change hits the poor the hardest

Among Indian firms, the paper finds smaller non-agricultural firms are more exposed to flooding and heat than larger firms

GST system overhaul needed as compensation cess repayment nears 2026

The tax came into being in 2017 with a promise to compensate state governments for revenue losses during the first five years

Slow growth in China raises doubts over 2024 target as concern mounts

China faces headwinds in various sources of demand, in particular - and the government has not opened its purse strings sufficiently to make up for the shortfall

Strike over: Environment must be created for early end to labour disputes

To build a global manufacturing base, which is desirable, India will need to build large-scale production facilities

A new beginning: SCO meeting can help improve Indo-Pak relations

India's approach to Pakistan in recent years has been to focus on isolating the country as far as possible

India to invest in transmission, storage for renewable energy expansion

The push to increase RE capacity aligns with India's commitment to combat climate change and reduce global warming, aiming to achieve 500 Gw of RE capacity by 2030

No auction for satellite spectrum; Trai tasked with pricing strategy

At a time when 5G and 6G telecom services are a critical discussion point for their use cases or lack of them, satellite communication has divided industry players

Internship opportunity: Progress will need to be carefully monitored

The fact that only about 155,000 candidates applied for about 91,000 such positions on the first day surprised many. The number is expected to go up

Taming the unicorns: Attention to institution building is critical

As India's unicorns race to become decacorns, they must absorb the less glamorous sobriety of institution-building too

The power of institutions: Economics Nobel rewards deepest questions

The basic structure of liberal economic reform that has been argued for in this country for decades now is one, essentially, of institutional change

Safe landing: SpaceX's new capability to improve space exploration

This is the fifth test flight of the Starship and the first four did not involve recapture of the booster by chopsticks, due to various technical snags

Small is not beautiful: India's bias against large factories is damaging

Recent work by economist Arvind Subramanian and others, recently summarised in this newspaper last week, shows the problem is even worse than the ASI data suggests

Water security: India must boost wastewater reuse to tackle insecurity

Given the climate risks, India needs to prepare to deal with them because water stress is only likely to worsen