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Localising politics and power must be a global governance priority

The world, India included, must push power to the lowest levels of governance to avoid popular alienation from the political process

Expanding storage for green energy key to 24-hour electricity in India

There are several energy storage solutions, but more reliable and significant at a grid level are battery storage and Pumped Hydropower Energy Storage

Time for Vodafone Idea to act: Management must aim to raise capital

Over the weekend, the government converted the telco's dues into equity shares at a premium, perhaps to keep its stake below 50 per cent and avoid turning Vi into a PSU

Emerging challenges for RBI: The central bank will need to keep adapting

In terms of challenges, the unpredictability of the US trade policy, or policy in general, which has increased global uncertainties, will keep the risk on the external front elevated

Mandating storage for rooftop solar may backfire without clarity

Solar's daytime-only output is well-known, and using storage to get power during other periods, especially the evening peak, seems like an obvious solution

Companies seek growth momentum: BS1000 analyses financial performance

Companies with higher FSI ranking have stronger balance sheets, better profit to cashflow conversion, high return on capital, and also reward their shareholders with generous equity dividends

Best of BS Opinion: How India can turn policy setbacks into gains

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Defence tech: A case for collaboration with India's industry base

India needs to identify its choice of advanced tech, which can serve military and commercial applications. More importantly, India should aspire to become a creator of tech

'Nehru's First Recruits' traces how India's early diplomats shaped policy

Kallol Bhattacherjee attempts to do that by exploring how Indian diplomats were recruited in the 10 or so years after Independence in 1947

Time for Indian manufacturing to step up as Trump tariffs reshape trade

While all nations are bracing themselves for the impact, leaders of different countries have reacted differently

Are regulators becoming managers? Concerns grow over autonomy risks

Regulators are increasingly asserting control over MD appointments by rejecting candidate panels submitted by regulated entities, curtailing proposed tenures, and altering remuneration structures

Accelerating growth: Progress in India's biotech sector looks promising

According to the report, titled "India Bioeconomy Report 2025", the bioeconomy sector witnessed a 16-fold expansion in the past decade, from $10 billion in 2014 to $165.7 billion in 2024

Thawing India's 'nuclear winter': Holtec nod should spur govt to tweak laws

The majority of the 22 operational indigenously built nuclear reactors have a capacity rating of 220 Mw

India's export performance remains uninspiring amid weak global position

In 2015, the government said that it aims to increase India's exports of merchandise and services from $465.9 billion in 2013-14 to approximately $900 billion

Best of BS Opinion: US tariff risks, India's police reforms, and Bitcoin

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All about liquidity management: Keep call money rate close to repo rate

While the repo window serves as a monetary stabilisation mechanism that the RBI uses as a daily liquidity management tool, the repo rate is an interest rate signal

Smart mining feeds tech's hunger for rare earths and critical minerals

Mining's next phase of growth is being shaped by the very technologies that use what it digs out from the Earth. Technology is making mining greener and safer

'The Mysterious Mr Nakamoto': The tangled story of cryptocurrency's rise

Even in 1999, the notion of a digital currency that bypassed nation-states and financial institutions was not a novel one

Maintaining law and order: Police forces urgently need legal training

The disturbing point about the findings of this study is that these extreme approaches to law and order persist more than seven decades since Independence

US reciprocal tariffs: Implications for India's global trade partnerships

India is concerned specifically about the reciprocal tariffs the US has threatened to impose on April 2