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Comeback script: Politics and economics of cash transfers must be debated

Although multiple factors influence outcomes, in both states the ruling alliances relied heavily on welfare schemes, such as cash transfers to women, which appear to have played a significant role

High costs: US charges to cause reputational damage for Adani and India

For a group that works in sectors where the ability to raise money and minimise political risk is essential, such news can hardly be easy to shrug off

Greening AI for sustainable computing: A call for tech firms, policymakers

AI is helping reduce energy wastage and improve business process efficiencies. However, its energy use may be neutralising the overall benefits from digitisation

CBIC should review its MOOWR instructions to ease operations for units

Irritants persist for MOOWR units, although over five years have passed since the introduction of MOOWR 2019 regulations

Consumer protection: Retailer held liable for selling defective earpiece

"We undertake to repair/replace all material and manufacturing defects within the warranty period." The National Commission concluded this made it equally responsible for repair or replacement

Other side of financialisation: Unsecured loans flowing into stock market?

There's been a dramatic rise in loans against gold in the past one year, but growth in unsecured loans is slowing. Bank loans to the NBFC sector have also dipped

Best of BS Opinion: Manipur story gets bigger, capturing zeitgeist in word

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Zeitgeist in a word: Oxford's 2024 shortlist reflects a world in flux

As we barrel towards a generative AI-dominated future, the art of picking a word of the year will only get trickier

Which would you prefer - Gelephu's simplicity or Neom's futuristic dazzle?

One beguiles with its simplicity and spirituality, where elephants saunter past day and night, while the other dazzles as the future on steroids, boasting robo maids and flying cars

Manipur story gets bigger as Conrad Sangma withdraws support to state govt

By withdrawing support from the government, Conrad Sangma has stood up to be counted in the eyes of the Kuki-Zo. Whether that matters is a proposition yet to be tested

Adani's reckoning: Sebi probes, political uproar, and foreign capital woes

Sebi may now launch fresh inquiries. Parliament will open to uproar, and Adanis' access to foreign capital will become impossible. The damage this time will be deeper and longer-lasting

How hostility towards immigrants could harm America's technology sector

Mr Trump's obsessions with tariffs and immigration go way back, and he probably won't respond well if people ridicule him for not delivering on his signature policy ideas

Making sense of the census: Do young marketing execs grasp its importance?

Census 2026 (as it may be called) will help us get a better picture and spur many more interesting questions to ask in marketing interviews

Best of BS Opinion: Heady to steady, prisoners of process and more

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Early signs of second-order effects: RBI cannot ignore price pressures

It is worth highlighting that even if the headline or food inflation rate comes down, it will only reduce the pace of price increase and consumers will continue to pay comparatively high prices

Prisoners of process: Decongestion schemes fall short of expectations

Urgently streamlining the process may be one way to turn Mr Shah's gesture into genuine relief for India's undertrials

Are non-financial firms' financial investments here to stay, or at risk?

There are two ways of looking at this problem - first, has the composition of reported income changed? And second, has the composition of assets changed?

Heady to steady: Economic growth slows but becomes more broad-based

Using the widest variety of data available should give a more thorough picture of growth trends

Diversifying global leadership: India's opportunity in a US+1 strategy

As the world diversifies its geo-economic reliance on one country, we should also diversify our geopolitical reliance on a single nation

SME platform reforms: Sebi focuses on safeguarding retail investors

The regulator had in May 2010 prescribed a revised framework for setting up a stock exchange or a trading platform (by the existing stock exchanges) with terminals across the country for SMEs