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Moon rock: Chandrayaan-4 a test for Isro's ambitious manned moon mission

Isro's ambitions have grown along with its successes. Alongside Chandrayaan-4, the Cabinet also cleared a Venus orbital mission, which will be even more challenging

Productivity boost: India's increasing R&D spending may not be enough

While it is essential to have large corporations leverage economies of scale, the government must ensure that firms do not use their dominant positions to stifle competition

Retail investors vs algorithms: A battle of lambs to slaughter?

Most of the 93 per cent, who rely on their own half-baked strategies or strategies rented from brokers, are sure to lose money in F&O trading

Regulations to taxes: How India made M&A easier for its companies

M&A activity in India has largely been unaffected by geopolitical uncertainty

RBI monetary policy: Status quo on rates; stance may remain unchanged

Growth-inflation dynamics are shifting slowly, but the RBI may not be in a hurry to act amid too many uncertainties

BJP focus in Haryana shifts from Modi, returns to upper castes and Punjabis

The fight now can be defined as between the BJP's anti-Jat coalition and the Congress playing down the Jat domination that urban castes fear

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RBI monetary policy: October or December - when is the ripe time?

The reason why the RBI till the August policy had its feet on the brakes is its assessment of inflation risks

RBI faces a delicate balancing act ahead of key monetary policy meet

It will be important for monetary policy not to inadvertently accentuate asset price inflation, financial exuberance and the associated financial stability risks that come with it

When do political parties split? Answer lies in diverging voter interests

When voter interests diverge, parties split. If space allows, both survive. If not, only one remains

Even as cities worldwide modernise trams, India consigns them to museums

With the state government announcing its decision to eliminate tram services, a network that has shrunk rapidly since the nineties, fleeting images come to mind

Lebanon's exploding pagers expose unseen flaws in global supply chains

According to reports, Hezbollah had started to use pagers and walkie-talkies around February 2024, suspecting that Israeli security agencies were monitoring cell phone networks

US Presidential polls: Kamala Harris walking a tightrope few women survive

One of the clearest markers of her evolution as a candidate has been her ability to convey both strength and sympathy, and in ways that come across as authentic

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Revving up arms sales: 4 strategies to accelerate India's defence exports

The sharp uptick in India's defence exports is due partly to our migration up the valuation ladder

Has there been a slowdown in money supply after inflation targeting?

Apprehensions have been expressed in public domain of a slowdown in money supply on the back of an inadequate reserve money expansion and this could play a role in growth slowdown

Follow Centre's lead: Time for states to call a war on open defecation

The gains from the Swachh Bharat programme are too significant and hard-won to be dissipated for lack of funds or organisational momentum

SC is right: Onus on politicians to refrain from weaponising religion

Over the years, the judiciary and the ECI have tried, but largely failed, to check dog-whistle politics

India must balance EU carbon tariffs with economic interest, climate action

India must also press developed countries to fulfil their commitments on climate finance and technology transfers

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