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Indian chess needs corporate support: Ideal chance for firms to engage

The inevitable din that is building up after the Olympiad victory is whether we are doing enough for our newly minted chess champions?

Pink bowls & yellow bottles: Tupperware's journey from desire to necessity

Tupperware entered the scene in India in the late nineties and quickly infiltrated the urban kitchen

Best of BS Opinion: Assessing state integration under GST, policy evolution

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State-level integration under GST shows modest gains in post-Covid period

This change in the design of the tax regime was argued to shift the revenue to consuming states from producing states

When mule beats mare: The real reason behind growing stress at workplace

A lot of the workplace stress arises because we do not value good people and good work

E-waste conundrum: Draft guidelines point to impractical over-regulation

India is one of the world's largest producers of e-waste in South Asia, generating 1.6 million tonnes of discarded material, almost 67 per cent of this is unprocessed

Policy evolution: Despite challenges, central banks must keep adapting

Most large central banks have been grappling with high inflation rates over the past couple of years after having misjudged the early warning signs

Semiconductor fab plant pact: A booster for India-US defence tech ties

While New Delhi must be mindful of export restrictions, the US-India semiconductor accord marks a major shift in the US's high-technology strategy

Balancing act: Managing conflicts in regulatory roles is key for Sebi

In the realm of market regulation, managing conflict is the key to effective governance

Decarbonisation key to firm profitability, India ahead of global average

Globally, only about 25 per cent of the companies reported annual decarbonisation benefits worth at least 7 per cent of sales

Unemployment steady, but poor job quality persists amid LFPR surge

The female LFPR - rural and urban combined - also increased from a low of 23.3 per cent in 2017-18 to 41.7 per cent in the latest survey

Best of BS Opinion: Labour market signals, green businesses and more

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Best of BS Opinion: Losing proposition, time for pvt investment is now

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One person's fact, another's fake news: Media must improve verification too

It will benefit the media to make the standards of fact-checking more rigorous, with information being verified by at least two independent sources

A losing proposition: Odds are against individuals in F&O trading

A vibrant F&O market enables better price discovery, and participants can hedge more efficiently. In aggregate, traders help generate the volumes, which ensure high liquidity and low spreads

What's changed? Govt's 100-day celebrations reflect governance focus shift

The reason for the difference in the two governments' legislative intent is the reduced strength of the BJP in Parliament after the general elections of 2024

Time for private investment is now; delays risk economic competitiveness

Despite softening inflation, the degrees of freedom for the central bank to reduce interest rates might decrease, due to higher government borrowing to keep pump-priming the economy

Best of BS Opinion: A shift down south, Advantage India and more

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Advantage India: Quality ecosystem boosts chess, identifies future talent

Success breeds popularity, which, in turn, breeds more success

A shift down south: Sri Lanka's presidential election breaks new ground

The question is whether Mr Dissanayake will run the country the same way he positioned his campaign: As an outside insurgent