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A wealth tax is a bad way to pay off pandemic debts: Nobel economist

Angus Deaton said that levies on high-earners would be 'very difficult to implement' and give the wealthy 'huge incentives to avoid it'

Can EV manufacturer Tesla win India? Most US carmakers have failed

Most American car-makers have failed in making their gambit one to watch

Statsguru: 6 charts explain how corporate taxes help govts globally

A look at select countries - four advanced economies, three emerging markets and India - shows the extent to which corporate taxes help governments

April monetary policy a fine balancing act

Structurally, it's a well-crafted policy. But like in cricket and politics, things can change dramatically for a central bank in a very short time

Tata-Mistry case: SC verdict puts spotlight on duties of nominee directors

The Supreme Court's observations in the Tata-Mistry case has raised questions about the fiduciary duties of nominee directors

Establishment man: Meet N V Ramana, Chief Justice of India-designate

Ramana is a first-generation lawyer in his family. He became a lawyer in 1983 and a judge in the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2000

Scrapping of FCAT: Film industry gets another blow amid Covid-19 pandemic

The five-member statutory body set up in 1983 has for 37 years been the voice of reason that read badly worded CBFC orders and tried to create a middle ground where filmmakers and babus could meet

EV start-ups feel the spark of recovery, kick-start post-pandemic biz plans

Overall, the past year has forced the EV industry to think differently in terms of so­u­rcing components

Bringing SPACs to India

SPAC, a novel shell company structure, may be useful but effective investor protection measures and education are key

Negative real interest rate for savers behind RBI's govt bond buying plan

Central bank acknowledges further interest cuts unlikely as a recent rollback of small savings rate cut showed.

Up in smoke: Uttarakhand looks to the clouds, forest fires rage on

In the last 2 or 3 days, forest fires have broken out with seething frenzy in many areas of the hill state, and are threatening to destroy the rich plant and animal wealth of the Himalayan region

It takes two to tango

A successful US-India climate partnership marked by techno-financial assistance to pursue carbon neutrality can set a template for the rest of the world

BS READS: India, Pakistan and the story of lost trading potential

Pakistan's proposal of lifting the ban on cotton and sugar imports from India turned out to be a non-starter. Both countries have a compelling economic case to resume trade ties as soon as possible

BS READS: Why EVs can be only slightly cleaner than petrol cars in India

Given India's reliance on coal, electric vehicles could at best be 10% more efficient than petrol in terms of CO2 savings, show BS calculations. Petrol cars more environment-friendly in some states

Pressing question before India's tech unicorns: Where to bring an IPO?

Business Standard breaks down key listing requirements in India, in the US and the possibility in a few other scenarios

Bezos tops Forbes' billionaire list 4th year in a row; Ambani is no. 10

This year's billionaires are worth a combined $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion last year, Forbes said

The million-dollar question: Is Air India saleable in its present avatar?

The ifs and buts around its sale are growing day by day

Why encryption backdoors spell the death of privacy

If we wish to preserve free and open soci­eties, then we must preserve the privacy and security of our online communications

Savings and sentiments in the recovery process

The March 2021 RBI Bulletin states that household financial savings in India shot up to 21% of GDP in the first quarter of 2020-21

MobiKwik: What makes the firebrand co-founders defensive about company

The co-founders see their reliance on mostly Indian funding as a compelling USP