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Mumbai's trillion-dollar realty faces real climate risk, not a distant threat

With seas rising and drainage failing, Mumbai's property market is heading for a climate reckoning that few investors or policymakers are truly prepared for

RBI's intent to close outstanding EDPMS entries deserves praise

The RBI introduced the EDPMS to monitor the realisation of export proceeds in February 2014

Consumer protection: No manufacturing defect, no liability on carmaker

The National Commission in A1 Fauz International vs Audi India & Another held that the airbags failed to deploy not due to manufacturing defect, but because the truck did not have rear protection

Milk that has its source in soil: The growing popularity of 'vegan milk'

In India, vegan milk has managed to carve out a niche market though the country, being the world's largest producer of dairy milk, has copious milk supplies

Tech in sports empowers athletes and fans with emerging innovations

AI, data analytics, and sport medicine help athletes to monitor and improve their performance. Advanced technologies encourage spectator engagement at events

How much liquidity does RBI want: Appropriate, adequate, or abundant?

Liquidity in the system had a deficit of Rs 2.4 trillion towards the end of the last financial year (on March 23); it is now in surplus of around Rs 3 trillion

Best of BS Opinion: Power plays, star turns, and fading languages

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Lost for words: India's lesser-known languages are fading by design

India's lesser-known languages are fading -- by design, not by accident

Joys of Trumplomacy: Public, loud, and focused on American supremacy

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise, sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy

To SIR, with reservations: The TDP-BJP test in the monsoon session

Now, with an alliance with the BJP that has yielded two Union ministerships, the TDP is treading softly but assertively

Big Tech 'Acquihiring': An ugly but useful trend in AI talent acquisition

The venture capital industry's so-called power-law model means payoffs for investors usually come from just one or two runaway successes like Inflection or Scale AI

Best of BS Opinion: Dancing in sync with power, policy, and passion

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Optics to outcome: Corporate India needs to do more on diversity

However, despite some progress at the top, the broader picture remains uneven

A concentration problem: Policymakers should support markets, not champions

India's conscious decision to return to industrial policy and state-guided investment has had the inevitable consequence of empowering the largest conglomerates

Coal, clean air, and a welcome resolution on India's emission norms

The changes to India's policy on emissions from coal plants are not a rollback - but a confident assertion of regulatory maturity, scientific integrity, and rational national interest

Jane Street is a wakeup call for India's financial market reforms

The revelations in this recent case should lead to a reassessment of the foundations of India's financial markets

Best of BS Opinion: Skilling, scaling, and reclaiming innovations

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GCC revolution needs infra, policy stability, and skilled human capital

The deeper question, however, is whether India's human capital is prepared for a shift up the value chain

Can agglomeration logic still help our people-dense, infra-scarce cities?

Urban agglomeration has long been assumed to lead naturally to growth, but India's failing infrastructure and environmental stress tell a different story

RDI scheme should fund firms that can deepen R&D, have absorptive capacity

The RDI Scheme should fund firms with adequate absorptive capacity - but which firms and how will be key