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The growth path: Economic Survey 2025 presents a realistic assessment

It discussed the medium- to long-term challenges in detail, which should guide policymaking

The growth path: Economic Survey 2025 presents a realistic assessment
Updated On : 31 Jan 2025 | 11:33 PM IST

Durable foundation: The Constitution reflects India's founding values

Constitution remains a guarantor of Indian democracy despite the efforts of those who seek to undermine it

Durable foundation: The Constitution reflects India's founding values
Updated On : 26 Jan 2025 | 10:28 PM IST

Fiscal health check: NITI Aayog's initiative will inform policymaking

The FHI covers 18 large states and has been developed with a focus on five sub-indices: The quality of expenditure, revenue mobilisation, fiscal prudence, debt index, and debt sustainability

Fiscal health check: NITI Aayog's initiative will inform policymaking
Updated On : 26 Jan 2025 | 10:27 PM IST

No grey areas: Regulated trading before listing will increase transparency

Transaction prices on the grey market are opaque and impossible to verify

No grey areas: Regulated trading before listing will increase transparency
Updated On : 23 Jan 2025 | 10:59 PM IST

Withdrawal symptoms: US is ceding global leadership where it matters most

Both decisions represent expressions of Mr Trump's "America First" agenda

Withdrawal symptoms: US is ceding global leadership where it matters most
Updated On : 23 Jan 2025 | 10:58 PM IST

Blending dilemma: Conflicting priorities on flex-fuel need clear policy

Ethanol in India is derived primarily from sugarcane, a crop that is not only water-intensive but is also being increasingly diverted to ethanol production

Blending dilemma: Conflicting priorities on flex-fuel need clear policy
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 10:38 PM IST

Back to a Maga future: Mr Trump's second coming signals more disruption

Mr Trump earned the loudest and longest cheer for his intention, backed by an executive order, to declare a national emergency on the southern border

Back to a Maga future: Mr Trump's second coming signals more disruption
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 10:32 PM IST

Threat or opportunity: India needs to be prepared for AI-driven changes

A recent study by Bloomberg Intelligence indicates that jobs in banking and finance are among the most vulnerable to AI induction

Threat or opportunity: India needs to be prepared for AI-driven changes
Updated On : 12 Jan 2025 | 10:43 PM IST

Widening net: New US sanctions to affect supply of Russian energy

Two large producers and exporters have been brought into the sanctions net: Surgutneftegas and Gazprom Neft

Widening net: New US sanctions to affect supply of Russian energy
Updated On : 12 Jan 2025 | 10:37 PM IST

Amplifying misinformation: Meta's decision will harm public interest

Fact checking was initiated after the 2016 US elections and the Brexit referendum, which were both influenced by rampant disinformation on Facebook

Amplifying misinformation: Meta's decision will harm public interest
Updated On : 09 Jan 2025 | 10:53 PM IST

Local, not global: Indian brands are rare in foreign marketplaces

Haldiram's, in contrast, is one of the handful of Indian-owned and -developed brands that not only grew but held its own against the snack foods flood from multinationals

Local, not global: Indian brands are rare in foreign marketplaces
Updated On : 09 Jan 2025 | 10:46 PM IST

Risk appetite: How Indians are diversifying their savings portfolios

Expectedly, urban households display a greater inclination to adapt their investment choices to dynamic economic conditions

Risk appetite: How Indians are diversifying their savings portfolios
Updated On : 05 Jan 2025 | 10:47 PM IST

Rules of protection: Draft regulations should enhance data security

The Act and the Rules refer to individual digital users as "data principals", and the Act is expected to offer individuals greater control over their personal information

Rules of protection: Draft regulations should enhance data security
Updated On : 05 Jan 2025 | 10:39 PM IST

A flexible approach: Orderly rupee depreciation should be allowed

The rupee has a lot of catching up to do because its slide has been postponed when compared to its peer currencies and competitors

A flexible approach: Orderly rupee depreciation should be allowed
Updated On : 02 Jan 2025 | 10:24 PM IST

Hot button issue: How the scale of climate challenge is increasing

The World Meteorological Organization has said that 2024 was globally the warmest on record, exceeding the Paris Agreement threshold

Hot button issue: How the scale of climate challenge is increasing
Updated On : 02 Jan 2025 | 10:23 PM IST

MAGA vs techies: Trump's H-1B dilemma exposes ideological fault lines

The H-1B visa debate pits MAGA hardliners against tech billionaires, revealing deep divisions over immigration and economic policy in Trump's incoming administration

MAGA vs techies: Trump's H-1B dilemma exposes ideological fault lines
Updated On : 30 Dec 2024 | 10:53 PM IST

HCES shows some reassuring trends, urging CPI and policy overhaul

Shifting household consumption patterns and evolving priorities call for updates to inflation indices and a rethink of food and subsidy policies in India

HCES shows some reassuring trends, urging CPI and policy overhaul
Updated On : 30 Dec 2024 | 10:46 PM IST

NITI Aayog urges reforms to ease worker housing near industrial hubs

To truly unleash the potential of India's manufacturing sector, there is a need to think of dense, large-scale housing for workers as infrastructure

NITI Aayog urges reforms to ease worker housing near industrial hubs
Updated On : 29 Dec 2024 | 10:11 PM IST

Manmohan Singh's legacy: 1991 reforms, rights-based laws, nuclear deal

Singh's term as Prime Minister also witnessed several landmark decisions which, in a way, were built on the foundation he laid as finance minister

Manmohan Singh's legacy: 1991 reforms, rights-based laws, nuclear deal
Updated On : 29 Dec 2024 | 10:00 PM IST

Migration slowdown reveals shifting patterns, rising suburban growth

EAC-PM study highlights reduced migration to metros, rise of counter-magnet cities, and calls for balanced urbanisation with jobs closer to rural and suburban areas

Migration slowdown reveals shifting patterns, rising suburban growth
Updated On : 27 Dec 2024 | 1:00 AM IST