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Patchy recovery: How 2022 swung from despair to hope to caution

Even as it grappled with new viruses, the human race hit another milestone

2022 saw delimitation process' completion, electoral rolls' revision in JK

Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir, except the BJP, are disappointed as another year has passed by without the Centre living up to its promise of restoring statehood and holding assembly elections in the youngest union territory of the country. As the delimitation process and revision of the electoral rolls were completed in Jammu and Kashmir, the political parties were hopeful that the Election Commission will take the next logical step of announcing the poll schedule to the assembly of the union territory. However, this did not happen with 2022 coming to an end. The biggest news of the year emanating from Kashmir, however, was the targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits in the valley by terrorists, which led to hue and cry across the country. A large number of Kashmiri Pandits, who had returned to the valley under the PM's Employment Package announced in 2007, fled to Jammu following killing of Rahul Bhat by terrorists inside his office in Chadoora area of Budgam district in ..

FPIs sets record, offloaded Rs 1.2 trillion worth of Indian stocks in 2022

After three consecutive years of infusing huge funds, foreign portfolio investors retreated from the Indian equity markets in a big way in 2022 with the highest-ever yearly net outflow of nearly Rs 1.21 lakh crore. The huge outflow, which surpasses by a big margin the previous record of Rs 53,000 crore net withdrawal in 2008, came amid aggressive rate hikes by central banks globally but 2023 is expected to be better on positivity about overall macroeconomic trends in India, experts said. Apart from global monetary tightening, volatile crude, rising commodity prices along with Russia and Ukraine conflict led to an exodus of foreign money in 2022. Going ahead, the quantum of FPI outflows might not be as large as that seen in the first half of 2022 as India's growth is relatively promising compared to other developed and emerging economies, said Manish Jeloka, Co-head of Products and Solutions, Sanctum Wealth. Sanjiv Bajaj, Joint Chairman and MD of Bajaj Capital, said that FPI flows i

Youth employment remains the Achilles' heel in the Indian labour market

Conditions improving, but high unemployment rate in 15-29 age group a challenge for policymakers

Year ender 2022: All we know about Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan

Since Taliban took control of Afghanistan last year, country has undergone myriad of changes such as barring education of girls and restriction on press, which all led to an acute humanitarian crisis

Messi's World Cup triumph to Ronaldo's fall: Football's journey in 2022

Messi established himself as the greatest of all time by winning the World Cup but Ronaldo had to part ways on a sour note with Manchester United

Haryana 2022: Elections busy netas, neighbours bicker, athletes get medals

From panchayat and municipal polls to the Adampur assembly bye-election and Rajya Sabha polls, elections kept the main political parties on their toes in Haryana the past year even if there is still time for the big 2024 contest. There was bickering with the neighbouring state over sharing of resources - land in common capital Chandigarh for a separate Haryana Vidhan Sabha building and water from the rivers flowing in Punjab. The Assembly passed a Bill against religious conversion through force, undue influence or allurement with Haryana following the template of other BJP-ruled states, like Uttar Pradesh. The sports powehouse did the nation proud again. Its players won 20 of the country's 61 medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, and the state also won the overall championship trophy at the Khelo India Youth Games. The ruling BJP-Jannayak Janta Party combine won control over 25 of the 46 municipal bodies for which the elections were held in June. The alliance followed this w

2022: The year when three faces defined politics with an eye on elections

Kejriwal, Murmu, Kharge: A vote against 'establishment' politics; a new definition of tribal identity; a leadership shift that wasn't quite

The climate meltdown: Floods, forest fires, heatwaves cost a heavy price

Devastating floods, heatwaves, and forest fires made headlines even as the world signed key deals to protect biodiversity and agreed on a "loss and damage" fund

Domestic, semi-regulated markets to drive pharmaceutical industry's growth

High raw material prices to put pressure on margins

2022: When the pendulum moved from great resignation to great return

The controls are back with employers, and WFO with a degree of flexibility is the office-way for now

After the year of reset, businesses now poised to truly get back in form

Some firms braved the headwinds and stepped on the gas, others played it safe; green energy turned a bright spot

Many hits and some misses: Indian cricket's journey through the year 2022

The most significant highlight of the year remained Virat Kohli's return to form, but there were some setbacks as well. Let's find out

Missed inflation target, digital currency pilot mark RBI's 2022 map

The Reserve Bank of India failed to deliver on its contracted inflation target for the first time, started fiat digital currency pilot and finally saw its efforts to improve bank balance sheets see fruition in 2022, making it a mixed year for the central bank. With inflation ebbing into the target band, focus is likely to shift to helping economic growth in the new year, especially given the lagged impact of 2.25 per cent in rate hikes since May 2022, is likely to hamper GDP expansion. The big story of 2022 happened on October 12, when official data showed that headline inflation was above the 6 per cent mark -- the upper end of the tolerance band set for the central bank -- for nine consecutive months. It triggered a letter from RBI to the government enumerating the reasons for the miss and also when it sees the price rise coming to the 4 per cent mark. A bulk of the blame for persistent inflation was placed on the deteriorating global situation following the Russian invasion of ..

Five essential reads on consequences of Musk's takeover of Twitter in 2022

The microblogging platform has seen a rise in hate speech and technical problems as media reports say up to 75% of the staff has been cut since he took over

BJP returns to power, disasters take their toll in Uttarakhand in 2022

The BJP's gamble in Uttarakhand on Pushkar Singh Dhami worked. Just months before the assembly polls, the party installed him as the chief minister, replacing Tirath Singh Rawat. And in February, the BJP won a second successive term in the state known for booting out the party in power in every time. Dhami, however, lost his own Khatima seat and had to wait for a bypoll to confirm his appointment as CM. Politics aside, 2022 was a year of disasters -- a road accident that killed 33, an avalanche that took at least 27 lives and a helicopter crash on the Kedarnath pilgrimage route. The government also faced the heat over past recruitment scams, concerns over ecology resurfaced, and the murder of a hotel receptionist brought people out on to the streets. The BJP government that returned to power with a shrunken majority 47 seats compared to 57 in a House of 70 in 2017, Congress got just 19 got down to business quickly. At its very first meeting, the state cabinet cleared a proposal t

Cryptocurrency in 2022: What it was, what it is, and what to expect in 2023

Cryptocurrency: Business Standard talked to various crypto firms in India about how 2023 will be for the industry. Here's what they said

Year in review 2022: From Lava to OnePlus, five best smartphones on budget

From Lava Blaze 5G to OnePlus Nord CE 2, here are the best five smartphones on budget that were launched in India this year

Groundwork laid, here are the tech developments we will see in 2023

From common charging port to Right to Repair, the focus would be on consumer convenience

Year in review 2022: From Xiaomi to OnePlus, five best midrange smartphones

Midrange smartphones offer a balance of premium performance and features in a cost-effective package. Here are the best five midrange smartphones launched this year