Opinion / Livemint
Our policies aim to enable the proliferation of electric vehicles, as they should, but we also need innovative plans to ensure that we rely mostly on clean energy sources to charge them.
The idea of a wealth ceiling might seem unworkable and outdated, a relic of socialist thinking, but it still needs to join our policy discourse.
Vladimir Putin has been re-elected Russias president with a record mandateabout 87% of the vote, the highest in Russias post-Soviet historyin an election that paves the way for his fifth term in office. His geopolitical gamble against Nato may yet work, it seems.
The city should use this urban planner's idea of absorbing, cleaning and using rainwater efficiently and sustainably. His concept is not just about managing water, but harmonizing urban development with natures cycles.
Apart from being a cognitive skill, public speaking is a character skill too, making it perhaps the most powerful force multiplier a leader could deploy.
How the Sars-CoV-2 reached there is a lesson in humility for humanity at large. We exert far less control over pathogens and public health than wed like to think.
Theres a case to tweak the IBC. But India should take care to oil the wheels of business and not throw in a spanner.
As the schedule for this years Lok Sabha polls is announced, the countrys debate over the future of our democracy features legitimate misgivings over campaign finance and synchronized elections.
Not quite. India has lowered import barriers for EVs made by big automakers, but with significant conditions. While we may finally see Tesla cars on Indian streets, what we need is a plan that ensures its renewable power than runs EVs as they proliferate in the country.
Our protection of strays suggests a compassion greater than what we have for humans.
US Fed actions or domestic political troubles in bond-issuing countries could make it harder for them to service their debt.
Grants by the wealthy are helpful but only for a few beneficiaries.
They offer us useful signals but we must be mindful of the limitations in their ability to reflect reality.
The leading platforms have taken big strides towards profitability by pushing products with a high average selling price, optimising the brand mix, rationalising discounts and optimising the expansion of dark stores.
Punting on Bitcoin, even with play money, proved to be a roller-coaster ride for this investor.
Reshaping the continents economy is easier than winning votes
Rather than condemn an entire class of stocks as inherently risky, Sebi should harness the account aggregator network to give analysts the data they need to find the winners of tomorrow.
A panel headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind submitted a report on simultaneous national and state elections to President Droupadi Murmu. It explains how it can be achieved, but will it result in many more elections?
That the UN deemed happiness worthy of celebration tells us how elusive it is for most of the world. After all, economic well-being is a necessary but not sufficient condition for it.
Classic human attributes like empathy and language felicity will gain in value as these enable us to make the best use of AI tools. Trying to be more like computers wont get humans anywhere.
EVs look set to use more power than the country can clean. To solve this problem, electric cars will require solar roofs so that they can charge while parked in the sun, even as we push for a cleaner electricity grid, use battery swapping to minimize surge charging and encourage public transport.
Its a force for good if we make proper use of it for common prosperity. Theres still hope. We must democratize trade and not let narrow interests dictate its patterns.
A company making powerful AI tools needs to be more open about their design and innards. We need to know more about their training data sets, creator consent policies and much else.
The notion of cryptocurrency offering a solution to currency debasement is misplaced. As its volatility has shown, it is neither a useful store of value nor a reliable medium of exchange.
State Bank of India and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation face criticism for delays in tasks, like submitting records and building a bridge, due to seemingly manageable challenges.
A well-allocated basket of assets ensures that you are not riding a roller coaster and instead you are gradually moving up in life, as steadily as possible
Its success places India in the league of a few countries with this special missile technology and pushes up the cost that an adversary would have to bear for a military misadventure.
India neednt have an educationally lost generation but it requires us to acknowledge the problem. Some states get it, others dont.
The Indian stock market is undergoing some turbulence with mid- and small-cap stocks falling sharply amid talk of a bubble. Its earnings that must drive prices, not how much money there is in pursuit.
What Indias technology hub seems to lack is the collective will to act in favour of the larger good.
Our policy emphasis must go beyond job creation to encompass job preparedness for a demographic dividend to be realized.
A tidal wave of investment in solar panels has led to a market glut, with prices sliding. Manufacturers are stricken but itll speed up the race for clean energy.
What may seem like overwrought negotiations on world trade may yet yield clarity. We need progress on e-commerce, food security, fisheries and dispute settlement, among other issues.
The Indian government issued rules on Monday for CAA applications, but the judiciary is still to look into whether this controversial policy passes Constitutional muster
We must develop these sources because banks alone cant satisfy Indias fast-growing appetite for credit.
A look at the past two centuries shows that weve always swung from technophobia to acceptanceand we will probably do likewise with AI.
Supported by a growing middle class, widespread internet-and-mobile adoption and a digital payments revolution, e-com is booming in the region. What we need now is an APAC forum led by India for regional cooperation and policy harmonization that would work to the benefit of sellers and buyers alike.
Deepfakes cloning real people are the latest in identity theft for ads. If this goes on, people may soon start rejecting all that they see as fake.
The casual approach in evidence is at odds with the film industrys real business challenge. Until the industry addresses the leakage of marketing expenditure and embraces transparency, well see good movies being let down by sloppy marketing.
As its fresh peak defies crypto doomsayers, Bitcoins value as an artefact of the digital age lies in the mirror it has held up to the way monetary policy is usually conducted everywhere.
India should strive to lead the negotiations to raise trade and agriculture-related concerns of the global south at various WTO platforms
The DoT is refusing to align prices of 5G spectrum with market conditions and is instead trying to maximise revenue. This is no doubt a consequence of the so-called 2G scam campaign the BJP ran when it was in opposition.
Several studies confirm that it holds a vital key to prosperity. Failing to achieve it would represent a massive opportunity loss.
The Supreme Court pulled up State Bank of India for its delay in disclosing details of electoral bonds. Will the schemes promised secrecy survive?
The Trinamool decision to fight Lok Sabha elections solo in West Bengal reflects disunity within the INDIA bloc. For the opposition to put up a credible fight against the BJP, it must try a whole lot harder.
The success of Indias mutual fund industry has not been at the cost of bank deposit growth in the country. Take a good hard look at what the data reveals.
Indian negotiators did well to revive stalled talks and forge an agreement that offers a wide range of benefits to all involved.
Americas current trend favours tighter canine control. But these laws vary, suggesting a case of the tail wagging the dog.
Western auto makers seem rattled but the Indian market is still in play for domestic EV manufacturers.
A major obstacle in the scheme is the complexity faced by households in installing rooftop solar systems