To migrate or not to migrate
There’s something compelling about bird migration, also because it is a phenomenon so finely and delicately tuned to climate
Cipla promoters' fourth scenario: The Dabur way
The company’s transformation into just another pharmaceutical company – inevitable if the current ownership changes – would be an irreplaceable loss not just for India’s poor, but the entire global south
Corner stores are well placed to benefit from digital commerce
Retail eB2B platforms that link manufacturers with neighbourhood retailers can yield disintermediation gains for them
Reject gender stereotypes for better economic outcomes
The paradigm of man the hunter and woman the gatherer has fallen apart as archaeological evidence shows that big-game hunting and even warfare had no gender gap in olden times.
Our vroom addiction is making even EVs noisy
Artificial engine sounds satisfy psychological needs and could possibly make roads safer but let’s hope this is only a brief phase and Indian streets don’t get any noisier than they are
Can generative AI create a new religion that all could embrace?
It’s a lofty thought for sure but then AI is meant to solve issues that humans might have given up on
Keep boards in the loop of those whistleblower reports
Whistleblowing is coming of age in India and companies must institute a proper mechanism of reporting issues raised to the board so that risks are tracked and whistleblowers protected.
Nuanced stance on Gaza could grant India gains
India has not signalled neutrality on the war sparked by Hamas’s terror attacks on Israel but a hedged position could make space for New Delhi to play peacemaker and global guru
We must inculcate sound values for education to be meaningful
The National Curriculum Framework provides Indian schools a practical format to impart these
The difficulty of understanding inflation and how it’s measured
Recent criticism of the GDP deflator used for India’s output data was too unconvincing to make us revise our methodology
The EU’s CBAM has lent urgency to fair carbon prices
The EU plan of a carbon charge on imports is unfair and we should call out violations of the Paris pact
Is Gurgaon becoming the new Amrita Shergill Marg?
The only way to remove the scarcity premium of certain places is to create new premium locations in new cities