Inflation management: Time to explore an alternative paradigm
We must protect consumers without sacrificing either economic growth or the interests of farmers
Our problem is a drop in gross savings rather than net
High household debt need not necessarily be a worry as it could reflect the rise of an emerging market where such spending plays a major role in keeping the economy humming along.
Climate finance must get beyond greenwishing and greenwashing
Innovation will be crucial as policymakers and asset owners ponder how to channel capital at scale towards climate action
Digital infrastructure is aiding women too unevenly
Access to mobile phones and the internet has been touted as a solution to bridgeWthe gender gap in labour force participation but worrisome disparities exist in the impact technology has had.
The yin and yang method of improving employees' performance
Performance management processes in most organisations, including the best, seldom contribute to improving performance. There’s a solution to this
Companies turn creative to go green
For sustainability to be deeply embedded in the organisation, we need a sustainability-oriented culture that promotes environmentally conscious decision making and recognises it as a competitive advantage
India’s pilot shortage is compounded by regulatory overreach and unplanned growth
The civil aviation regulator would be better off trying to improve the quality of training that Indian pilots receive
It's high time the government reduced taxes on fuel
The government should calibrate the high level of taxes and levies on petrofuels, so as to moderate the direct impact on households and businesses
REITs: A failed investment avenue or the next big opportunity?
Get your head around this less-understood product and figure out whether the opportunity is already here
Household savings at 50-year low but plateauing assets pose bigger problem
While falling household savings are the flipside of India's consumption-driven GDP growth, what’s distressing is that the share of gross financial assets in GDP has not shown a corresponding increase
Nari Shakti: For how long must women be patient?
Women have been denied a rightful share in power for longer than anyone’s memory can stretch back, but what’s still being stretched is our patience on a long promised rebalance
Let’s not conflate microfinance with self-help-group financing
Recognizing the difference between the two will allow clarity in the official approach taken to both
The tumble in India’s savings rate needs to be reversed
We need the old formula of fiscal discipline, an inflation vigil, sensible lending and overall macro stability
Rice fortification can help tackle our problem of hidden hunger
Micronutrient deficiencies remain widespread in India but we can expect the government’s nutritional efforts to bear fruit
Why Adani’s Grip on banks is tighter than his hold on markets
The tycoon is piquing interest of global lenders, even as investors remain jittery about corporate governance.