India must prepare its workforce to assume global leadership of AI
How well the country benefits from advances in artificial intelligence will depend on the preparedness of our human resources
What HUL and Nestle results reveal about the recovery in discretionary spends
There’s no clear indication of a rural or semi-urban revival, but urban growth may be coming back
Mint Explainer: Why Blackstone’s maiden retail REIT in India matters
Just like the office sector, mall operators believe retail real estate in India is undergoing a transition, becoming more structured and organised
Quick edit: An auto upshift
Enthusiastic buying, a cool-off in commodity prices that kept a lid on input costs and easing supply constraints, including a release from a severe chip crunch, are seen to have driven the company’s growth
Our budget speeches capture the evolution of government policy
From ‘an idea whose time has come’ to ‘Digital India’, the words they used have set the theme for India’s economic emergence
Layoffs are painfully often a cover for corporate foibles
There usually exists a kinder response to tough times even if it takes more effort from the top
Kotak’s bank should be tested as an institution
Uday Kotak can be credited with the creation of an institution, no less. Should he withdraw from its running in line with an RBI rule, it would be a tribute to his own accomplishment
The misconceptions of donors are hobbling civil society work
Their misplaced notions hurt funding and hamper CSOs that need firm commitments of support
Mint Explainer: Is the launch of MG’s Comet a turning point for two-door cars in India?
The success or failure of MG’s new EV will reveal if India finally ready for practical, affordable city cars with two doors and zero frills
India needs a sound strategy to counter the EU’s carbon tax
Rather than impose retaliatory tariffs, India should institute a domestic carbon-trading mechanism like China’s and try to shift the discourse on climate change from piecemeal, localised measures to global solutions
Quick edit: Bad loans have fallen
On Thursday, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das said that the sector’s gross bad loans fell to 4.4% of advances at the end of 2022
The Maoist rebellion is confused about its aims
Another Maoist attack draws attention to a long-running insurgency trying to overthrow an allegedly unfair economic order. The rebellion is garbled but perhaps also easier to quell
The AI dilemma: Our big risk is super AI in rogue human hands
The apocalypse, if it were to come, would not come from a super-intelligent AI, but from a fellow human using it