Our J&K find could put India on the lithium map
An ‘inferred’ stash of 5.9 million tonnes would be 5.5% of the world’s identified reservoirs of a key metal used in EV batteries. If confirmed, it could spell self-sufficiency in a buzzy arena
The confusing matter of when we are deemed to have grown up
A few days after the admissions process, I saw an unexpected email from my daughter’s college administration
Most people aren’t anxious about artificial intelligence
AI anxiety is like ‘climate anxiety’. It’s the anxiety of innately anxious folks that’s been given a name
Investment lessons from Adani stocks crash
Post the Hindenburg report, fundamental changes have kicked in. Retail investors will struggle to gauge its impact.What goes up fast, can come down faster. Given the low free-float and low liquidity, there weren’t enough buyers of Adani Group stocks...
Yet another case where history is repeating itself
Narasimha Rao, who took over after Rajiv Gandhi, was accused of personal corruption and had to wage a lengthy legal struggle post tenure.
Can Paytm turn a profit with razor-thin fintech margins?
The fintech company’s IPO was clearly overpriced but there are signs that Paytm’s business is hitting its stride.
Can Adidas get back on track after dumping Kanye West?
The global sporting goods sector is growing about twice as fast as GDP, opening up opportunities for Adidas to emerge from the Yeezy crisis and rebuild.
Why India is the perfect fit for Levi’s
The iconic jeans maker plans to scour the country not just for customers but also managers and techies, harnessing two of India's innate strengths.
Syria’s double whammy offers a grim comparison
Was this week’s earthquake worse than the country’s civil war? If we keep aside the scale and instancy of suffering, it is man-made inflictions of horror that should appal us more
India must become a knowledge republic as it charts its way ahead
A prominent NRI from Boston commented recently at a lecture that for the last four decades, he has been hearing that India is at a crossroads
Our data protection bill should consider tiered age gates
Instead of a single age gate of 18, we need flexible age-gating that accounts for variation in the abilities of adolescents as they grow up and take decisions in various online contexts.
Bard vs. divinity
Bard is not just a fabulous name for a chatbot, its impending launch by Google was expected to signal that the race for artificial omniscience, led so far by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has been joined in earnest
Contractionary macroeconomics of Budget will not boost growth
Supply-side actions work with a time lag and can’t kick-start growth in a demand-constrained economy like India’s today
BMC’s mishandling of Mumbai is a cautionary tale
As India continues to urbanise, Mumbai's civic body offers its counterparts an important negative example.
Please abandon your plan to run again, President Biden
Everyone would be better off with a new generation of leaders in the US, who could see their domestic rivalries and global conflicts of interest with a fresh set of eyes.