Sustainability is good for business as well as the planet
More and more organizations are expected to craft their business strategy with sustainability embedded in its design now that evidence has piled up in favour of its business sense
Market led exit
With inflation raging and the UK’s exchequer already covid-stretched, a hearty reel-out of unfunded tax cuts and energy props saw government bonds get scrunched and the British pound tumble
Kirloskar feud is a textbook case of how not to do a family settlement
Without a clear and binding settlement, of tangible as well as intangible assets, feuds will continue to roil family-owned businesses.
What powers the global outperformance of Indian stocks
Given a deteriorating macro-environment and the RBI stance, earnings expectations may fall and real interest rates may rise which could cause a big sell-off.
Jury picked must-reads can serve worthy causes
Another Booker prize for South Asian fiction speaks of the region’s literary talent and space for stories that converge people. Award juries do well when they let such ideals guide them
Why do Indians prefer insurance to mutual funds?
For someone looking to invest indirectly in stocks, it makes more sense to invest in an equity mutual fund and buy a term insurance policy separately.
Artificial intelligence has begun to exceed expectations
It’s a tool that will help us get better at what we do and can’t replace human intelligence and creativity
Lagging two-wheelers will drag a speeding auto sector
Sluggish two-wheeler sales in an otherwise buoyant auto sector are bad news on so many counts, within as well as outside the sector.
Mint Explainer: A window into the closed world of China's elite politics
Besides the review of progress made and future guidance, the party congress sees elders and various factions grapple to put their own people in top positions through closed-door dealings.
Mint Explainer: Ending urban poverty in India could be within striking distance
The country lifted about a third of its population out of poverty between 2005-06 and 2019-21. Urban poverty fell to 5.5% from 9%.
India-Pakistan cricket: Maintain an even pitch
Our sporting ties have been put at risk by a rift over the Asia Cup’s venue. We need clarity on our rules of cricket engagement and mustn’t let friction hurt what’s good for the game’s future
A tale of two indices in this age of economic contrasts
The Global Hunger Index and UNDP’s Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index have both indicated a need we cannot overlook: to speed up progress on ending deprivation in India.
Green energy will be the steam engine of the future
Green hydrogen and new carbon-capturing technologies could do for the 21st century what the steam engine did for the 19th