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electricity

Many states need a new electricity policy that can support high economic growth

Growth needs more electricity

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monsoon

Policymakers need to create conditions for the people to adapt to climate change

Preparing for a changed monsoon

Exams

The IIT JEE and its coaching industry are harming the intellectual development of young people. We can do better

Doing better than a competitive exam

gig work

Its rise can help improve labour force participation

Why gig work matters

Indian firms, firm funding, company loans

Being near zero debt is often not optimal

Many Indian firms need more leverage

Dethrone the US dollar

There is little conflict between dollar domination and Indian success

Who can dethrone the US dollar?

Language model

How will large language models impact learning, working, and exporting?

Gains from LLMs for India

Monetary policy: Global and local

Responding to fresh difficulties in an interconnected world

economy, india economy

Three hoops to jump to be convinced that torrid growth will come

Better numbers in private projects

Information Warfare

The best days of information warfare are probably behind us

Information warfare and its limitations

Carbon tax

Policymakers should help embed India in the growing presence of this tax worldwide

Exporting into a world with carbon tax

globalisation, trade, corporate

Individuals and firms in India are being inhibited from the required engagement with globalisation

How can Indian firms become strong?

IT sector, IT Services, exports, Service exports

Chart

Funding research in a set of autonomous or private knowledge organisations will help

The dynamism of services exports

Illustration: Ajay Mohanty

As the requirement for capital import into India at present is low, the global tornado has modest implications for us

Safety in the storm

Ajay Banga leading the World Bank makes us think once again about what is making Indians popular in decision-making positions

The roots of global success

ILLUSTRATION: AJAY MOHANTY

To avoid capital destruction, simulate a business model under a correct shadow price of carbon

CO2 arbitrage will make heroes

Global economy, economic growth, macroeconomic stability

Over the past year, global macroeconomic stability has improved, which sets the stage for good growth from 2024

Certainly, uncertainty has declined

Information, internet, cybersecurity

We should recognise that many can play the game of manipulation targeting the Indian information space

State actors and information warfare

illustration

This is an important factor reshaping globalisation

How countries treat their ultra-rich

Indian economy, world economy

These questions will shape the world economy in the new year, and matter to India

Five questions for 2023

FTX, CEOs, India inc, investors

Handing over the keys to CEOs does not do justice to the possibilities of each firm

What ails the investors & firms?

About 95 per cent of Sikhs are proud to be Indian and there's no such thing as a Khalistan sentiment in Punjab

India Canada

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Parliament

Can detective stories be a clever gateway to learning complex subjects? Two American professor show the way

spy, espionage, detective, mystery,

The seminar on Business Human Rights focused on two crucial themes, 'Harmonizing Climate Change, Human Rights and Business' and 'Advancing Human Rights in Business and Industry'

classroom

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday urged External Affairs minister S Jaishankar for setting up a helpline for Indian students and NRIs in Canada amid a diplomatic row between the two countries.
In his letter to the Union Minister, Jakhar while highlighting the concerns of citizens residing in Canada, urged him to release a detailed statement listing out the measures being taken by the Centre for the safety of the country's citizens in Canada until the eventual resolution of this issue.
"This, I am sure, would go a long way in assuaging the sense of deep anxiety, panic and indecision prevailing amongst our people living in Canada and especially in students waiting to go abroad for studies.  An assurance from your office would certainly lay to rest the doubts and insecurity of our students who are rightfully concerned about their study plans," Jakhar wrote in the letter.
He suggested issuing a WhatsApp contact number for Indian students planning to go abroad to get in touch wit

For Indian students, not the time to give up on Canada dreams, yet

Canada students

He said the country's first multi-leveled sports complex, equipped to cater to the needs of disabled athletes, was also on the anvil

Narendra Modi, PM Modi

Digital tools are crucial for expanding their reach and unleashing growth

MSMEs

Now is the time for digital forensics to rise from obscurity and claim its place of prominence in the digital domain

digital locker

Ahead of a delimitation exercise, the government would be well advised to pre-emptively make offers like greater regional autonomy or an unchanged Rajya Sabha to the southern states, writes T N Ninan

Ajay Shah