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Both the EU and India follow a similar practice of separating elections and there are good reasons to keep it that way

The case for decoupled elections

Business Standard

Isro's Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) M4 rocket carrying 'Chandrayaan-3' lifts off from the launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, Friday. Photo: PTI

The answer to the question of whether we should spend on a space programme is yes, and we should consider spending even more

An investment with infinite returns

Praggnanandhaa

From watching a game on a smartphone to playing a favourite chess opening using a database, modern tech and affordable internet have helped India produce one chess prodigy after another

How tech and affordable internet helped make India a chess powerhouse

Books

History shows the damage caused by rewriting unpopular elements of literature or economics extends beyond stifling the soul of education. It holds a nation's progress back

Censorship and its costly fallout

Permit, licence

The recent measures aimed at changing the trajectory of India's economic journey with tariff walls and import restrictions are unlikely to end well

A cycle of reversals

bank

Addressing this issue could have a big payoff for the government

Turning the tide on brain drain

Kejriwal, Delhi flood

India's struggle with flood management, climate change, and its misaligned priorities pose a serious threat to clean water supply in cities

A water crisis in slow motion

Science

Two groundbreaking breakthroughs this week shows the promise of international cooperation in science

Uniting for big-bang discoveries

Passenger vehicle, cars

Carbon-neutral synthetic fuels for existing internal combustion vehicles can revolutionise the future of transportation

Germany's net-zero plan for old vehicles

artificial intelligence, Ai

Big technical problems need to be solved before nuclear fusion, fuels cells at scale, and quantum computing under normal conditions, get off the ground

The world that awaits us

credit card

There is a general principle that fiscal policies should be transparent and have obvious motives

The mystery of 20% TCS

Supreme Court

Same-sex marriages would entail a review of gender-asymmetric anomalies in Indian law, and eventually pave the way for a more equitable social environment

Equality in love and inheritance

blockchain

The UNHCR's decision to make direct cash transfers in stablecoins has lessons for global finance

A Vibrant future for aid

Banning the app hasn't really worked in India. It's unclear if the partial ban in the UK will. Perhaps the solution lies in creating an alternative

The TikTok challenge

If there's a spotlight focussed on crime -- or even on issues like poor public transport, or air pollution -- politicians feel impelled to do something about it

Let's talk about crime

Bridging the gap between the sciences and the humanities by reworking global education systems may be necessary before measures to tackle global warming gain effective traction

The great educational divide

The advertising-driven revenue model may finally be seeing cracks due to two technological developments over the last 12 months

It's no more business as usual

It is ironic that a research outfit that has accused the Adani group of financial manipulation is named after a disaster that continues to haunt the world's hydrogen ambitions

Hindenburg's hydrogen connection

There's an obvious need to diversify sources of rare earth minerals but, despite new finds in Sweden, China will remain the go-to supplier for the foreseeable future

Of metals and rare earths

OpenAI: ChatGPT is at the cutting edge of AI research. Its use cases are endless. But it is also not hard to see how AI could potentially cause a global catastrophe

Tech : Good, bad and intelligent

The arguments against a personal data privacy law are spurious. India needs robust data protection laws to enable growth without breaches of privacy

Privacy in the digital Wild West

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

spy, espionage, detective, mystery,

The India-Canada row highlights our double-edged soft power

Khalistan posters target Indian diplomats in Canada

Undoubtedly SHE is an idealistic goal, but it is practical

The survey also found that CEOs in India focus more on the company’s growth than on other financial matrixes.

CEOs, Employees

India had a total of 1,580 GCCs with a talent base of 1.66 million as of FY23, according to the latest Nasscom-Zinnov report

Global capability centres go beyond Tier-I cities, chasing cost and talent

Bike and auto-rickshaw aggregator Rapido has drawn up plans bring on board 200 women drivers over the next three months, the company said on Friday.
Currently, Rapido Auto has engaged 50 female 'captains' hailing from diverse backgrounds in the city for its ride-hailing service, and it aims add more than 200 active captains in the next three months through collaborations with various Coimbatore-based non-governmental organisations, the company said in a release.
Rapido will equip the women captains with essential safety and driving skills through the comprehensive training programme in collaboration with the NGOs. It also plans to launch micro-loans and family health insurance for women auto captains in Coimbatore, the release added.
This initiative would enable women to earn between Rs 800 and Rs 1,000 a day, translating to a monthly income of Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000, it added.
"Rapido Auto, as a company, is deeply committed to fostering gender empowerment and inclusivity. Our jour

Bike taxi startup Rapido plans to ramp up hiring of women captains

Rapido

The tax notice comes at a time when the company, valued at over $566 million, is already facing heat over the recent move in July by the country's GST Council to impose a 28% indirect tax

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

Rajya Sabha, Parliament

Virtual assistants can slash the load for teachers; systems like Chat GPT can provide students personalised inputs

school education, school

While posing a complex challenge, slums also offer a unique opportunity for morally and economically imperative urban development

Dharavi

In an era of shifting trade dynamics, India stands at the crossroads of opportunity, but being adaptable will be key

Devangshu Datta