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Environmental initiatives in India: Even as the world grapples with escalating climate crises, corporate priorities in India continue to favour optics over genuine environmental action in their brand building effort

Climate crisis: If Mother Nature were to come calling

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Iga Swiatek , Rafael Nadal

Infosys' strategic partnerships with tennis icons Rafael Nadal and Iga Świątek sparks questions about the impact endorsements by global stars have on companies

Game, set & match to Infosys?

Nike Joyride sneakers

Terrace-style sneakers, rooted in football fashion and casual culture, are experiencing a resurgence in

A casual adidas sneaking past Nike?

Cow, Animals

An app for cattle trading by two IITian girls shows the way

To do business in Bharat, think Bharat

Japan Airlines

The airline's plan to encourage foreign tourists to travel without bags is both convenient and fuel-efficient, a concept India could adopt as well

Japan Airlines encourages 'no bags' travel

Advertising, Ads, ASCI

The govt's efforts to protect consumers from manipulative advertising tactics are commendable, but ensuring compliance from e-commerce giants will be a daunting task

Can 'dark patterns' really be controlled?

Insidious, scared, horror movies

From beloved childhood icons to haunting nightmares, Hollywood's pursuit of horror remakes takes on Cinderella, Winnie-the-Pooh, Bambi, and the Grinch

Coming soon, a Cinderella horror movie

smile

Smiling is actually core to Japanese culture and their intrinsic politeness as a nation

Learning to smile again

King Charles III

As the young Prince of Wales and now as the King, Charles truly embodies his love for the environment

A green king in Buckingham Palace

The prevalence of surrogate advertising for chewing tobacco during the IPL is raising questions about who is responsible for oversight and enforcement

Elaichi ads or chewing tobacco surrogates?

sewage, manual scavenging

Having transformed from functional items to artistic collectibles, manholes have achieved a cult status in many countries

A manhole cover as an objet d'art

World Happiness Index

Bhutan has slipped to No 97 in the World Happiness Report. To all appearances, though, both the Finnish and the Bhutanese are equally happy

Finnish happiness versus Bhutanese happiness

The latest candidate to throw his hat in the US presidential ring, Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy, is one of the most voluble antagonists on the anti-woke side

Woke versus anti-woke debate hots up

There have been brand collaborations in the past that have been really well done

Do odd alliances make bad brand flirtations?

Unlike Coke Studio Pakistan, the Indian format has struggled to make an impact. Its challenge will be to drum up some good music

Will a new, improved Coke Studio succeed?

Thom Browne may have escaped consequences for the extra stripe in the Adidas matter, but this might really be an exception to the rule

A stripe more or a stripe less?

From renting luxury items to recommerce and using AR to make purchase decisions - the customer will get smarter, more realistic and more prudent this year

Consumer trends that will shape 2023

As the World Cup gathered momentum, Louis Vuitton launched a campaign starring football icons Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, photographed playing chess together

And the World Cup goes to Louis Vuitton

As the world population grows, it is also getting wealthier. If the resources of our planet are limited, how is this possible?

Wealth & inequality as derivatives of time

Social media posts loaded with cheeky messages and clever hashtags achieve really nothing

'Moment marketing' with meaning

If young people are hired to do the job of experienced people, there will be fewer experienced, dependable, talented and resilient teams

The growing malaise of juniorisation

The leaders of both countries should encourage bilateral trade and people-to-people exchanges that can help build bridges

India Canada

The picture of the Indian economy is one of near stagnation between 2011 and 2020, a massive bounce-back in the immediate post-pandemic period, and now muted growth

Budget, GDP Growth, GDP estimates

Countries across the world are scaling back their climate ambitions from the high points of the past few years

Green Consensus

Jindal Hunting Energy Services Ltd (JHESL) is looking to export oil country tubular goods from its plant located at Nashik in Maharashtra.
Piping products used in oil and gas production are referred as oil country tubular goods (OCTG).
JHESL is a 51:49 per cent joint venture (JV) company between US-based Hunting Energy Services and domestic pipes maker Jindal SAW.
On September 18, the JV inaugurated a plant with an annual capacity of 70,000 metric tonnes, which has been set up at a cost of USD 25 million to manufacture and supply pipes and tubes with premium connections to OCTG market in oil and gas sector.
JHESL will first cater to the domestic market and continue to explore markets like Middle East and Africa, Neeraj Kumar, Group Chief Executive Officer and Whole-Time Director, Jindal SAW Ltd, told PTI in an interaction.
When asked about the timeline for the exports, Kumar said there are certain approvals that need to be received for supplying OCTG.
JHESL already has approvals 

Oil refinery

Fiscally, Chinese governments at various levels are under stress, he told the annual Bund Summit conference

A Chinese national flag flutters outside the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the Chinese central bank, in Beijing

The mounting Chinese military presence in waters that were long dominated by the US fleet is sharpening the possibility of a showdown between superpowers

south china sea, china, sea

Increasing foreign presence in the debt market will release the pressure on our banks and free up money for lending since demand for loans is far higher than deposit mobilisation

Bonds, Govt bond

Insolvency resolution should efficiently redeploy assets. Bankers must bring commercial acumen to negotiations, not bureaucratic rigidity

insolvency

Investors' 'fast mind' gets lured towards the F&O segment, enticed by the prospects of quick gains. A campaign targeting the 'slow mind' can induce prudence

Sandeep Goyal