Tesla should not get special treatment, says Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal

Ola Electric CEO Bhavish Aggarwal said that Elon Musk's electric vehicle company Tesla is welcome to set up shop in India, but should not ask for...

BharatPe’s ‘Hai Yakeen’ campaign celebrates the indomitable spirit of Indian merchants

BharatPe’s recently launched ‘Hai Yakeen’ campaign worked as a platform for celebrating the success stories of the resilient community of...

Are you confused by dumplings, dim sum, momo and more? Let's debunk it all

It is tempting to say that the Chinese invented dumplings and sent them around the world. But the truth is that most societies, once they got their...

G7 infra plan a lifeline developing nations can’t ignore but first crack this code, like BRI

Silk roads are getting bumpier but Beijing will maximise its pursuit of global leadership as long as it perceives that Washington seeks to deny it...

साइबर ठगी की चुनौती

इंटरनेट और डिजिटल तकनीक के तेज विस्तार के साथ साइबर...

The Curious Case of Riyaz Attari: Was He a Double Agent?

It seems the season of shocks to the republic is not set to end anytime soon. After the impertinence about the prophet of Islam delivered with...

Voice of the Hills

There are at least three striking features of the recent tryst with democracy in the hills of West Bengal. Chief among these is that the Bharatiya...

Risks in Cyber Space

As we continue to evolve in the wake of the pandemic, our children are back to school. However, they are spending time virtually at least for some...

Inclusive social protection

Named after the late King Father, Sihanouk province is one of Cambodia’s top tourist destinations, thanks to its beautiful beaches and tropical...

How China is Weaponising its BRI Investments

The US-China competition is getting intense with each passing day, with China having fast-emerged as a systemic rival to both the US and other...

Udta Punjab can Make a Safe Landing if AAP Government Paves Way for Rural Employment

The situation on the employment front is grim in Punjab. Rising cases of joblessness in the state are associated with poorer mental health, and...

Export bans won’t cure inflation

A 5-10% export tax on rice could help recover some of the farm-subsidies

MSRTC crack down on erring drivers welcome

Using SaaS to overcome language barriers

Local is the new global. From edtech platforms to social media influencers, content creators are taking their work to a wider audience by breaking...

‘Consumer's preference for healthy snacks has considerably increased’ – 20 quotes from India’s pandemic struggle

In this compilation, we present thought-provoking quotes from the week of June 27 – July 3 that frame India’s battle with the COVID-19 pandemic.

In line with an IPO, what does the $100M acquisition of Unbxd mean for Netcore

In a conversation with YourStory, Kalpit Jain, Group CEO, Netcore Cloud, talks about the cloud giant’s plans after the Unbxd acquisition and its...

Inside the data centre boom in India

Triple tailwinds—booming data uptake, digitalisation, and localisation—are fuelling the demand for data centres in India.

Amrit Gangar writes: A mosquito story from Khojpuri

French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard (still active at 92) once said that you either make a political film or make it politically. Sanjiv Shah’s...

वर्षा जल संचयन समय की मांग

जल संकट आज समूचे विश्व के समक्ष एक गंभीर समस्या है. हालात...

Celebrating the Emergency

By the time Indira finally retired to bed in the early hours of 26 June, police in Delhi and elsewhere in India were already out in the force,...

Explained: How soil pollution raises heart disease risk

Pesticides and heavy metals in soil may have detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system, according to a study. Pollution of air, water and...

Ashok Gulati and Ritika Juneja write: High costs of agri-trade bans

There are reports suggesting that the government is mulling a ban on rice exports to tame inflation. Earlier, on May 13, the government banned...

Lobo Lobo and the rebels

Inconstant gardener: Judiciary is indeed answerable to the Constitution alone but in this, its performance isn’t ideal

All sensible Indians would agree with CJI Ramana that the judiciary must function as an independent organ of governance, answerable to the...

There are cracks in Brics & trouble for India: New Delhi sees the group’s focus as economics but Beijing-Moscow is pushing for an anti-Western bloc

Last week’s Brics summit was bookended by some excitement over the possibility of the group expanding by accepting new members and reports that...

Pre-Macaulay models of teaching

Ball is in people’s court: America shows that judiciary cannot guarantee rights if politics turns polarised

Following World War II, the United States of America anointed itself the leader of “the free world”, committed to planting the flag of...

GST’s future: Electricity and petroleum need to be subsumed in it. GoI could help by avoiding cess, surcharge

Oil producers and refineries exporting downstream products have had a good run this year. Consequently, on June 30, GoI levied an indirect tax on...

Chinese leadership touring ‘democratic’ Hong Kong, Pakistan. There’s a message for mainland

Beijing ensured that no one could spoil its celebration in Hong Kong. But US and its G7 allies' $600 billion plan to counter BRI won't make Xi happy.

Succession complexities: Separation of ownership & management control can attract professionals with diverse skills

Separation of ownership and management control can attract professionals with diverse skills.

Data Drive: Firms lower leverage

Companies are preferring to hold on to cash as the share of cash holdings-to-total-assets has risen to 5.1% in H2FY22 from 3.6% in H2FY20, data...

First comes love: Then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage

To be a mother you must first be a wife, every uterus knows that. Only after families say ‘yeh shaadi nahin ho sakti’ and wives tell husbands...

Need another out-of-turn rate hike

That may surprise the market enough to give the rupee some breathing room and a little upward momentum, even if temporary.

एकल प्लास्टिक का रोकें इस्तेमाल

भारत में पर्यावरण के लिए एक बड़ा खतरा पॉलिथीन और...

No taxes, no offices: underground BPOs’ war for talent in the Philippines

Want to read a free 200 word summary? When the world looks at the Philippines, it is drawn by one of these two: pristine white-sand beaches and the...

Not national security or politics, Amit Shah has a new obsession—the ‘sahakari kshetra’

Modi govt, which is accused of helping capitalists, wants to make the cooperative sector the backbone of governance. And Amit Shah is leading the way.

Five leading start-ups who overcame early-stage business bottlenecks

Martech company Netcore, which enables D2C startups to drive better customer experiences, is launching a hand-holding programme for bootstrapped...

Your old fridge Is Vladimir Putin’s friend!

Negative oil prices were one of the craziest moments ever in the energy market. At one point in April 2020, a seller paid a buyer $40 for a barrel...

A campaign to promote Sanskrit through Census betrays false pride

Some debates run for a few weeks and then are forgotten, some continue for decades. Very few continue to rage for centuries. The debate between...

How we sow and reap our samskaras

By Dhruva Bhargava Life is a divine creative force. We are not dependent solely on instinctual drives but also possess virtues of awareness,...

Building for a company is seeing hyper growth

There is no one straight route to achieve growth—it is deeply subjective to each company’s domain and tactical approach. Transitioning from a...

High GST rates, gold levies will add to inflation

Decisions of the GST Council and the Government to push tax rates upwards will only give speed to runaway inflation Developments in the domains of...

India faces sharp fiscal deficit slippage

International crude and fertiliser prices disturbed Government’s budget calculations; welfare expenses are adding to fiscal stress The Modi...

Plastic ban: Good but…

There may be issues but the well-intentioned move to ban SUP mustn’t end up badly The ban on single use plastic (SUP), which came into force on...

Dancin’ in the rain

The arrival of monsoon is good news, but it’s also time to guard against water-borne diseases The monsoon is finally here after playing hide and...

ശാസ്‌ത്രക്രിയ : ഹലോ... അന്യഗ്രഹജീവികള്‍ അല്ലേ?

അന്യഗ്രഹജീവികളുമായി സമ്പര്‍ക്കം പുലര്‍ത്തുമ്പോള്‍...

ഇതു ബോംബ്‌ പൊട്ടിച്ച്‌ ജയിക്കേണ്ട യുദ്ധമല്ല

നിരവധി സാമൂഹിക പ്രക്ഷോഭത്തിലൂടെ വളര്‍ന്നിട്ടുള്ള...

നാട്ടുമുറ്റം : ഞങ്ങളുടെ പേഴ്‌സിലുണ്ട്‌ ഗാന്ധിയപ്പൂപ്പന്‍!

സര്‍ക്കാരാഫീസുകളിലെല്ലാം ഗാന്ധിയുടെ പടം നമ്മള്‍...

After Andreesen Horowitz, Bessemer gives up VC status to diversify investment portfolio

According to reports, Bessemer's decision to give up the standard VC status comes after General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz gave up...

Epidemic of drug abuse

BY ADVOCATE NASIR UL ISLAM As per WHO drug abuse is the harmful and hazardous use of psychotropic substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs....