The RBI report paints a rosy picture for the Indian economy, pointing to a pick-up in manufacturing, reversal of contraction in services, and improvement in financial conditions. Read more »
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has called for drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the current decade to stop a climate breakdown. Read more »
Kerala leads in Covid-19 vaccine drive among all states, but state accounts for more than half of the new cases in the country. Read more »
The green belt and road initiative by the G7 summit is seen as an effort by the Western powers to retain world leadership in an era of increasing Chinese influence. Read more »
The proposed global minimum tax will make multinational corporations pay a minimum 15% tax on their profits, ending misuse of double tax avoidance treaties. Read more »
Not coming up with a large fiscal stimulus was a mistake that led to a fall in economic growth rate and rise in unemployment levels. Read more »
A study says better monitoring and an early warning system could have reduced human losses in the flash flood in Rishiganga and Dhauliganga rivers of Uttarakhand. Read more »
Concerted action at personal, political and global levels is needed to manage the world's water resource and to achieve SDG 6 set by the United Nations. Read more »
The four labour codes expanded the ambit of some laws, removed some obsolete provisions, and made compliance easier, tilting the scale in favour of employers with some anti-worker provisions. Read more »
The government must be wary of pushing through the much-needed banking reforms without a proper cost-benefit analysis and a clear regulatory framework. Read more »