climate change and the record-breaking heatwave

Global warming: UN report calls for drastic emission cuts

The alarming global warming projections by a UN report may force participants of the upcoming COP27 climate summit commit more towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Read more »
artificial intelligence, AI, AI regulation

Big tech continues to skirt laws; savvy regulation need of the hour

Unbridled market power of big tech poses problems for smaller companies which get lost in the sea of vendors, and users whose privacy and consumer rights are compromised. Read more »
Rishi sunak

Rishi Sunak must learn from Liz Truss flop show

Rishi Sunak will have to grapple with an economic crisis, troubled government finances, and industrial unrest triggered by a cost-of-living crisis. Read more »
g20

G20 presidency: India must focus on climate action, malnutrition

India must leverage the G20 presidency to nudge other nations to take action to ensure international financial stability, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development. Read more »
US economy faces inflation threat

Surging dollar: Emerging markets struggle to weather economic impact

The emerging markets are left with no option but to match Fed rate hikes as they fight economic slowdown, currency depreciation against the dollar, and soaring inflation. Read more »
chinese economy under Xi

Xi Jinping consolidates control, but slowing Chinese economy poses challenge

Xi Jinping’s new team will have to grapple with a slowing Chinese economy, falling industrial output and exports, as well as crises in banking and real estate sectors. Read more »
draft telecom bill

Telecom Bill 2022 draws flak for breach of privacy, TRAI powers

The Telecom Bill 2022 in its present form will empower the department of telecommunications at the cost of users, sector regulator. Read more »
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS, EODB

Push to gig economy can solve India’s jobless growth riddle

India must uphold the interests of gig workers by bringing them under the social security net if it wants to benefit from the gig culture. Read more »
Liberalised remittance scheme

Ecommerce boom: India must ensure that small players too benefit

The biggest downsides of the ecommerce boom are the digital exclusion of MSMEs, IPR infringements, and the gaps in the current regulatory and enforcement mechanisms. Read more »
FOOD GRAIN, WHEAT EXPORTS, WHEAT, FOOD

Amid hunger index row, concerns over plummeting foodgrain stocks

Erratic rains and unseasonal heat threaten to upset procurement plans for wheat, paddy even as foodgrain stocks with FCI plummet to a 5-year low of 511.4 lakh tonne in October. Read more »