
Agriculture needs innovation, spanning food production to value chains
Agriculture badly needs transformation. Innovations that stress on solutions for challenges ranging from irrigation to the supply chain are the answer. Kavita Sharma and Ruchika Singh, who are part of...
26 Huhti 202241min

Prepare for more, longer power cuts this summer
The early arrival of hot weather has made electricity demand skyrocket – it’s expected to rise the fastest in 38 years. The power grid is experiencing record loads but, with coal stocks running low, e...
22 Huhti 20225min

EPF rate cut underscores need for balanced investment portfolio
The government has lowered the interest rate on Employees Provident Fund Organisation deposits for its 6.4 crore subscribers from 8.5% to 8.1%, the lowest since 1977-78. For crores, the Employees Prov...
19 Huhti 202223min

How Sri Lanka's economic collapse affects India
The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has trade and geopolitical implications for India, and is a danger to its investments in the island nation. For example, Colombo Port is a critical part of India’s glo...
15 Huhti 20228min

Death penalty creates only a façade of security
The recent overturning of a capital punishment ruling has again put into focus the death penalty provision in law. The three men were on death row for eight years before they were found to be innocent...
12 Huhti 202247min

View water security through a gender lens
According to a National Commission for Women report, rural women walk up to 2.5 km every day to fetch potable water and that costs the country the equivalent of 150 million women days each year. In ru...
8 Huhti 20227min

COVID changed crowdfunding in India
At a time when the underprivileged are suffering the most because of the economic impact of the pandemic, when credit remains tough to get and when monetary pipelines are squeezed, can crowdfunding fi...
5 Huhti 202228min

Public-sector banks’ privatisation may not be such a great idea
The government wants to sell some public-sector banks, arguing that it makes for greater efficiency and a more competitive banking system. However, these banks are public assets, owned by you and I ul...
1 Huhti 20228min



















