
What a US recession would mean for India
Talk of an ‘induced’ recession in the US is gaining ground. If it happens, it’s likely to be mild and shortlived but it will affect India – from slowing growth to hurting sectors like IT, ITeS, textil...
1 Jul 20227min

When I read Kasturba’s long-lost diary, it was as if she was speaking to me from 90 years ago
A couple of years ago, members of the Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon, found a crumbling, damaged diary at Kasturba Ashram in Indore. It turned out to be a 135-page diary written by Kasturba, betw...
28 Jun 202245min

7 ways you can beat inflation
Of all the bad news coming out of India, at this moment, soaring inflation is the worst. What can you, the average Indian, do to stay on top of inflation? Here are seven tips to reduce the stress on y...
24 Jun 20227min

Food loss has multiple dimensions – economic, social, environmental
There is a gargantuan amount of post-harvest food loss – which occurs in the crops’ journey from farm to retailer – in India due to inefficient supply chains. Nearly 40% of the food we produce is wast...
21 Jun 202233min

LIC stock shock could set back disinvestment push
The LIC IPO was billed as India’s “Aramco moment”. But, with the stock down nearly 30% since listing, it has wiped out $17billion in market value and is among the biggest wealth destroyers among Asian...
17 Jun 20227min

State’s structural violence pushes tribals into Naxals’ arms
The Naxal insurgency is much reduced from its peak but it remains one of our most significant internal threats. Naxals target security forces, government workers and symbols of the Indian state, claim...
14 Jun 202229min

Why the Arab backlash against Prophet comments rattled Modi
When BJP spokespersons insulted the Prophet and made anti-Islamic comments, the Modi government wouldn’t have anticipated the eruption of anger from the Middle East. Now it’s scrambling to rescue key ...
10 Jun 20227min

Digitisation would lower farm costs by 25%
If India is to maintain a growth rate of 8%-10%, agriculture must grow at 4% at least. We need to significantly grow farmers’ incomes too. For this, digitisation is critical – not just in planting and...
7 Jun 202229min



















