
Can Tesla energise India’s EV market?
Tesla has driven into India to much celebration. The news was a fillip to the government’s efforts to turn India into an electric vehicle country over the long term. But, once the hype winds down, t...
22 Jan 20218min

How to improve learning outcomes
India’s demographic dividend can propel it to dizzying heights, but much of it depends on the quality of our school education. India has doubled its investment in education over the past decade but th...
19 Jan 202139min

What the return of bird flu means for India
Roughly one and a half years after India declared itself free of bird flu, we are once again in the midst of an outbreak. At least 10 states have reported deaths of thousands of birds caused by the vi...
15 Jan 20216min

The unending trauma of an acid attack
India has the dubious distinction of recording the most number of acid attacks in the world - 1,483 victims between 2014 and 2018. Despite stricter laws and harsher punishments, the number of such att...
12 Jan 202129min

What to expect from Budget 2021
Few Budgets would have been as critical as the one Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present on February 1, 2021. India just experienced its first ever technical recession and inflation continu...
8 Jan 20218min

Man-environment conflict in India on the rise
As human populations expand, there is pressure on natural habitats. They are looked upon as sources of natural resources that can fuel economic growth and help national missions like poverty reduction...
5 Jan 202144min

CSR in India - today and the future
CSR spending by corporate India is rising significantly. In 2018, companies spent 47% more compared to the amount in 2014-15, contributing $1 billion to CSR initiatives. Over the past year, listed com...
29 Des 202034min

Your take-home salary is about to shrink
If you’re a salaried employee, your take-home salary could reduce from the next financial year. Under the Narendra Modi government’s new compensation rules, which are part of the Code on Wages, 2019, ...
27 Des 20204min



















