Clouds of uncertainty promise no relief but it's the silver linings that matter-especially to India

New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- Hope springs eternal in the midst of despair, be it the global economy or Indian. But before we come to the encouraging bits, the bad news first. A new study released by the Inte... Read More

GenAI chatbots are becoming lifelines for lonely users-we need guardrails to distinguish reality from the artificial

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Sceptics may dismiss the 'cathartic effect' of GenAI therapy as a digital placebo, or clever illusion spun by next-word prediction models. Emily M. Bender, a professor of linguis... Read More

Mint Quick Edit | Indian manufacturing is losing instead of gaining due to quality control orders. They need review

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- The government has withdrawn quality control orders (QCOs) covering certain polyester and petrochemical products, effectively revoking mandatory Bureau of Indian Standards certif... Read More

India's ambitious green electricity targets risk faltering without deeper state-level consultation and coordination

New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- The head of the Central Electricity Authority recently suggested that electricity tariffs could rise because consumer demand is not keeping pace with the rollout of transmission ... Read More

Mint Quick Edit | With inflation at a record low, RBI may finally have space to cut rates and boost private investment

New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Policymakers couldn't have had it better. Economic impulses in India's economy are exhibiting signs of strength even as inflation has been under the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI)... Read More

India wants bigger banks to match global giants-But size alone doesn't assure better outcomes

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Small is beautiful, said German-born British economist, E.F. Schumacher, in the early 1970s. But not in the world of banking. Or so it would seem, going by comments of home minis... Read More

Mint Quick Edit | Equity mutual funds go out of favour as global uncertainty weighs on investors' minds

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- With uncertainty lingering over the global economic environment, October saw the participation of investors in equity mutual funds slump. Inflows into these funds fell 19% from S... Read More

EVs are losing ground to ICE vehicles on affordability-But it's not too late to change gears

New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Automobile sales have been robust in October, reducing the inventory levels with automobile dealers from nearly two months' stock to 53-55 days, according to the Federation of Au... Read More

Eased export restrictions will cheer sugar producers-but removing this relic from the past is the real fix India needs

New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Share prices of sugar companies surged on Monday, with one clocking double-digit gains, after the government raised the annual allocation for exports to 1.5 million tonnes and sc... Read More

Inflation, deficits and rising bond yields: Why markets no longer seem to trust central banks to steer the economy

New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- There are perhaps as many answers to the question of what explains the growing disconnect between central bank actions and long-term bond yields, as there are economists and mark... Read More

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