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Girls outpace boys in enrolment at nearly every level of education, but it doesn’t always translate to better opportunities.

Indian girls are challenging the rest of the world to keep pace

4 min read . 08:00 AM IST

Listed firms that show steeper upward curves tend to have higher profit-earnings (PE) ratios, with buyers rushing in well ahead of profit upswells. (iStock)

Stock rally: India’s youth bulge could support higher valuations

3 min read . 08:00 AM IST

India must rework the risk-reward matrix to push up its innovation quotient

4 min read . 06 Dec 2023

A rising number of affluent Indians are also looking at Alternative Investment Funds for returns superior to what they can get from public equity, debt and residential real estate. (iStock)

Alternate investment funds could face harsher regulation in India

3 min read . 06 Dec 2023

We have an opportunity to harness the potential of decentralized renewable power generation in urban and rural settings, which could enhance India’s ambitions on renewable energy.

CoP-28: Let local climate actions outdo our global commitments

4 min read . 06 Dec 2023

All policies must be well formulated and amended with caution and circumspection because a regulator’s policy pronouncements are bound to impact its constituency and its environment.

Here’s an ‘officious’ list of 10 principles for regulators

4 min read . 06 Dec 2023

The only way to keep stock prices tethered to realistic levels, as more and more money enters the market, is for the listed universe of companies to grow. (PTI)

Market investors gain even when they miss out on bumper IPO allotments

3 min read . 06 Dec 2023

On Tuesday, Adani shares hit the spotlight, rising between 10% and 20% after Adani Green said it had secured $1.36 billion in additional funding. (Bloomberg)

Adani stock surge: Guess why

1 min read . 06 Dec 2023

Investors back then had not adequately recognized the potential of Infosys and hence were reluctant to invest in a company that would later go on to become a retail favourite.

Why are retail investors obsessed with IPOs?

4 min read . 06 Dec 2023

According to the study, the scale of the short bets placed was “really extraordinary,” even more so than when the financial crisis of 2008 hit, 2014 Israel-Gaza war erupted and the covid pandemic broke out. (MINT_PRINT)

Scanning capital markets could help fend off terror attacks

2 min read . 06 Dec 2023

It was only after the invention of the printing press that we had a radical transformation of access and witnessed a dramatic increase in the volume and velocity at which knowledge was disseminated.

The written word is too important to risk an AI takeover of it

4 min read . 05 Dec 2023

The real investment rate for 2023-24—a high 35.8 %, is one of the highest levels achieved for a six-month period.

Facts about India’s GDP growth challenge the narrative of critics

5 min read . 05 Dec 2023

Regulating OTT platforms under a single broadcasting regulatory framework risks diluting the OTT model’s uniqueness, which is the ability to offer diverse, unorthodox and tailored content experiences. (Bloomberg)

Should OTT platforms be regulated the same way cable television is?

3 min read . 05 Dec 2023

Since the mid-1980s, attempts to reduce the share of flaring in global petroleum production have shown only limited effectiveness.

Reduce oil and gas production, don’t just make it leak less methane

3 min read . 05 Dec 2023

With India’s economy also doing well, stock markets have much going in their favour.

The market’s BJP boost

1 min read . 05 Dec 2023

Several flagship surveys of Mospi are now run without involving state directorates of economics and statistics.

The spatial spread of economic activities must be mapped for data accuracy

4 min read . 05 Dec 2023

The prospect of a Lok Sabha that’s structurally likely to tilt more in favour of north Indian policy priorities will steepen the 16th FC’s allocative challenge.

The upcoming 16th Finance Commission has a highly critical task at hand

2 min read . 05 Dec 2023

By demanding equivalence in carbon pricing, however, the EU strikes at the root of differential emission cut obligations, reflected as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.

Trade has a role to play in climate action but unilateral barriers are unfair

3 min read . 04 Dec 2023

The UAE presidentship of CoP-28 is emblematic of the severe contradictions in the global response to climate change. (HT_PRINT)

Don’t expect CoP-28 to make real progress against climate change

4 min read . 04 Dec 2023

When the money ran out, OpenAI started a for-profit arm overseen by its non-profit board that was legally bound to pursue the non-profit’s original goal. (AP)

OpenAI wasn’t alone: Money-versus-mission clashes afflict others too

3 min read . 04 Dec 2023