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The upgrade to 5G will enable internet speeds that are much faster than what customers experience with 4G networks and will also prepare the ground for machine-to-machine communications, which could potentially enable driverless cars and remotely controlled robots. (Photo: Mint)

Why India is unable to get its act together on 5G

9 min read . 01:48 PM IST

Farmers in India grow less than 2 million tonnes of barley in a year—compared to say over 100 million tonnes of wheat

Farm truths hidden in barley to beer trade

9 min read . Updated: 16 May 2021

Ownership of single-screen movie halls has become part of the family identity in most parts of India, with perceptions of the family’s fortunes and future prospects tied inextricably to show business.

The death of India’s single-screen cinemas

10 min read . Updated: 14 May 2021

Many organizations have found it difficult to stay afloat after the central government squeezed the funding avenues and tightened the compliance requirements for non-profits last year.ht

Crippled by restraints, NGOs struggle to help with Covid

10 min read . Updated: 15 May 2021

Given the bank’s initial ambition to not just be a part of but to conquer the digital banking future, things seem to have gone astray somewhere down the road. (Bloomberg)

Inside HDFC Bank’s digital stumble

10 min read . Updated: 17 May 2021

BlloFor the slow wind speeds during the last monsoon, experts are blaming climate change catalysed by global warming and erratic rainfall patterns. (Bloomberg)

How climate change is slowing the hum of India’s windmills

8 min read . Updated: 16 May 2021

Business continuity now demands that all health protocols be followed strictly. Some companies are creating ‘islands’ around the factories so that employees stay safe from the virus.bloomberg

How corporate India is battling logistics to keep business going

9 min read . Updated: 17 May 2021

Currency markets have been facing huge volatility of late. But there’s no stated policy to define RBI’s intervention.

Why RBI urgently needs a Forex policy

8 min read . Updated: 06 May 2021

In Bengal, women were often far more negative in their opinion about certain BJP state leaders, particularly for their public misogynistic comments. (PTI)

How Bengal bucked the saffron surge

9 min read . Updated: 05 May 2021

An oxygen supply store in Kolkata. Hopefully, the maddening election frenzy will die down quickly before people start to die in large numbers in the four states that went to the polls.bloomberg

The urgent need for a mobility lockdown

8 min read . Updated: 03 May 2021

As covid-19 cases surged in April, foreign equity investors pulled out $1.2 billion from Indian markets. We don’t know how this will shape, but Indian equities have always been very sensitive to foreign buying.reuters

How to approach investing amidst the second wave

9 min read . Updated: 30 Apr 2021

Assurances of medical assistance from countries ranging from the United States to Russia and China is a welcome development, but a robust and expansive vaccination strategy is the only long-term solution to the pandemic in India.ap

How ready are states for the vaccine race?

7 min read . Updated: 29 Apr 2021

One encouraging finding from the Johnson & Johnson trials is that the ability of the vaccine to prevent severe illness is above 80%, even when it’s up against mutant strains. (Reuters)

Are the vaccines effective against mutant Covid variants?

8 min read . Updated: 28 Apr 2021

In a survey that the Indian Journal of Psychiatry conducted last year, nearly 48% respondents showed anxiety or depression and 74% showed moderate stress.

Grief, fear, anger in covid country

9 min read . Updated: 26 Apr 2021

Many US companies vigorously supported the Black Lives Matter movement last year, after a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd.

Why America’s CEOs are turning vocal on political issues

9 min read . Updated: 23 Apr 2021

With vaccine hesitancy playing a huge part in the low vaccination uptake, the most optimistic projections estimate that India will vaccinate 40-50% of its population by December 2021. (Reuters)

Why states will now jostle for vaccines

8 min read . Updated: 22 Apr 2021

With work from home continuing, the demand for commercial real estate is expected to be subdued. Also, many smaller businesses are already having trouble finding workers, thanks to the reverse migration. (Bloomberg)

The economic cost of the second surge

10 min read . Updated: 21 Apr 2021

Some of Mumbai’s spiffiest addresses such as Pedder Road, Nepean Sea Road, Altamount Road and Breach Candy are in D ward. It has a higher growth rate of cases than the city’s average and the second-highest number of sealed buildings or floors.pti

Inside Maximum City’s mysterious surge

9 min read . Updated: 20 Apr 2021

Bernie Madoff, who died last week in prison, where he was serving a 150-year sentence, was perhaps the most successful Ponzi operator of all time. (Photo: Getty)

Why Ponzi schemes never go out of fashion

10 min read . Updated: 19 Apr 2021

Every year, the Suez Canal is used by about 19,000 ships, which transport 12% of global trade, valued at $700 billion. (Photo: Reuters)

The Suez crisis should awaken India to a stark geopolitical reality

9 min read . Updated: 16 Apr 2021

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