A redeveloped zone in the heart of country’s capital is on the cards. What will central Delhi gain and what will it lose?
On Monday, Zomato delivery personnel launched protests in Mumbai and Bengaluru. The immediate trigger was a drop in the basic pay per delivery from ₹40 to ₹30. Incomes of delivery men dropped to ₹20,000 from 60,000 in just one year. The food delivery business in India is at an inflexion point
From 2 Oct, 12 items are proposed to be banned by the Central Pollution Control Board. Thin carry bags, wrapping films, straws and disposable cutlery likely to be targeted. There’s no denying Indian cities are drowning in plastic waste But the confusion regarding what could be banned is taking a toll on small manufacturers.
After the Houthi attack on Saudi oil facilities, West Asia is in turmoil. US-Iran confrontation could end up causing turmoil in the West Asia region. The region desperately needs a peace process. India should take the lead here.
A ground report from Vidisha district in Madhya Pradesh, an hour-and-a-half away from Bhopal, shows rural households struggling to stay afloat and curtailing even essential consumption.
The centre is trying to get the 15th Finance Commission to give it a larger share of taxes from the divisible pool. The Union seeks a separate mechanism for funding of defence and internal security, currently in the Union list. This raises further uneasiness for those who cherish the values of cooperative federalism.
Since the end of 2016, several B2B companies have prospered. This change has been largely driven by GST and demonetisation. Indian businesses are now more willing to pay for using a digital platform.
As a man-made blaze scorches through the world’s biggest rainforest, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro’s reckless policies are causing a global crisis.
With a forceful message from PM Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address, there could be a new law on family planning as early as November, say government insiders. While there is little doubt that India has a population problem, any strategy to change fertility rates should be carefully thought out.
Enough obituaries have been written for liberals and liberalism, but ideas like openness and dissent will always remain relevant.
Peer entrepreneur forums like Bouncing Boards of Erode act as a lifeline on managerial and emotional fronts. A bouncing board is a closed, informal club of about a dozen entrepreneurs from diverse sectors. There are now three bouncing boards in Erode alone and one each in Trichy and Coimbatore. Bouncing boards have become a vital self-help group for such entrepreneurs.
Protesters in Hong Kong are speaking up for democracy and for independence from China, but the inability to compromise puts the city’s status as a financial centre at risk
Five years ago, there were only a handful of online food aggregators. Today, the industry is a behemoth that ferries 80 million food orders each month in over 500 cities. Ordering food online is convenient and restaurants gain from the extra visibility. But who is raking in the profits? Five years into the food delivery boom, many restaurants have now come to the conclusion that they are losing more than they gain.
When much of Kerala submerged under water last year, the Madhav Gadgil report on the degree of ecological damage underway all along the Western Ghats attained center-stage. This year, the same fate has befallen villages and cities along the fragile western coastline. What can India do to avoid this recurrent, annual date with parched summers followed by devastating floods?
In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to people to not view wealth creators, or industrialists, with suspicion. This was the Prime Minister's first Independence Day address after his historic re-election in the 2019 general elections. PM Modi also reiterated the government's aim of making India's economy worth $5 trillion in the next five years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that India will become a $5 trillion economy in the next five years. PM Modi was addressing to the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day.
