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Flawed forecasts

Poor quality of data hampers policymakers in their decision-making. This hurts outcomes.

Reforms and resistance

Implementation, engagement and govt response to worker discontent will be key.

Rupee Slumps 4.6% in Samvat 2081 on US Tariffs and Global Tensions; RBI Intervenes to Curb Speculation

Whither the rupee?

While the steadily increasing volumes in the offshore market do provide some credence to this view, it is offset to…

Multilateralism is alive

The message from the Brazilian city was loud and clear—the rich world can’t shift the onus of reducing greenhouse gas…

Climate finance needs heart

Developed world, even if belatedly, must heed call for mutirão or collective global effort

India’s New Labour Codes Notified

For a modern workforce

Push to labour reforms is welcome, focus must now shift to boosting worker productivity

Rupee Hits Record Low of 89.40 as RBI Pulls Back Intervention

A weaker rupee

Friday’s fall in the currency should tell the markets that RBI might not always support the currency

Why Real Exchange Rate Appreciation is Hurting Indian Manufacturing

Time to focus on real exchange rate

An RBI announcement that henceforth it would maintain a stable real exchange rate would send the market signal for greater…

Climate Crisis at Peril: US Pullout and Fossil Fuel Lobby Undermine COP30

Contradictions and utility

While it may not deliver Paris targets, in its absence we may see a temperature rise of 3°C or more

From tax certainty to confidence

The CBDT chairman’s articulation at OECD stands in stark relief against the historical scepticism that has long haunted the Indian…

India Launches AI Governance Guidelines

The real value of AI

Even the tech majors powering the AI boom face unanswered questions. Cloud providers are spending tens of billions to build…

Investing in Andhra

The big question is how rapidly an agrarian state can industrialise.