The immediate risk for Boeing is not that some arguably fictitious orders promised in trade talks won’t materialise, it is that China walks away from some of its existing orders
The Indian higher education system is not yet prepared to develop leading professionals, innovators and entrepreneurs for this world. It needs a major upheaval. Ultimately, the market and the principl
For India’s manufacturing aspirations to come true, we should consider not just how much we must ‘add’ to our SME base, but also how much of it will die and will need to be replaced.
Interestingly, while AAP joined other Opposition leaders in pillorying the government for delaying the appointment of the Lokpal, when Kejriwal came up with his Lokpal Bill, members of his party felt
In its last hearing, the NCLAT said RBI was making “it a prestige issue”. As a regulator, it is RBI’s job to ensure the banking system is safe; if it is not, crores of households are in danger o
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has decided to remove almost 70 pages from its Class 9 history textbook, titled “India and the Contemporary World – I”.
The platforms are not directly to blame for an act of mass terror, but the shooter’s online presence is a chilling reminder of the power of their influence
A majority of ICT users (40%) are in regular salaried employment followed by self-employment in non-agriculture (26%). ICT non-users are mostly engaged in labour (42%).
There are certain labour laws that have truly benefited the workforce, such as the fixed-term contract, where the contractual relationship between an employee and an employer is regulated.
India’s largest bank, State Bank of India, coming up with card-less ATMs that allow customers to withdraw money from SBI ATMs without using debit or credit cards; while the facility will initially b
The judgment was passed in relation to pleas seeking relief on the issue of forced eviction of around 5,000 dwellers of the jhuggi jhopri (JJ) basti near the Madipur Metro Station in Delhi in December
In this context, the economic indicators that prevailed just prior to the elections can be examined in the last five elections to deduce whether macro indicators matter or not. Hence, for the 1996 ele
A substantial share of the population is still at skill Levels 1 and 2 (86%), and is therefore earning comparatively much lower than those with skill Levels 3 and 4. This is a huge concern for policym
Ever since the Pulwama attack that killed CRPF jawans and the continued Chinese cover for Pakistan—China, once again, thwarted India’s efforts to have Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar declared
The Supreme Court asking the Centre for a comparative study of pollution from firecrackers and that from vehicles is the approach that has been lacking in India’s fight against pollution. Government
On Twitter, faithfuls and loyals were surprised to see the prime minister’s personal Twitter account not only tag known critics of the NDA-2 government and parody accounts such as @AmbaniKaChela @Ne
On March 15, 2018, 108 economists and scientists released a letter titled, Economic Statistics in Shambles, published in the prestigious Economic and Political Weekly, that accused the Modi government
After every sharp decline, there is a reaction; and, after the reaction runs its course, the rupee continues back down—usually below the previous all-time low but, at the very least, back to that le
By applying the ISCO-08 concepts to the ICE360° Survey, and classifying skill levels, we can better understand the connection between earnings and quality of labour force. This can provide important
The demand for gold has fallen by a fifth since 2010, and consumer preferences are one reason: many prefer lighter jewellery for daily wear. Millennials, a third of the population, spend more than old
