The people’s struggle to find solutions to water challenges
The people’s struggle to find solutions to water challenges
With the summer looming, water comes more easily to the urban mind. Even for those who had been reasonably secure all year long, it is an uncertain time
Are guns the next target for conscientious investors?
Are guns the next target for conscientious investors?
The gun-control debate in the US is a long and bitter one, but the mass shooting at a high school in Florida may serve as a momentous turning point for investors and companies
That Rahul Gandhi forgave his father’s killers makes him different from those obsessed with rewriting our past, because they’re swallowed by ancient hatred
Even though India’s combined government debt is far from toxic levels, the revision of the central government fiscal deficit target is a cause for concern
The potential positive economic impact of investment bubbles
The potential positive economic impact of investment bubbles
Mini bubbles, hopefully, will emerge across underserved sectors, and young women entrepreneurs will build business models that solve India’s real problems
Consumers to lose out if pvt channels go off DD Free Dish
Consumers to lose out if pvt channels go off DD Free Dish
By losing out a place on DD Free Dish, private broadcasters lose out on a big consumer base that translates into television rating points and, in turn, into advertising revenue
Which country is leading AI isn’t the intelligent question
Which country is leading AI isn’t the intelligent question
It doesn’t matter whether a Chinese or an American makes a specific advance in artificial intelligence because any new knowledge can be built upon by other scientists
This column discusses some of the fundamentals of public health delivery, as seen from the grass roots. Here are 26 important elements in maternal and child health
Mushfiqur Rahim’s nagin dance is replete with commercial possibilities
Mushfiqur Rahim’s nagin dance is replete with commercial possibilities
Move over all ye fist-pumpers and parentage questioners, Mushfiqur Rahim’s terpsichorean ecstasy is the new normal in celebratory expressions in the sports arena
India’s journey of transforming our cities will need to be uniquely collaborative with leadership from governments but ownership across stakeholder groups
Billionaires behaving badly can be a force for good
Billionaires behaving badly can be a force for good
Kumar Mangalam Birla just treated India’s new bankruptcy law with utter disdain. But before you dismiss the behaviour, think of the huge favour he’s doing the legal system
Uber crash shows driverless cars need to slow down
Uber crash shows driverless cars need to slow down
The Uber incident is a lesson for the auto industry. ‘Move fast and break things’ is all very well, unless the things that end up broken are human bodies
Does Mukesh Ambani deserve all the credit for India’s telecom turmoil?
Does Mukesh Ambani deserve all the credit for India’s telecom turmoil?
Reliance Jio is a carriage-content-commerce triple play. But for all the cash being spewed by its units, RIL isn’t the only company in India to brandish a strong balance sheet
A basic bargain at the core of liberal democracy is the recognition of rights that key minorities value and that are fundamental to generating broader benefits
India needs to trust its farmers and set them free
India needs to trust its farmers and set them free
The only way to solve the farmers’ problem is to make entry to other sectors attractive by creating employment opportunities, and to make it easy to exit farming
If countries like China and India are denied, they have only two choices: either continue to accept a second-class seat in the existing system, or challenge the system itself
Distinguishing among the 50 shades of artificial intelligence
Distinguishing among the 50 shades of artificial intelligence
Analysts and consultants will keep their jobs in the digital age. As humans, we will always need other humans to guide us in a structured fashion when we are on the wrong side of an information divide