Regulating fintech RBI’s digital lending framework is well intentioned with the consumer’s interest at heart
Making a mark India’s rise in Olympic sports is a result of government Centre, State and corporates working in tandem
Sowing a crisis The Centre should pay attention to fertiliser subsidy which is overshooting estimates by unacceptably large margins
Bonds booster Embracing digital innovations and merging them into a formal market ecosystem, the right way to go
RBI in attack mode India’s growth-inflation dynamic, vis-a-vis the advanced countries, presents a challenge for MPC
Data rules The Centre must address data breach, surveillance concerns when it redrafts the Personal Data Protection Bill
A draconian Act PMLA provisions are violative of natural justice. The Opposition must force a debate in Parliament and get them dropped.
Broad spectrum Notwithstanding duopoly concerns, the spectrum auction marks a turning point for India's telecom market
On a wing and a prayer The rising number of airline incidents is worrying and the DGCA’s statements are not comforting
Will Akasa Air’s contra bet on Boeing 737 Max instead of Airbus pay off? Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa airline has gone against the tide, placing its bets on Boeing aircrafts; it now needs to carve out a niche for itself
Breastfeeding, a responsibility, not choice Rate of initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of birth has declined in 5 years
Blockchain: Piloting the future of aviation Enables effective solutions that positively impact industry players and end consumers
Q1 FY23: OMCs bleed due to marketing losses Prices of motor fuels were kept at levels equivalent to $75-80 per barrel of crude
Bharti Airtel Q1: Inline results and stable operating metrics Results reflect consistent progress made in recent quarters
IRB beats estimates in Q1FY23, but the stock is expensive The company is trading at a one year forward P/E of 26.6 times against its historical average (5 year average) of 11.8 times
Auroville: An utopian search for a better world Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit
Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century
Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up
