RCEP

RCEP pact put off till next year

Trade Ministers seek more time to discuss e-comm, competition, investment issues

RCEP: India in talks with China for a balanced pact

Next round of meeting on the mega deal in February, Ministerial meet in April

China proposes ASEAN+3 mega free trade agreement sans India, Australia and NZ

Commerce Ministry officials feel move may be aimed at extracting concessions in RCEP talks

Trade tantrums

India needs to respond creatively to China’s ‘ASEAN plus three’ gambit

Other

RCEP talks: Threat of imports worries dairy players

Co-ops, private dairies oppose freely opening Indian markets to global dairy producers

Paper industry frets as India gears up for RCEP talks

Keep paper, paperboard in negative list, says industry body

RCEP negotiations: India lists out demands before China for market access

The big list of demands include larger exports of drugs, sugar, rice, dairy. soybean, IT and other services

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

LIC may offer a smoother ride for investors going ahead

Sustained improvement in APE growth, but retail market share needs monitoring

Index Outlook: Sensex and Nifty 50 nearing an inflection point

Strong resistances with potential to trigger a reversal are coming up that has potential to trigger a reversal

How India Inc fared in Q1 and the road ahead

Here’s a detailed look at the trends this quarter and outlook for four key sectors

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