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On May 4, Kerala may end up delivering a result bigger than its own election. If LDF loses, India will, for the first time in nearly half a century, have no Left govt anywhere in the country. The symbolism would be hard to miss. Just three days after May 1, celebrated across the world as…

Artificial intelligence is no longer a theoretical disruptor in the accounting profession it is an operational reality. What was, until recently, a series of isolated experiments is rapidly evolving into a connected ecosystem of tools capable of transforming core financial workflows. The shift is underway, and finance leaders are now faced with a defining choice:…

India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has been widely credited with reshaping the country’s credit culture. Still, recent developments in large insolvency processes suggest that its foundational promise of value maximization through a predictable process may be under strain. The intellectual foundation of the IBC emphasises that distressed assets must be resolved in a manner…

Hello and welcome to another revamped edition of the Weekly Vine. Horrified by World War I, TS Eliot called April the cruellest month, where lilacs die. I don’t know much about lilacs – I doubt I would even recognise one if I saw one – but on the first day celebrating fools, my water pump…

Oil and gas will continue to be dominant energy sources amid renewable surge in coming decades. So after securing Venezuela, Iran was next on US radar to hold over the oil-based order rooted in controlling fossils, and the curious case of Merey 16 blend for China  World’s most important energy flashpoint lies today around Strait…

At some point in life, most of us encounter motivational speakers, life coaches, or even thoughtful friends who seem to possess clarity about resilience, emotional balance, forgiveness, discipline, and inner peace.  Their words often feel reassuring, like life maps drawn with confidence. Yet sometimes, if we look closely, we discover that the very people drawing…

Arecanut is a plant mainly growing in South Asia and extends a bit towards east Asia. Largely the fruit of A. Catechu is preferred for chewing due to its nicotinic property and nervous excitation and naturally this has been linked to having carcinogenic properties by the World Health Organization (WHO). As per estimates, arecanut is…

While missiles arc across the skies of the Middle East and oil tankers idle at chokepoints, a quieter catastrophe is unfolding—one measured not in headlines, but in the wasting bodies of children. While the UN is ineffective in today’s wars, it does raise some conscience, collective consciousness. At least, it provides data—the world of hunger,…

To help save the planet, more people are switching from wipe to wash TP or not TP; that is the question. Had Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, been around today, that’s the way he might have phrased his famous existential dilemma.  TP is the abbreviation for toilet paper that people in so-called advanced countries use to…

Jewar, UP, is the latest in a long list of Indian village settlements suffering birth pangs of town-making India’s newest airport in Jewar, UP, has made millionaires – dollar variety – of many farmers near Delhi. A few have got more than ₹20cr for their acquired land, which is $2.1mn at the current rate. And…