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Rising oil prices are a challenge for economy, but sliding consumer sentiment can be a risk  On Feb 27, a day before Iran war started, Sensex closed at 81,287. Yesterday, it fell to 77,566, a drop of about 4.5%. It’s not the worst drop of this war. Kospi’s down almost 16% in the same time,…

Water security has always been one of the key challenges for state governments in Rajasthan. For a region historically constrained by scarcity, reliable access to clean water is both an economic necessity and a moral imperative. So, when Rajasthan won national recognition in water conservation and a third-place national ranking last year, it was an…

These are fab seasoning for tall stories and fake news Uncles in the park were more excited than the anchors on primetime TV, impossible as it seems. Because their humdrum, banal, retired lives had been infused with renewed energy. Thanks, admittedly, to the War Games on TV. Now, the exploits of middle-aged molesters (Epstein Files)…

The global economy is entering a difficult phase. Oil prices are climbing again, geopolitical  tensions are reshaping supply chains, and technological disruption is redefining labour  markets. If crude stabilizes near $100 per barrel, India faces a familiar macroeconomic  challenge: a widening current account deficit, pressure on the rupee, and imported inflation.   At the same time,…

What Tino Sehgal’s artwork ultimately reveals is that ownership had become abstract long before performance entered museums Galleries and Fairs display canvas , sculpture, multimedia and installations. Museums are built to preserve what endures –… Source link

My heart was filled with joy when I learnt that the Indian Navy’s Marching contingent was adjudged the best by the judges this year on the Republic day. Indeed the Republic day parade on the Kartavya Marg reflects the power and glory of the nation and it reassures us that that we are one and…

It was a cool, crisp afternoon at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, with a palpable buzz in the air. Students gathered outside one of the classrooms well before noon, conversations humming with anticipation. As I waited to receive Ritesh Agarwal and Bejul Somaia, the energy in the room reflected the magnitude of the story…

India is inching closer to two of the most consequential defence procurement decisions in its recent history: the acquisition of 114 multi-role fighter aircraft under the MRFA programme—now increasingly centred on the Rafale—and the long-awaited Project-75I submarine programme.  In my talk with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, the quest for 114 Multi Role Fighter Aircraft…

Whenever we think about bureaucracy, it is almost always with a sense of frustration. It seems designed to thwart us, to slow things down and drown us in an incomprehensible cascade of very specific requirements. The feeling that the system exists to prevent ease is inescapable. And yet, surely that cannot be the intention. No…

To understand how fundamentally India has changed since the economic reforms of 1991, we must look beyond GDP growth and stock market indices. In the space of three decades the economic arithmetic that governed everyday life for ordinary Indians — what economists call the “terms of trade” between income and essential costs — has quietly,…