Surprise CM
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s decision to name Ms Rekha Gupta as Delhi’s Chief Minister caught many by surprise.
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s decision to name Ms Rekha Gupta as Delhi’s Chief Minister caught many by surprise.
India's equity markets, long buoyed by strong economic growth and rising corporate earnings, are now facing a sharp and prolonged correction.
The year 2025 has thrown up new risks for global environmental policies. Amidst the continuing and burgeoning threats of climate change, biodiversity loss, over-exploitation of natural resouces and resultant environmental degradation, an added risk is that of global finance for environmental actions drying up or slowing down.
India’s economic growth is often measured by rising consumption and expanding credit access. However, a closer look at recent spending patterns reveals an alarming trend; Indians are allocating nearly a third of their income to loan repayments.
India stands at a critical juncture in the global AI race. With 15 per cent of the world’s AI talent, a vibrant start-up ecosystem, and increasing investments from major tech companies, the country has all the ingredients to become an AI powerhouse.
History – which talks a lot about wars – is full of lies because it is written by the victors.
Prithvi Chowk is perhaps one of Pokhara’s busiest crossings. The long-distance bus stop is nearby, and one can find several buses lining up next to the crossing whose conductors call out their destinations at the top of their voices. Hotels, pharmacies, businesses and petrol pumps - you can find them all at Prithvi Chowk, in this Nepalese city.
EPI projections indicate that according to current trends, just four countries China, India, the United States, and Russia will account for over 50 per cent of residual global greenhouse gas emissions in 2050.
The South Korean economy is beset by unfavourable factors including an unstable global supply of goods, surging prices of materials and “three highs” ~ high-interest rates, high inflation and high exchange rates ~ plaguing the Korean currency. Then yet another issue looms large: an industrial strike.
The passing show, so to speak, of Russia’s war in Ukraine, is likely to have a crippling effect on recession in both large and small economies.
