In the on-going saga of global trade tensions, the persistent standoff between China and the United States has become a defining chapter.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming markets and business operations, but it also poses risks, including the potential for enabling collusion and discrimination, Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), said on Sunday.
The term “consumption” simply represents purchases of goods and services (including energy) by consumers. It has a strong material dimension that lies along a gradient between “needs” and “wants”.
Coldplay's Mumbai concert began as just a musical event but now it's become a symbol of the growing frustration with ticket and resale practices.
Economics is not just about financial comings and goings within markets: the ‘unpriced’ or non-market services that the natural environment provides us with are equally its concern.
While the capital cost of establishing nuclear power plants may seem high, the combined capital and operation and management costs make nuclear energy the most economic option.
Ms Bhattacharya’s Rs 3.21 lakh crore budget is riveted to continuing the welfare schemes, even extending them to cover a wider net. Specifically, priority has been accorded to ensure social safety for the poorest of the poor in West Bengal. After all, the state has been on the cusp of poverty for as long as it has.
The expanded trade had not helped Nepal not the least because it contended with a huge deficit. China has now restricted the issue of visas to Nepali traders who have been forced to place orders virtually. Many traders have complained that they have been shortchanged in terms of quality as they had to place orders virtually.
The RBI-appointed KV Kamath Committee, which worked out the financial parameters for loan restructuring, has concluded that 72 per cent of banking sector debt worth Rs 37.72 lakh crore was under stress. Further, according to the Committee, the coronavirus pandemic is not solely responsible for the stressed loans; Rs 23.71 lakh crore, or 45 per cent of banking sector debt, was already under stress
It is aimed at admitting scholars with an exceptional academic background, strong motivation, discipline and having a strong inclination towards good quality research.
