
There are several treaties that cover marine plastic pollution, but none tackle the menace at a global level. Read more »

There is a lot of curiosity around the Economic Survey’s growth projections despite the fact that the forecasts by the last few Surveys were way off the mark. Read more »

The COVID-19 pandemic hit the Indian economy when it was yet to recover from the twin shocks of demonetisation and GST rollout. Read more »

India will receive FDI inflows of $85 billion by FY26 as the economy has the capacity to absorb large amounts of foreign funds, says a UBS report. Read more »

The US managed to fully vaccinate just 60% its population and more than 200,000 Covid deaths happened after vaccines were rolled out in December 2020. Read more »

The RBI has come up with an unconvincing forecast that inflation will cool down to 5.3% in the current financial year before easing to 4-4.3% by the end of the next. Read more »

The Glasgow declaration which seeks emission cut targets is the first global commitment by the travel and tourism industry against climate change. Read more »

The world leaders started COP26 UN climate change talks with a flourish, but delegates still struggling to finalise agreement. Read more »

The World Bank should leave the ease of doing business ranking to universities or think tanks as there is an inherent conflict of interest in its evaluation of shareholders. Read more »

Creating a green hydrogen fuel ecosystem will be a huge business opportunity worth more than $20 trillion globally, and India could be a major beneficiary. Read more »