The biggest challenge for Jal Jeevan Mission is to address quality concerns about water supply and convince people to drink from taps. Read more »
Inability to take effective steps to mitigate climate change will lead to higher borrowing costs, impacting the financial position of several emerging economies. Read more »
Real estate: With the rates of houses skyrocketing and considering that the pandemic led to a significant fall in incomes, it is not shocking that builders are now verging on the edge... Read more »
Global fertilizer prices are shooting through the roof, but price rise is just a small part of India’s fertilizer problem. Read more »
While achievements at the WTO ministerial may have silenced the sceptics, India’s tough opening position presented a learning experience for trade negotiators. Read more »
Aviation industry seems to be making a turnaround after a crisis that devastated some of the largest players. Read more »
The fall in unemployment rate does not indicate an economic recovery, but an increase in the availability of employment after the easing of lockdown measures. Read more »
Several states tried to ban single-use plastics, but the results were far from encouraging because of industry pushback. Read more »
As the pension payments have become unsustainably high, the need of the hour is to bring all statutory pensioners under the National Pension Scheme. Read more »
The looming global recession may be far more serious than anything the world has witnessed since the Great Depression, and could last more than 12 months. Read more »