integrated reporting

India needs a push towards Integrated Reporting

In a world that is under threat from Covid-19 pandemic and climate crisis, India needs to encourage its companies adopt Integrated Reporting. Read more »
india's travel and tourism industry

On a wing and a prayer: India’s travel and tourism industry looking for a bailout

The travel and tourism industry needs incentives in the form of cuts in taxes, fees, and provisions of income support from the government. Read more »
Alps turning pink

Environmentalists see red over pink ice in Italian Alps

The watermelon snow is caused by algae that is commonly found in the Dark Zone of Greenland. Read more »
climate change, global warming and air pollution

Different strokes: Decoupling government policy on air pollution and climate change

Can same policy measures address the twin challenges of air pollution and climate change effectively? A new study provides the answer. Read more »
exports, MSME, recession

Cashew industry needs support as prices fall, imports rise

Cashew industry is a big foreign exchange earner and forms the back-bone of the rural economy of coastal states. There is a case for policy support. Read more »
VBM flights for Kerala expats

Did Kerala fail its expats in Gulf countries?

Of the 629 VBM flights originating from the Gulf region, more than half (54%) ferried malayali expats and landed in one of the four international airports in Kerala. Read more »
Chinese economy

Anticipating Chinese retaliation for India’s FDI restrictions

China’s ambition for uncontested supremacy in Asia will not allow it to take things lying down. Read more »
covid-19 cases in india

COVID-19: Why home quarantine may work in Kerala, not in other states

The spread of COVID-19 through contact is low in Kerala, but there is a need for free institutional quarantine for those with no access to decent housing. Read more »
Malaria threat amid Covid pandemic

Focus on Covid-19 may disrupt India’s anti-malaria programme

Health awareness activities for prevention and control of malaria should be integrated with the awareness activities for Covid-19 in malaria endemic regions. Read more »
electric vehicles

Electric cars: India on Mission Catch-up against odds

NITI Aayog has declared in 2019 that only electric vehicles will be sold in the country after 2030. Read more »