ESG reporting

Climate change: India faces credit downgrades for slow global warming steps

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

India’s real estate continues to bleed; dream house remains fantasy for many

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 »
Monsoon, agriculture

India hit by soaring fertilizer prices, inefficient subsidies

Global fertilizer prices are shooting through the roof, but price rise is just a small part of India’s fertilizer problem. Read more »
wto ministerial meeting, Geneva

WTO Ministerial: A trembling train remains on the tracks

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 »
Indian aviation, air India, indigo

Private players will boost aviation industry, but govt must lend a helping hand

Aviation industry seems to be making a turnaround after a crisis that devastated some of the largest players. Read more »
Women's Reservation Bill

NSO survey: Fall in unemployment rate linked to Covid-19 lockdowns

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 »
single-use plastic ban

Single-use plastics: India may struggle to implement ban

Several states tried to ban single-use plastics, but the results were far from encouraging because of industry pushback. Read more »
recession

Global recession fears intensify after US Fed’s bold rate hike

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 »
global economy facing recession

Explained: What a weak rupee means to the Indian economy

The RBI may not intervene aggressively to boost the weak rupee, but it may step in to reduce volatility. Read more »
G20 summit on climate change, sustainable development

Soaring inflation may push RBI into interest rate hike spree

With both wholesale and retail inflation benchmarks on an upward spiral and the US Fed signaling more interest rate hikes, the RBI may effect aggressive increase in policy repo rate. Read more »