What makes Germany a popular choice among international students?According to the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report, 2020, Germany was grouped in the second cohort of host countries that each acce...
03 Mar, 2022, 05.02 PM IST
What not to expect from Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget on TuesdayThe expectation is that this Budget lifts all boats, so fiscal 2023 ushers in broad-based recovery. Yet, budgetary space is constrained to ...
30 Jan, 2022, 08.47 AM IST
In the grander scheme of things, Wellington thrashing is just a one-off lossIndia haven’t really concentrated on the two longer formats this season. Wellington was their first Test since October 2019 — a gap of 15 w...
25 Feb, 2020, 08.19 AM IST
Want to revive demand? Put money in hands of masses, not classes: ChidambaramWe will have to put money in the hands of people who do not have a high propensity to save, if you put money in my hand I will save the bul...
06 Feb, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
Time for a rethink on monetary policy: Has inflation targeting failed?CPI climbing to a 64-month high has brought back the question: is monetary policy suited to tackle inflation?
15 Jan, 2020, 02.07 PM IST
America would fall apart if it were not for immigrants: Suketu MehtaThe Indian-American writer says his new book ‘This Land is Our Land’ is in reaction to the wave of anti-immigrant hatred in rich nations.
21 Aug, 2019, 03.29 PM IST
DVR: An instrument whose time hasn’t comeDifferential voting rights are essentially certain shareholders having different number of votes.
14 May, 2019, 11.38 AM IST
How railways plan to curb ticketless travellersWith 9 million ticketless travellers caught till January this fiscal, railways is trying a two-pronged strategy.
10 Mar, 2019, 03.11 PM IST
Elusive jobs: Modi govt slowly coming to terms with what awaits it in the final yearIndia’s job problem is huge and complex with no easy answers. Modi govt, in its last year, is short on time. And India’s jobseekers short o...
19 Feb, 2018, 06.34 PM IST
How Get My Parking is resolving parking issues with a mobile appWith increasing urbanisation finding parking has become a nightmare. Get My Parking is working on providing a different reality.
08 Jan, 2018, 10.34 AM IST
Karnataka model that may be a step forward in tackling the epidemic of crop insurance scamsInsurance companies, faced with huge claims, discounted the payout all across and genuine farmers got much less than their due; while the p...
04 Dec, 2016, 08.16 AM IST
Now, a survey to find out how people spend their 24 hoursFocus of the survey will be women, especially since most studies simply ignore the amount of work that goes into keeping a household runnin...
20 Jan, 2015, 10.45 AM IST
Rs 40,000 crore poultry meat market: Indians prefer chicken; mutton, beef far behindKabab or in a curry, roasted or fried, Indians are tucking into more and more chicken in a Rs 40,000-crore market.
27 Oct, 2013, 03.42 AM IST
Should consumer markets be ranked based on their overall size or intensity to consume?We need to understand better the geographical diversity of our consumer economy in terms of their purchasing power and spending intensities.
05 Nov, 2012, 05.33 AM IST
- Why government data is wrong on industry growth cycle
It can be argued that the IIP is not suddenly wrong only in recent times; it has always been flawed for variety of reasons.
18 Dec, 2011, 04.14 AM IST
Sudden surge in India's exports to Bahamas raises doubtsTriggers suspicion of over-invoicing to bring back undisclosed money under garb of normal cross-border trade.
21 Oct, 2011, 11.00 AM IST
- Stocks like VIP industries, Supreme industries, Rallis India, Bata India and more can deliver higher returns than gold
While most investors seem to be enamoured by gold and are ignoring equities, there are some stocks that have not only outperformed gold in ...
22 Aug, 2011, 09.52 AM IST