TILT launches Rs 250 crore impact-first venture fund to back India’s 'Next Billion'TILT is targeting India’s ‘Next Billion’- underserved, lower-income Indians who are gaining greater access to markets, technology and finan...
27 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Gigged and Gagged: Algorithms, gig platforms are reshaping cities faster than planners and regulations can adaptAlgorithms and logistics are subtly redesigning India's urban geography and economics. Dark stores and ride-hailing platforms are altering ...
26 Aug, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
AVPN Global Conference 2026 opens in Delhi, calls for Asia-led solutions and coordinated capitalThe AVPN Global Conference 2026 has officially kicked off in New Delhi, marking a first for the city. With participation from around two th...
26 Aug, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
Altiva Equity Long Short Fund to launch on September 10; Radhika Gupta explains its large-cap alpha strategyEdelweiss Mutual Fund is set to unveil its third Specialised Investment Fund strategy, which targets large-cap equities alongside income-fo...
26 Aug, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
Census 2027 to drop separate ‘beggars and vagrants’ categoryScheduled for 2027, India's Census will implement transformative updates to its data collection methods. The existing category for 'beggars...
25 Aug, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
Who is the ‘right’ immigrant? US and other countries are rewriting the rulesCountries are not shutting out immigrants but becoming more selective about whom they admit and allow to stay. Recent policies increasingly...
25 Aug, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
India’s gig economy is leaving its women behind, study findsWomen remain underrepresented in India’s rapidly expanding gig economy despite near-equal access to basic bank accounts. An ILO-NCAER study...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
Portfolios need better solutions to existing problems, not more products says Radhika GuptaRadhika Gupta advises investors to view Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs) as solutions to specific portfolio needs rather than additional...
24 Aug, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
The long and winding R&D: While India tracks where publicly funded research money goes, it should track what it createsIndia's research funding system suffers a staggering ₹3,000 crore in losses each year due to overlapping grants. Implementing a unified tra...
24 Aug, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
CJP's Abhijeet Dipke issues open letter to all education ministersAbhijeet Dipke of the Cockroach Janta Party has written to education ministers of all states regarding public school infrastructure. He dem...
24 Aug, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobsRapid adoption of AI in many fields, from computer programmers to script writing and physical tasks, is pushing people out of their jobs or...
24 Aug, 2026, 09.14 AM IST
NTA: From elixir for all exam ills to everyone's punching bag!The National Testing Agency is under intense scrutiny following multiple exam cancellations and alarming paper leaks. These incidents have ...
23 Aug, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Baloch communities facing systematic repression, claims BYC leader Sabiha BalochBaloch Yakjehti Committee leader Sabiha Baloch alleges identity is a mark of suspicion. Baloch communities face systematic repression and s...
22 Aug, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
ET World Leaders Forum: Broader media economics key to cricket's success, says JioStar's Uday ShankarJioStar Vice Chairman Uday Shankar said cricket’s long-term success depends on broader media economics, beyond stadium attendance, as tradi...
22 Aug, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Trump calls Strait of Hormuz ‘American territory’, warns Iran over nuclear armsPresident Trump stated Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons. He also declared the Strait of Hormuz as American territory. Iran rejected the...
22 Aug, 2026, 09.19 AM IST
Niti Aayog proposes skill (re)set with focus on outcome-linked financing, PPPsNiti Aayog proposes core reforms to transform India's skilling architecture. The roadmap seeks to create a coherent system supporting cumul...
20 Aug, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
'We will correct delusions of this deluded man': Iran hits back at Trump's assertion over Hormuz as 'NEW U.S. Territory'Iran has warned Donald Trump that his claims over the Strait of Hormuz will be corrected. Iranian officials dismissed Trump's assertions as...
19 Aug, 2026, 06.26 AM IST