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AI could boost both growth and employment if its uneven adoption doesn’t distort markets

AI could boost both growth and employment if its u...

2 months ago 5

Manu Joseph: Your attention span isn't getting shorter but many people want us to believe it is

Manu Joseph: Your attention span isn't getting sho...

2 months ago 6

Let’s use ‘special governance zones’ as test spaces to work out how we can improve urban India

Let’s use ‘special governance zones’ as test space...

2 months ago 7

US-China G2, nukes on the table: Is Trump heralding Cold War-like bipolarity?

US-China G2, nukes on the table: Is Trump heraldin...

2 months ago 5

Zero-click AI is here—along with a sneaky danger

Zero-click AI is here—along with a sneaky danger

2 months ago 6

George Arbuthnot: The banker who laid bare the myth of British integrity

George Arbuthnot: The banker who laid bare the myt...

2 months ago 5

The reality of a nuclear threat is far more complex than game theorists or nuclear strategists would have us believe

The reality of a nuclear threat is far more comple...

2 months ago 7

Staffing services need relief from GST 2.0’s tax inequity that has made gig hiring more attractive

Staffing services need relief from GST 2.0’s tax i...

2 months ago 6

The Centre’s privatization package for power utilities is bold but regulation needs fixing first

The Centre’s privatization package for power utili...

2 months ago 4

The US and China agreed on a truce but their trade ties remain riddled with uncertainty

The US and China agreed on a truce but their trade...

2 months ago 5

Fear thy neighbour? Why our cities need to be more community-centric and child-friendly

Fear thy neighbour? Why our cities need to be more...

2 months ago 6

Interest rate surprises in Southeast Asia reveal deep political and economic shifts

Interest rate surprises in Southeast Asia reveal d...

2 months ago 6

India’s poorest states are stuck in a low-income, low-spending trap but Brazil’s model may show a way out

India’s poorest states are stuck in a low-income, ...

2 months ago 6

States are laying out innovative green pathways but India needs a national masterplan

States are laying out innovative green pathways bu...

2 months ago 5

As Bihar heads to polls, parties offer handouts but no real plan to uplift the state the way it needs to be

As Bihar heads to polls, parties offer handouts bu...

2 months ago 6

Tough task: The 8th Pay Commission must bat for public capacity but within fiscal limits

Tough task: The 8th Pay Commission must bat for pu...

2 months ago 4

Mint Quick Edit | It’s not easy for the Fed to set monetary policy with a data blindfold

Mint Quick Edit | It’s not easy for the Fed to set...

2 months ago 4

Rashomon risk: With AI keeping various board meeting records, who owns the truth?

Rashomon risk: With AI keeping various board meeti...

2 months ago 7

Will Japan get past its pacific constitution and seize its chance to lead Asia’s security order?

Will Japan get past its pacific constitution and s...

2 months ago 7

Why India’s economic growth hinges on coastal export success lifting the heartland too

Why India’s economic growth hinges on coastal expo...

2 months ago 7

RBI’s nod for bank-funded M&As comes at a great moment for the Indian economy

RBI’s nod for bank-funded M&As comes at a grea...

2 months ago 5

If schools don’t shield children from AI, we risk raising kids who may forget how to think

If schools don’t shield children from AI, we risk ...

2 months ago 7

The market is complacent about new Russia oil sanctions. These ones are serious.

The market is complacent about new Russia oil sanc...

2 months ago 8

The world has lifted millions out of poverty but the climate crisis could undo decades of progress

The world has lifted millions out of poverty but t...

2 months ago 7

India’s US oil imports have risen sharply: Sweetener or cost saver?

India’s US oil imports have risen sharply: Sweeten...

2 months ago 7

India could lose access to the world's most cutting-edge AI models. We must act rightaway

India could lose access to the world's most cuttin...

2 months ago 7

Gold’s FOMO syndrome: But is it still a worthy investment at this stage?

Gold’s FOMO syndrome: But is it still a worthy inv...

2 months ago 7

Hunger once shaped India’s policies. Now obesity poses a challenge of health, productivity and growth

Hunger once shaped India’s policies. Now obesity p...

2 months ago 7

China’s WTO challenge over EVs shows why India should future-proof its industrial subsidies

China’s WTO challenge over EVs shows why India sho...

2 months ago 7

For a knowledge-driven economy, India must fix how it measures its progress on R&D

For a knowledge-driven economy, India must fix how...

2 months ago 7

India’s big bet on manufacturing may fall flat unless we fix what subsidies cannot

India’s big bet on manufacturing may fall flat unl...

2 months ago 6

Mint Quick Edit | Strong growth, low inflation—but can India steady its export ship?

Mint Quick Edit | Strong growth, low inflation—but...

2 months ago 6

AWS shock: Could blockchain technology give the world an internet free of disruption?

AWS shock: Could blockchain technology give the wo...

2 months ago 7

Quantum supremacy: Could China surpass the US by 2027?

Quantum supremacy: Could China surpass the US by 2...

2 months ago 7

India has robust digital public infrastructure: Let stablecoins press home that advantage

India has robust digital public infrastructure: Le...

2 months ago 7

CoP conflict: Fossil fuel lobby groups should have no say in UN climate negotiations

CoP conflict: Fossil fuel lobby groups should have...

2 months ago 8

India’s flexible inflation targeting regime has helped deliver price stability: Sharpen it now

India’s flexible inflation targeting regime has he...

2 months ago 7

RBI’s regulatory arc for banking can be explained by weak animal spirits in the economy

RBI’s regulatory arc for banking can be explained ...

2 months ago 7

Can ₹10,000 crore spark a manufacturing boom? Depends on where the money goes

Can ₹10,000 crore spark a manufacturing boom? Depe...

2 months ago 7

Partner, friend and creative genius: Piyush Pandey

Partner, friend and creative genius: Piyush Pandey...

2 months ago 7

Data delusion: How more data sometimes leads to poorer outcomes for businesses

Data delusion: How more data sometimes leads to po...

2 months ago 7

Clean-tech demand gave silver its shine but the question is what happens next

Clean-tech demand gave silver its shine but the qu...

2 months ago 6

From Delhi to small towns, one-size-fits-all planning is failing India’s cities. Here’s what must change

From Delhi to small towns, one-size-fits-all plann...

2 months ago 7

Manu Joseph: Why examining mental health can be pointless beyond a point

Manu Joseph: Why examining mental health can be po...

2 months ago 7

India’s tech firms embraced AI to boost efficiency. So why aren’t the productivity gains showing up yet?

India’s tech firms embraced AI to boost efficiency...

2 months ago 7

Trump, Putin, and Modi: The awkward triangle of bonhomie, geopolitics, and oil

Trump, Putin, and Modi: The awkward triangle of bo...

2 months ago 7

China is being fuelled by inspiration, not perspiration

China is being fuelled by inspiration, not perspir...

2 months ago 6

Deepfake music sounds fantastic. Are artists ready for this new normal?

Deepfake music sounds fantastic. Are artists ready...

2 months ago 6

One dollar, one rupee: Anji Reddy's formula for India’s pharma success

One dollar, one rupee: Anji Reddy's formula for In...

2 months ago 7

Trump’s tariffs threatened to destroy the global world order—So why is it still standing?

Trump’s tariffs threatened to destroy the global w...

2 months ago 6