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Recent Nobels explain the real drivers of economic growth: Is anybody up there listening?

Recent Nobels explain the real drivers of economic...

6 months ago 10

Just sell it: Nike should put Converse up for sale to get back in the sportswear race

Just sell it: Nike should put Converse up for sale...

6 months ago 10

Diwali is done. But fireworks are set to continue on Dalal Street

Diwali is done. But fireworks are set to continue ...

6 months ago 10

Aspirational growth: What should India do to achieve an 8% growth path?

Aspirational growth: What should India do to achie...

6 months ago 10

Hard-won RTI gains are at risk as privacy legislation tilts the balance against demands of democracy

Hard-won RTI gains are at risk as privacy legislat...

6 months ago 10

The Deloitte AI debacle in Australia shows what can go wrong if AI is adopted blindly

The Deloitte AI debacle in Australia shows what ca...

6 months ago 11

Why is Sam Altman’s ChatGPT flirting with erotica? The answer reveals an uncomfortable truth about AI today

Why is Sam Altman’s ChatGPT flirting with erotica?...

6 months ago 12

Does it matter if India’s trends of nominal and real GDP growth diverge?

Does it matter if India’s trends of nominal and re...

6 months ago 12

This Deepavali, let’s celebrate the power of reforms to help India fulfil its dreams

This Deepavali, let’s celebrate the power of refor...

6 months ago 12

As risks and returns shift across investment avenues, not investing may be the biggest risk of all

As risks and returns shift across investment avenu...

6 months ago 11

Festive tax stimulus: Will a sales bounce mop up enough GST to plug revenue gaps?

Festive tax stimulus: Will a sales bounce mop up e...

6 months ago 11

Deepavali’s soul lost in glitter and cracker roar

Deepavali’s soul lost in glitter and cracker roar

6 months ago 11

Dynamic pricing is everywhere—from air tickets to train seats. Should it be?

Dynamic pricing is everywhere—from air tickets to ...

6 months ago 12

Trouble at the top: The Tata Group faces an important test of leadership

Trouble at the top: The Tata Group faces an import...

6 months ago 12

A US-Brazil partnership could counter China’s game of using rare earths as weapons

A US-Brazil partnership could counter China’s game...

6 months ago 11

Kaushik Basu: Is the emphasis on self-interest in economic theory rewarding a few at the cost of the many?

Kaushik Basu: Is the emphasis on self-interest in ...

6 months ago 11

Nobel prize-winning writers are often very hard to read—but that may be the point

Nobel prize-winning writers are often very hard to...

6 months ago 11

Long view: Is the West's alienation from its own culture going to be its undoing?

Long view: Is the West's alienation from its own c...

6 months ago 12

Andy Mukherjee: Would bitcoin’s pixie-dust maths work on Dalal Street?

Andy Mukherjee: Would bitcoin’s pixie-dust maths w...

6 months ago 11

Thinking of buying silver this Dhanteras? After a frenzied rally, the precious metal may not be worth the hype

Thinking of buying silver this Dhanteras? After a ...

6 months ago 11

Mideast deal done? Trump takes a victory lap as Gaza peace hangs by a thread.

Mideast deal done? Trump takes a victory lap as Ga...

6 months ago 11

Education's big shake-up: How AI is reimagining your child’s classroom

Education's big shake-up: How AI is reimagining yo...

6 months ago 11

Prakash Tandon: The quiet revolutionary behind modern Indian corporate leadership

Prakash Tandon: The quiet revolutionary behind mod...

6 months ago 12

Andy Mukherjee: As foreign investors pull money out, can India win back their confidence?

Andy Mukherjee: As foreign investors pull money ou...

6 months ago 11

Nobel award: Celebrate creative destruction but spare a thought for its impact beyond GDP growth

Nobel award: Celebrate creative destruction but sp...

6 months ago 11

Kerala’s proposed law promises faster public services—will it actually work?

Kerala’s proposed law promises faster public servi...

6 months ago 12

For the provident fund’s stability, its managers should heed RBI’s advice—align earnings with payouts

For the provident fund’s stability, its managers s...

6 months ago 11

India’s passport has slipped on the Henley Index chart: Is that a worry?

India’s passport has slipped on the Henley Index c...

6 months ago 11

Why recycled Diwali gifts are twice blessed: It’s the larger thought that counts

Why recycled Diwali gifts are twice blessed: It’s ...

6 months ago 11

American horror story: The US could turn into a zombie economy if it’s not careful

American horror story: The US could turn into a zo...

6 months ago 11

Global outlook: The world economy seems stable but that doesn’t mean the storm has passed

Global outlook: The world economy seems stable but...

6 months ago 11

Human-animal conflict: Policy must ensure farmers don’t bear the burden of wildlife conservation

Human-animal conflict: Policy must ensure farmers ...

6 months ago 12

Turn knowledge into prosperity: Joel Mokyr’s ideas could help India’s economy leap ahead

Turn knowledge into prosperity: Joel Mokyr’s ideas...

6 months ago 11

As data centres proliferate, do we have enough clean energy for them to guzzle?

As data centres proliferate, do we have enough cle...

6 months ago 11

Mint Quick Edit | Indian exports showed resilience last month but don’t celebrate yet

Mint Quick Edit | Indian exports showed resilience...

6 months ago 11

Let enterprise flourish: Policy mustn’t punish risk-takers in the name of reducing uncertainty

Let enterprise flourish: Policy mustn’t punish ris...

6 months ago 11

Five lessons from Joel Mokyr that explain why some economies soar and others stagnate

Five lessons from Joel Mokyr that explain why some...

6 months ago 12

Self-harm: America’s H-1B visa fee hike signals the triumph of ideology over market forces

Self-harm: America’s H-1B visa fee hike signals th...

6 months ago 11

Donors must change how they engage NGOs for India to achieve better social outcomes

Donors must change how they engage NGOs for India ...

6 months ago 11

Who has the upper hand as Beijing weaponizes rare earths in its trade clash with Washington?

Who has the upper hand as Beijing weaponizes rare ...

6 months ago 11

Go ahead, adopt AI for education, but sharpen the critical capacity of students too

Go ahead, adopt AI for education, but sharpen the ...

6 months ago 11

Google’s $15 billion plan for an AI hub in India: Is this the leap we need?

Google’s $15 billion plan for an AI hub in India: ...

6 months ago 11

Lawyers run the US and engineers run China: Has India struck an ideal balance?

Lawyers run the US and engineers run China: Has In...

6 months ago 11

Big promises, bigger gaps: Effective climate action demands a cohesive policy approach

Big promises, bigger gaps: Effective climate actio...

6 months ago 11

Ending quarterly reports won’t fix companies’ accounting issues. What would.

Ending quarterly reports won’t fix companies’ acco...

6 months ago 11

A local backlash against China’s K visa reveals cracks in China’s tech-driven growth dream

A local backlash against China’s K visa reveals cr...

6 months ago 11

Green acceleration: Tax policy should be recalibrated to speed up India’s transition to clean mobility

Green acceleration: Tax policy should be recalibra...

6 months ago 11

This year’s Nobel is a nod to the role of innovation and creative destruction in an economy: Think AI

This year’s Nobel is a nod to the role of innovati...

6 months ago 11

Price stability: What’s good for the near-term is great for the long-haul

Price stability: What’s good for the near-term is ...

6 months ago 11

From Industrial Revolution to China’s rise: 2025 Economics Nobel winner reveals secret to growth

From Industrial Revolution to China’s rise: 2025 E...

6 months ago 13