The Economic Times

In her budget speech, Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a high-powered committee to deregulate licences, certifications, permissions, inspections and other hurdles to ease of doing business. This committee would look into non-financial sectors, while a similar committee for the financial sector would […]

The US has been the top economic power since WW 1. It is being challenged by China, now the second-largest economy. Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) estimates that China is now ahead of the US in 37 of 44 hi-tech

The middle class swooned with delight at the tax cuts in the budget, but the stock markets barely moved. Why so? Because finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman‘s speech about a bright future was silent on the sharp, continuing fall of Indian stock markets and

The Economic Survey projects GDP growth of 6.3-6.8% in the coming financial year, with manufacturing—a key concern—growing at 6.2%. It hails “stellar progress” in bringing government finances on track, an indication that Saturday’s budget will project attainment of the five-year

Donald Trump’s inaugural speech is bad news for the world and India. In effect, he said America First and to hell with the rest. He promised to make the rest pay to Make America Great Again (MAGA). Abandoning the historical

The average global temperature touched 1.6° C above pre-industrial levels in 2024, breaking the 1.5° C benchmark regarded as safe, making the year the hottest on record. Climate activists say this shows the urgency of action to check global warming.

Vanuatu and other Melanesian islands – Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia – have launched a case in International Court of Justice (ICJ) for compensation from countries who, by emitting GHG gases, have caused climate change that hurts

This column recently highlighted India’s economic puzzle. GDP growth soared for three consecutive years after the Covid disaster, culminating in an astonishing 8.2% in 2023-24. GDP growth was 7.2% in Q1 of this year too. Yet, consumption was weak, exemplified

When I first read that Elon Musk aimed to implant computer chips in human brains, I thought him crazy. Even if the medical risks could be overcome, even if there were advantages, would humans consent to giving up free will