Slogans, Songs and Poisoned Air: When Politics Fails the Nation
Policymakers have been shockingly apathetic to India's pollution crisis. A country cannot aspire to become a global technology and innovation powerhouse while treating the conditions in which its workforce lives as an afterthought
Infertility, Asthma, Lost Productivity: India's Cities are Too Sick to Power its Growth
Pollution is stealing the future of Indians, robbing them of their health, stunting educational growth and crippling the country’s economic dreams
Pollution In India Harms Health and Wealth, Says Economist Alex Tabarrok
Alex Tabarrok, a Canadian-American economist, explains how air pollution affects India’s economy, arguing that a country's growth need not come at the cost of environmental protection and public health
Focus Must Shift to Recognising Potential Economic Gains of Clean Air: CSE's Anumita Roychowdhury
Anumita Roychowdhury, executive director of research and advocacy at the Centre for Science and Environment, explains how mounting evidence points to the significant economic and health costs of air pollution in India
'The Cost of Tackling Air Pollution Is Likely Far Lower Than the Cost of Inaction'
Sachchida Nand Tripathi, Dean of the Kotak School of Sustainability at IIT Kanpur, talks about the growing economic and health costs of air pollution in India, highlighting persistent gaps in governance and enforcement
Lack of Resources, Technology and Funds Leaves Municipalities Struggling to Keep Cities Clean
Urban affairs expert Jagdish Mamgain highlights how poor accountability, weak enforcement and lack of coordination among multiple agencies are undermining municipal governance
InDepth | Rising Corporate Concentration Tests India’s Competition Watchdog
As the power of a handful of companies rises across sectors, from aviation and telecom to cement, the Competition Commission of India has been missing from action
InDepth | Battle-Tested, Homegrown and Ready to Scale: Can Indian Defence Tech Start-Ups Go the Distance?
Operation Sindoor put India's defence-tech start-ups through their first major real-world test and brought them orders and investor attention. Where do they stand now?
Column | Financial Stability Takes Priority Over Offshore Retail Equity Diversification: Michael Debabrata Patra
Michael Patra, former deputy governor, RBI, says the authorities have found it prudent to prioritise the building up of strong foreign exchange reserves over cross-border retail equity diversification
Column | Easing Overseas Investment Cap a Question of Financial Market Maturity: Systematix's Dhananjay Sinha
Dhananjay Sinha, CEO and co-head of equities at Systematix Group, says increasing the overseas investment limit for Indian MFs is not merely a question of investor convenience but one of financial market maturity
Foreign Capital Inflows Concentrated in Small Part of Indian Economy: Study
A new study examines how foreign capital enters India and how Indian investment moves abroad
Audi India Head Balbir Singh Dhillon on Growth, New Models and Luxury Car Market Challenges
Balbir Singh Dhillon, who leads Audi’s India operations, talks about the brand's plans to revive growth in the country through new models and the challenges facing the luxury-car market.
India’s Entertainment Industry: Why Institutional Capital is the Next Big Leap
Rohit Dalmia, chairman and managing director, CineNow, explains why institutional capital and a sophisticated investment ecosystem are crucial to the future of India’s entertainment industry.
How Transport Corporation of India Is Shifting Gears from Fleet Expansion to Efficient Transportation
From a single truck to a fleet of 1,000-plus, a transport company is shifting gears as it looks to power ahead
InDepth | This Belgaum Start-Up Wants to Be a Global Brand in Sustainable-Energy Solutions
Belgaum-based start-up Enerzi aims to become a global brand in sustainable energy by offering economical, energy-efficient and eco-friendly solutions