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Climate Grasp: Miles To Go Before We Can Relax

Unlike the US, where denial of climate change does not make politicians unelectable and Donald Trump could yet win another term as president, India is unlikely to see democracy get in the way of climate action. In that sense, we are better placed. But what do Indians at large make of the crisis that has besieged the planet?

COP28: Of Pledges And Compromises

As expected, the Conference of Parties in Dubai kicked the real hard decisions down the road.

America's Top Court Must Not Curtail Access To Abortion Pills

A medical matter should not be determined by lawyers and judges

Joint winners of the Gaja Capital Business Book Prize 2023 announced

The prestigious Gaja Book Capital Business Prize 2023, has been jointly awarded to Against All Odds: The IT Story of India and Winning Middle India: The Story of India's New-Age Entrepreneurs.

AI to health: Best business books of 2023

A list of some of the most interesting books about business and productivity in the year gone by

Was COP-28 a cop-out or did the conference achieve something?

Each country should ideally have a fair share of the remaining global carbon budget and adequate access to climate finance

'Transparency in hospital costs is key to affordable health premiums'

Medical inflation plays a major role in pricing health insurance policies and hospitals can help in ensuring affordable premiums by maintaining transparency in costs. While insurers are regulated, and are answerable to Irdai whenever they hike premiums, hospitals aren’t. Highlighting the need for greater transparency in hospital costs, Krishnan Ramachandran, managing director and chief executive officer, Niva Bupa Health Insurance, says the healthcare industry needs to move towards evidence-based care and adoption of newer standards and protocols that can reduce the financial burden of a patient. In an interview with Mint, Ramachandran also talked about the benefits offered by Aspire, a new product launched by Niva Bupa that caters to young India so that they can secure themselves against any sudden hospitalization. Edited excerpts:

Netanyahu vows to press on

Some 129 people taken in the October raids are estimated to still be held in Gaza, 70 days after their capture

PM inaugurates diamond bourse, new airport terminal in Surat

Bourse will have international banking, safe vaults, and create about 150,000 new jobs

Hollywood falls short of glory

Hollywood's grip on the Indian audience, cultivated over the last few years, encountered a plot twist this year with box office collections estimated at just ₹1,300 crore from around 35 releases - a modest rise from the ₹1,276 crore earned in 2022, when 20 films were screened due to the covid-19 delays.

Honeywell eyes acquisitions in energy transition tech in India

Honeywell International Inc. is open to acquisitions in India's energy transition technology sector, said Ashish Modi, president for its India operations.

Product manager a hit at IITs

New hirings for this position are being offered annual salaries in the range of ₹25-45 lakh by companies

Deloitte to tap AI to balance staffers

The giants of the consulting world face an unusual quandary this year: many of them are in the process of dismissing hundreds of staffers even after they hired thousands of college graduates to deal with new demand. Now, one of the biggest of them all is looking to artificial intelligence (AI) to change that.

Washing liquids 'star' as fastest growing category

Rising washing machines ownership has accelerated sales of washing liquids, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 35% in the past decade. This positions the category as the fastest growing fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), data released by market researcher Kantar showed.

Zee seeks time on Sony deal as two directors voted out

Some of the largest foreign investors, which own a third of Zee, voted against the resolutions

France's AFD to help SJVN set up solar projects

SJVN began its foray into solar power in 2017, and has completed three projects with 81.3MW total installed capacity

FinMin revises letter, scotches PSU bank merger speculation

The Union finance ministry has rectified the agenda of a parliamentary committee meeting scheduled for early next year, putting an end to speculation of a potential merger of public sector banks-UCO Bank with Union Bank of India, and Bank of India with Bank of Maharashtra.

Fresh funds elude Vi, 5G service in limbo

Debt-laden telecom operator Vodafone Idea’s plans to raise external funds of over ₹20,000 crore may get further delayed and are unlikely to culminate even in the quarter ending March 2024, said two people aware of the development.

Wall Street says Basel 3 'Endgame' will upend climate finance

Wall Street's biggest banks are warning that existing assumptions around much-needed green finance will no longer hold if the US goes ahead with stricter capital requirements.

US shale surge challenges Opec's tightening grip on oil markets

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec)'s one-time nemesis US shale - is rearing its head just months after the sector was all but written off as a threat to the cartel's sway over worldwide oil markets.

FPIs flood Indian equity markets

In a dazzling resurgence, foreign investors have graced the Indian equity markets with an influx of nearly ₹1.5 trillion in 2023, fuelled by optimism over the country's resilient economic fundamentals amid shadows of a gloomy global scenario. Experts believe that the positive trend may continue in 2024.

Industrial, a lifeline for Kansai

Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd is gearing up to beat competition blues following the entry of Grasim Industries Ltd, which is planning to launch decorative paints products in the March quarter (Q4FY24).

Yotta's new data centres in Gr Noida, Guwahati in 2024

UP govt offers critical sops for Yotta's data centre ops in the NCR, CEO Sunil Gupta says

Parliament security breach painful, a matter of concern, says Modi

The seriousness of the security breach in Parcannot be Prime Minisliament underestimated, ter Narendra Modi said on Sunday, as he called for a detailed investigation and urged the Opposition not to squabble over the incident.

Russian oil discounts for India set to rise

Currently, the discounts are in the range of $4-6 per barrel and may reach $10-12 per barrel soon

Regulation of pvt agencies sought in Brand India move

The idea is to ensure accountability, so that only deserving businesses get the ISO certificate

'FDI will flow again; China-plus-one gain will take time'

In the September quarter, India's FDI equity inflows declined 7.7% annually to $9.5 billion, according to official data

India to ease trade with five customs agreements by Mar

India is set to sign trade facilitation deals with five more key partners over the next three months, bestowing coveted ports and customs privileges including fewer inspections, faster tax refunds and deferred duty payments on half of its external trade.

Adani hits the road after 2023 setback

Group touts profits, growth opportunity in pitch to investors

The road to China-free supply chains for rare earths is long

Building China-free supply chains is tough. Sometimes it means dealing with lizards that don’t have legs and sands that are radioactive.