In the context of India’s population over several decades, there is only one factor that has been a recurring topic of debate – growth. From overcrowding to public facilities, all issues related to India’s population revolved around one idea, namely, that India’s population will continue to grow at an unprecedented pace. All that is set…
TWO DAYS, ONE QUESTION NOBODY COULD ANSWER There was no single headline that explained it. No earnings miss, no regulatory bombshell, no executive resignation. And yet over two consecutive trading sessions this week, the Nasdaq Composite shed 580 points on Tuesday alone, layering onto Monday’s 1.3% decline, as investors across Wall Street simultaneously, almost wordlessly,…
THE RIVER AS THE ONLY REFUGE In a country where most homes and even many offices have no air conditioning, the river becomes the only democratic relief from heat that has nowhere else to go. Such is the story behind France’s deadliest heatwave-driven drowning toll in recent memory. At least 45 deaths since June 18,…
The Bet Nobody in Indian Finance Wanted to Take In 2011, when Sumant Sinha left his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Aditya Birla Group’s renewable energy business to found his own company, the Indian renewable energy sector was not yet the story it would become. Installed solar capacity in India at that point…
For many years, education has been regarded as the most dependable route to success in India. Families have put their savings into schooling and higher education, believing that having a degree would assure them of stable employment, financial stability, and social advancement. However, this assurance is increasingly being challenged today. Throughout the country, countless young…
At a time when Africa is grappling with slowing development finance, rising debt burdens, and an urgent need for inclusive economic growth, leadership appointments are increasingly becoming signals of larger policy shifts. The appointment of Veronica M. Nduva, CBS, as Deputy Director for Economic Opportunity in Africa at the Gates Foundation Africa Regional Office is…
Congratulations to Shrirupa Sengupta and Dr. Prof. Sudha Chandrashekar on being appointed as the CEOs of Swasti, The Health Catalyst.
Nisha Gupta Appointed Director, Centre for Health Economics at NCAER Congratulations to Nisha G. on her appointment as Director of the Centre for Health Economics at NCAER.
The Career Break That Often Becomes Permanent In March 2026, the Periodic Labour Force Survey’s annual report recorded the Worker Population Ratio for Indian women aged 15 and above at 38.8 per cent. For men, the same figure was 76.6 per cent. Among women not in the labour force, 44.4 per cent cited child care…
There’s a type of courage you don’t always notice, but it takes real guts and a special kind of patience: the courage to challenge the system from inside. Think about the researcher who puts out findings nobody wants to hear, or the judge who gives an unpopular verdict. Then there’s the administrator who tells the…
