Science Dividend
India's economic rise has produced a new class of billionaires whose philanthropy can shape the country’s future as much as their businesses.
India's economic rise has produced a new class of billionaires whose philanthropy can shape the country’s future as much as their businesses.
Geopolitical crises early arrive with neat labels. They unsettle markets, test diplomacy and expose economic vulnerabilities.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Tuesday conducted a high-level review of the country's preparedness for the possible impact of El Niño on agriculture and other sectors of the economy.
India is frequently celebrated as the world’s youngest major democracy. With more than half of its population below the age of thirty, the country possesses a demographic advantage that many developed economies can only envy.
For India, the southwest monsoon is far more than a seasonal we ather phenomenon. It is the lifeline of the economy, sustaining agriculture, replenishing water reservoirs, supporting hydropower generation and influencing inflation, employment and food security.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday came out strongly against the prevailing economic situation in the country. She said, “without rapid economic progress, talks of a developed India are mere rhetoric.”
In spite of ongoing global uncertainties, India may be able to achieve a real GDP growth of 6.5 per cent in FY26.
India’s private investment conundrum is a pressing issue that requires immediate attention from policy makers. With a 25 per cent year-over-year decline in intended private capex for FY26, it's clear that the economic headwinds are strong.
In the second calendar year of the third millennium of our Common Era, that is in 2001, our world witnessed two acts of destruction which have, since then, set the trajectory of global politics, foreign affairs, security and defense, and the continuing struggle for human rights.
India remains the fastest-growing large economy and is expected to record a 6.3 per cent growth this fiscal year, while the global economy faces a "precarious moment," according to the UN.
