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11 ARTICLES
Why Nifty 50’s profit is the lowest since COVID-19 pandemic
The earnings of India’s oil refiners and other Nifty 50 companies have taken a hit. But IPO premiums suggest that investors seem unfazed.
20 Aug 2024
The silent healthcare crisis when doctors overprescribe
Doctors themselves often forget the basic tenet of prescribing anti-infectious agents to patients—that antibiotics work against bacteria, not viruses.
24 Jan 2023
India’s G20 presidency, where photo-ops are mistaken for outcomes and a stage for a summit
New Delhi is desperate for a seat at the global high table that would validate Narendra Modi’s domestic image of a powerful global leader. But inflated opinions are often a trap.
09 Jan 2023
Why Nirmala Sitharaman is wrong in chiding the corporate sector
The government and big capitalists are complicit in the state of the Indian economy, where masses of people have been pushed into an acute livelihood crisis.
11 Oct 2022
On Mithali Raj’s walk off into the sunset and Virender Sehwag’s spiritual successor
One of the most influential players in the women's game was allowed to depart with nothing more than a pro forma press release, while Rishabh Pant showed he is as untamed and destructive as Viru was in his pomp.
05 Jul 2022
The complicated relationship between governments and corporate consultants
Corporate consultants bring expertise, but in their bid to please their clients (read governments), they often cross an ethical line, which works against the principles of good public policy.
04 Apr 2022
Why Vistara is unravelling
Snowballing customer ire has brought to the fore a deeper rot within the joint venture between the Tatas and Singapore Airlines, heightening the uncertainty on the airline’s future.
07 Feb 2022
Metro rail projects could derail the economy
Expanding the metro rail network across the country with complete disregard for cost overruns and operating losses will have disastrous consequences on the state and national exchequers.
03 Jan 2022
India’s flailing state
18 Oct 2021
How Urban Company beat the COVID blues
Making sure migrant-partners do not return to their hometowns and stressing the safety of its home grooming and repair services help the startup emerge stronger from the pandemic-induced lockdown.
27 Nov 2020