Why has Bitcoin gained 350% of its value in just 12 months
It isn’t a currency most of us are familiar with. But it exists, and continues to thrive as the world economy wobbles and hackers threaten to steal or cripple valuable data. Bitcoin, the world’s most...
View ArticleCyber attacks are the new reality, the only question is ‘when’
By: Nitin Bhatt As disruptive innovations and new business models transform organisations and communities around the world, their sustainability is threatened by a plethora of cyber risks. We are...
View ArticleNPA crisis: Banking ordinance skirts real solutions to the ongoing crisis
By Ajay Chhibber India’s banking crisis has been on a slow burn for the last three years. But just like with a slowfuse Diwali firecracker, the blast will inevitably come. Unfortunately, the more the...
View ArticleDevelopment agenda: Kerala can lead India to reach at the top of the world
By M Muneer Despite policy see-saw between the left and Congress governments every five years, in almost every social index, Kerala has been ahead of other Indian states. Whether it is literacy,...
View ArticleEconomic analyses
By Richard Bookstaber During a visit to the London School of Economics as the 2008 financial crisis was reaching its climax, Queen Elizabeth asked the question that no doub twas on the minds of many...
View ArticleOf dharma and religion
By Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj Dharma and religion are not the same thing. The terms are used interchangeably for want of an appropriate English word. The Oxford Dictionary defines religion as “a system of...
View ArticleHow the government can enable reduced prices under the GST regime to reach...
By Sachin Menon One of the stated objectives of introducing the goods and services tax (GST) is to eliminate multiple taxes, remove cascading of taxes, rationalise tax rates and enhance the spectrum...
View ArticleHow GST will be a turning point for SMEs
By Bhupinder Singh Introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) after a decadelong deadlock is a welcome measure for Indian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). India’s approximately 51 million...
View ArticleThree years of the Modi government: Staying right on track
By Chandrajit Banerjee An impressive agenda of economic reforms and social programmes has been unfurled by the Narendra Modi government over the last three years. Policies extend to numerous sectors of...
View ArticleThe jewel of the deccan
By Pranav Khullar TS Eliot wrote in Four Quartets, “The only wisdom one can hope to acquire is the wisdom of humility… humility is endless.…” I mulled over these words as I strolled through the...
View ArticleGod in your living room
By Swami Kriyananda It is easier to visualise God in the starry heavens than in our own homes. The stars, so remote from our humdrum earthly existence, suggest to our minds infinite stillness, harmony...
View ArticleIndia is ready for the next big leap into the future
By Rana Kapoor The Narendra Modi government has entered its fourth year. Three years ago, the country was running the risk of a sovereign ratings downgrade (to junk status) that could have potentially...
View ArticleState-Capitalism is India’s best bet forward
By U D Choubey When in 2008-09, the global GDP rate started declining, India managed the recession better than most countries because of its ‘mixed economy’. Indian public sector enterprises (PSEs)...
View ArticleGST: In theory vs practice
By Anuvab Pal Yes, there’s a lot of writing about the goods and services tax (GST). But here’s what all experts know about it: nothing. I tried to read some columns about filling out something...
View ArticleThe right age to learn Football
By Joy Bhattacharjya It was in the late nineties that I first got hooked to strategy games. Not the typical Prince Of Persia or Digger that inhabited every DOS machine, but Civilization, a turn based...
View ArticleCoal scam: Casting sole burden on Gupta and his deputies too harsh
By Naresh Chandra Some good comments have appeared on the judgment pronounced by a special court on HC Gupta, former coal secretary, and two other IAS officers, KS Kropha and KC Samaria, along with...
View ArticleLet’s let in the light
By Soma Chakravarty Love and light are the two most universal and fundamental realities. God’s first command (Genesis) was, “Let there be light.” And there was light. Buddha said that to love all...
View ArticleThe China syndrome
By Gideon Rachman One of the significant things about President Xi is that he came in to power in 2012, so he’s been there coming up for five years and will almost certainly be renewed...
View ArticleThe PSU disease has grounded Air India for all purposes
By V Ranganathan The ET editorial, ‘Start Privatisation With Air India‘ is important and timely. As it states, mismanagement is not the only reason the airline is making financial losses to the tune of...
View ArticleIndia needs a fresh pool of e-leaders
By Ananth Narayanan The dynamics of the workplace in India are changing rapidly across sectors, not just in e-commerce. Rapid growth, globalisation and increasing entrepreneurship in the country are...
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