5 min read Last Updated : Jul 24 2024 | 11:54 PM IST Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has diligently done what has been asked of her, as she has consistently done over the last six years — to deliver a Budget document with reasonable fiscal discipline and limited reform ambitions. The question that remains … Read more
To witness how the United States has become the world’s unchallenged oil and gas behemoth is to contemplate the scene from John Allaire’s home, situated on a small spit of coastal land on the fraying, pancake-flat western flank of Louisiana. Allaire’s looming neighbor, barely a mile east across a ship channel that has been pushed … Read more
Albany, Georgia-based Phoebe Physician Group, an affiliate of the Phoebe Putney Health System, operates in a predominantly rural, 41-county service area where caregivers say it has become increasingly acceptable in the patients’ eyes to miss a doctor’s appointment. THE PROBLEM As such, the physician group’s overall no-show rate was at 12% – more than double … Read more
Everyone benefits in a gender-equal society, but many from the Gen-Z feel that feminism has gone a bit too far. A recent survey conducted by IPSOS, a multinational market research and consulting firm on International Women’s Day throws a curveball into our understanding of Gen-Z’s relationship with feminism. Hyped as the most progressive generation, the … Read more
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang presents their Blackwell platform at an event ahead of the COMPUTEX forum, in Taipei, Taiwan June 2, 2024. Image: Reuters/Ann Wang Nvidia’s stock has multiplied tenfold since late 2022 and almost tripled so far this year. The chipmaker became the world’s most valuable company for the first time on June 18, … Read more
With hundreds of millions of records sold, careers that are still thriving in their fourth decade, and admiration from the likes of Taylor Swift, the boy bands the Backstreet Boys and ‘NSync are absolute pop royalty. They were also the creations of one of America’s biggest criminals. It’s this bizarre duality that Netflix’s new docuseries … Read more
Over the past two years, hospitals in Taiwan have been increasingly taking the spotlight for their digital maturity. Perhaps the most prolific of this group is China Medical University Hospital, which has scored multiple HIMSS validations and achieved a global third ranking for the HIMSS Digital Health Indicator in 2022. In January this year, the … Read more
The Union Budget 2024-25 exemplifies the unwavering dedication of the finance minister to provide a medium-term vision and an all-encompassing blueprint for a prosperous, environmentally sustainable and technologically advanced India. With an objective of having the nation proceed on the “Amrit Kaal” journey with gusto and join the league of developed nations by 2047, it … Read more
Can boAt navigate the choppy waters? Illustration: Chaitanya Dinesh Surpur“Have you seen Pirates of the Caribbean,” the seasoned tech analyst posed an intriguing counter-question. “How do you explain the mayhem in the wearable and hearable market in India,” was the original query with which I started the conversation. Can Pirates of the Caribbean, I wondered, … Read more
The triumphalism of the Premier League is unlikely to disperse any time soon, even during a chastening 2024. Performances in last season’s Uefa club competitions were disappointing. Though Rodri was named player of the tournament, Euro 2024 struggled for Premier League stardust. In its final, a Spanish team backboned by Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao … Read more