Day: October 24, 2024

RBI’s Non-interest Rate Interventions To Balance Growth With Risk

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RBI released the framework for the fintech sector’s Self-Regulatory organisations (SROs). The SRO would create an environment conducive to innovation while enforcing compliance and regulatory adherence. Image: Shutterstock India, a country of 1.4 billion people, is driven by a young, consumption-oriented demographic, fuelling its growth. Private consumption contributes to approximately 58 percent of the nominal … Read more

India’s Top 100 Digital Stars 2024: When Influencers Spark Conversations About Vulnerability, Diversity, Responsible Practices

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Content creator, Kavya Karnatac Image: Amit Verma Loved how transparent you are with us about all of this. Thank you for not setting unrealistic beauty standards and being vocal about it because all of this could be misleading to the young girls who’re watching you, so kudos to you for that.” This is a viewer’s comment … Read more

Powering India’s Future With A Green Transition

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As a nation with a steep development trajectory, India has experienced significant economic growth in the past few decades, largely fuelled by fossil fuels, making it the world’s third largest carbon-emitter. To combat this problem of carbon-emission, the Indian government has set an ambitious goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070. As India transitions towards … Read more

Taambdi Chaamdi: An Absolute Banger!

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From Ranveer Singh to Shraddha Kapoor, Suniel Shetty to cricketer Rohit Sharma and a galaxy of international stars, everybody’s going ‘lak-lak-lak-lak-lak’ over Taambdi Chaamdi (a Marathi rap song). A new Pub Anthem. An Absolute Banger! In recent years, some Marathi song remixes (Dhagala Lagli Kala, Zingaat, Dolby Walya, Aika Daijiba, Kombadi Palali) have become regular … Read more

What Will It Take For Maserati To Succeed In India?

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Marquee luxury brands such as Lamborghini, JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) and Bentley, sell more products in India than Maserati Image: Joel Strickland For nearly a decade and a half, Maserati, owned by Stellantis, a company headquartered in the Netherlands, has tried its luck in India without much success. Selling less than 50 cars in India, … Read more

K.C. Singh | Need transparency, caution in Sino-India ties, LAC deal

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The 16th Brics summit was held in the Russian city of Kazan on October 22-24. A 134-paragraph Kazan Declaration covers interminably the three specified pillars of the group — political and security; economic and financial; and culture and people-to-people. Those attending consisted of the original five member nations — host Russia, Brazil, India, South Africa … Read more

I’d Like Some Of These Solar Startups To Be The Amazons Of Tomorrow: Ajay Mathur Of International Solar Alliance

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Ajay Mathur, director-general of ISA The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is a global intergovernmental organisation that works to accelerate the efficient use of solar energy to combat climate change and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. It has its headquarters in India and comprises over 120 member countries, including France, the UK, UAE, Japan, Singapore, Sweden … Read more

Krishnan Srinivasan | Will Beijing try to avoid a new trade war with Europe & West?

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Having formulated the rules of international trade during and after the Second World War, the United States and Western Europe now find Chinese domination in manufacturing and prowess in AI and ICT a formidable challenge and are trying to resist it. China is the European Union’s most important trading partner: the EU’s third-largest for exports … Read more

Parseable: Redefining Log Analytics And Data Management For A Data-driven World

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The Data Challenge: Managing Complexity in a Digital-First Economy In the current digital economy, businesses are producing and managing massive amounts of data every second. Different sources, formats and a wide range of use cases, lead to complexities in data governance, management and most importantly extracting value of this data. The complexities surrounding this real-time, … Read more

Skin care with chemical free products

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Today customers prefer skin care products without paraben, sulphates and other chemicals. With the growth of the Indian beauty industry, homegrown beauty brands have gained recognition in India and abroad. These brands combine traditional knowledge with modern formulations. Besides awareness, the easy accessibility of products through physical stores and various E-commerce websites is helping the … Read more