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Innovation, free expression key for digital framework

A structural premise to examine is the existence of the “digital divide”. This hackneyed phrase cocoons the lived reality of discriminatory internet access.

An internet centre in Veerampattinam, Pondicherry.

india news

Updated on Aug 14, 2020 05:48 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByApar Gupta

Wildbuzz: What’s in a name that we call sambar

A change or amendment in the scientific name will be helpful in Indian wildlife litigation involving Sambars, such as poaching or environmental clearance for diversion of Sambar habitats, says a wildlife expert

A House crow picks ticks from a Sambar’s ears in Chandigarh’s Sukhna lake jungles.(PHOTO: SARABJIT LEHAL)

cities

Updated on Jun 13, 2020 10:00 PM IST

ByVikram Jit Singh

World Environment Day: Bhumi Pednekar blames the urban class, calls them ‘the biggest abuser of the natural resources’

The actor and climate activist says it is high time that people introspect and understand that there is no planet B, this is the only world we have and it is our only chance at survival

Actor Bhumi Pednekar through her initiative, Climate Warrior, is urging people to share their ‘One Wish for The Earth’.

entertainment

Updated on Jun 05, 2020 11:46 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJuhi Chakraborty

Indian stocks extend fall as coronavirus threatens fragile economy

The S&P BSE Sensex fell 7.3% to 31,612.73 as of 2:18 p.m. in Mumbai, with all 30 members declining, following a wild session on Friday, when the gauge swung to end 4% higher from a 10% slide that triggered a market-wide circuit breaker.

India NSE Volatility Index, the stock market’s fear gauge, is hovering around levels not seen since 2008, signaling market turbulence will likely persist.(Pratik Chorge/HT Photo)

business

Updated on Mar 16, 2020 03:55 PM IST

Bloomberg | ByAbhishek Vishnoi

Sunday drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: A look at the electronic vehicles at the Auto Expo

EVs at the Auto Expo, setting an EV record and then living with one. It’s been one electrifying month.

The rear has some really interesting design elements like the blade-like scuff plate and thin tail-lights

lifestyle

Updated on Mar 07, 2020 10:24 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHormazd Sorabjee

Curb on edible oil imports leads to domestic inflation

Palm oil and its variants have a share of more than 50% in India’s total edible oil, fat and waxes (edible oil) imports. In 2018-19 India’s oil and fat imports were worth almost $10 billion.

India’s policy makers seem to have slipped on oil while trying to balance foreign and domestic policy goals.(AFP)

india news

Updated on Feb 23, 2020 12:34 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Jha and Roshan Kishore

China’s economy slows further, testing government policy stance

Even with the slowdown, year to date growth of 6.2% suggests the government can hit its 6% and 6.5% for 2019.

Policy makers are allowing the world’s second-largest economy to drift lower as they seek to clean up the financial system and curb excessive credit growth.(Bloomberg Photo)

business

Updated on Oct 18, 2019 10:46 AM IST

Bloomberg | ByJames Mayger, Tomoko Sato, Miao Han

Climate change to impact monsoon in India: Report

Called the “The missing economic risks in assessments of climate change impacts report”, the report was released two days ahead of the UN Climate Summit in New York.

School students and members of the general public gather with placards while raising slogans to save the environment in front of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in New Delhi.(Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

india news

Updated on Sep 21, 2019 02:54 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByJayashree Nandi

Reservations must be ended in national interest, says Anand Dave, president Akhil Bharatiya Brahman Mahasangh

The economically weaker sections from the open community must have access to government schemes just like the reserved category.

cities

Updated on Sep 18, 2019 04:15 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByNadeem Inamdar

What is China to us? It’s complicated, says S Jaishankar at HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit

The annual Hindustan Times Mint Asia Leadership Summit, being held in Singapore on Friday, is witnessing top leaders of the world. From leaders to policy makers in the fields of science, arts, technology & sports and will join hands and discuss the rise of Asia & the East, amidst the political and economic surge.This is a chance to network with the best of the best among politicians, intellectuals, policy makers and leaders from across the spectrum of arts, science, sports and technology who shall come and deconstruct Asia in the new global context - which is the theme of this year’s Summit. HT-Mint Asia Summit also involves spirituality, sports and histrionics along side the discussions concerning the stimulating geopolitical/economic narrative of the future of Asia.:

HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit Live Updates(HT Photo)

singapore summit

Updated on Sep 06, 2019 05:33 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Five reasons to watch out for the June quarter GDP growth figures out today

Most analysts expect the GDP growth rate in June quarter to be less than 5.8% secured in the March quarter of 2018-19 which was a five year low.

The National Statistical Office on Friday will release India’s economic growth figures for the April-June quarter of 2019-20.(Bloomberg (Representative Image))

business

Updated on Aug 30, 2019 11:02 AM IST

livemint, Mumbai | ByAsit Ranjan Mishra

Opinion: An open letter to PM Modi on the economy

The government needs to come clean on the fiscal crisis, and get business back on track

The emphasis on ‘welfarism’ has created a constituency of beneficiaries of State-run programmes who don’t care about the GDP.(AFP)

columns

Updated on Aug 02, 2019 08:07 AM IST

ByRajdeep Sardesai

Reconsider sovereign external borrowing

Any such decision will not be seen as a sign of political weakness, but a rational decision to heed to wise counsel within the country. It is in our best interests to continue avoiding riskier forms of engagement with the global economy

Finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced during the budget earlier this month that the government will consider sovereign external borrowing for raising capital.The biggest risk is that such borrowings have an in-built unpredictability because of foreign exchange movements(REUTERS)

editorials

Updated on Jul 25, 2019 08:09 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Can have 2 rates as revenue increases, says Arun Jaitley on 2 years of GST

Arun Jaitley’s first blog on GST is his first after he opted out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s council of ministers in end of May. His previous blog was on exit polls predicting a clear win for PM Modi on May 20.

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said with the increase in revenue the country may effectively have two rates for the Goods and Services Tax (GST).(Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)

india news

Updated on Jul 01, 2019 12:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRajeev Jayaswal

Modi’s biggest test is improving the condition of India’s poorest

His mandate allows him to pursue a reform agenda without constraints; it also allows him to collaborate more deeply with the private sector, while ensuring that there is no crony capitalism, to push growth; and it allows him to focus on improving the economic condition of the poorest Indians.

Narendra Modi has shown that he has the ability to focus and achieve when he puts his mind to something.(PTI Photo)

editorials

Updated on Jun 23, 2019 07:53 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Worries of US-China trade war hits markets

For overseas investors, a weaker currency is the latest factor making yuan-denominated assets less attractive.

The Shanghai Composite Index, has given up about a third of those gains and trading volume keeps dwindling.(AP File Photo)

business

Updated on May 21, 2019 04:26 PM IST

Bloomberg | ByLivia Yap

Free power, loan waivers can’t be long-term solutions to farmers’ woes: Vice President

Main opposition party Congress has promised minimum income guarantee scheme or Nyay to 20 per cent poorest of the country.

In the last few years, gross NPAs of banks as a percentage of total loans have increased from nearly 2 per cent of total loans in 2008 to nearly 10 per cent in 2017.(PTI FILE PHOTO)

business

Updated on Apr 12, 2019 07:36 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

With rural economy as leading theme of polls, the policy options to address farm crisis

Policy makers and the public need to recognise four key facts about Indian agriculture.

A farmer working in his paddy field at Bothgarh outskirts of Morinda town on Ludhiana road 30kms from Chandigarh.(HT File Photo)

elections

Updated on Mar 23, 2019 08:29 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByKarthik Muralidharan

‘Madam, don’t send us to insolvency court,’ firms tell SBI

SBI is working with the founders of several mid-sized companies to restructure loans and escape bankruptcy proceedings, said Kant, who joined SBI in 1983 and was previously the lender’s chief financial officer.

business

Updated on Jan 31, 2019 02:56 PM IST

New Delhi | ByBloomberg

Government approves Rs19.17cr plan to reduce man-animal conflict in Maharashtra

On Tuesday, the state directed the forest department to sign a memorandum of understanding with Wildlife Institute of India, which has proposed a three-pronged approach

The last official tiger census in 2016 had found 202 individuals, but forest officials estimate the current population in Maharashtra to be between 240-250 tigers.(Pic for representation/HT)

cities

Updated on Jan 18, 2019 07:41 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByBadri Chatterjee, Mumbai

What 2018 taught us about how not to reform the Indian State

As India heads to the polls, 2019 is likely to witness renewed promises, across party lines, of “maximum governance”. But achieving this goal will require the new government to resist the impulse for seeking quick fixes and confront head on the limitations of the current reform imagination.

India has historically been a centralised State. But the early rhetoric adopted by the Modi government of co-operative federalism and the adoption of the 14th Finance Commission indicated the possibility of a new phase of decentralisation. In 2018, however, the pendulum slowly swung back toward centralisation.(HT Photo)

columns

Updated on Jan 09, 2019 07:31 AM IST

ByYamini Aiyar

India, China could gain massive health benefits by tackling climate change: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) report highlights why health considerations are critical to the advancement of climate action and outlines key recommendations for policy makers.

Demonstrators hold a banner which reads 'save our planet, save our future' during a 'Claim the Climate' march in Brussels, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. The climate change conference, COP24, will take place in Poland from Dec. 2-14. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)(AP)

lifestyle

Updated on Dec 06, 2018 02:13 PM IST

Indo Asian News Service | ByIndo Asian News Service, Katowice (poland)

An accountant stirs debate as RBI board meets amid face-off with government

Locked in a power struggle over how much capital the central bank needs and how tough its lending rules should be, a trained accountant parachuted into the Reserve Bank of India’s board by the government in August.

business

Updated on Nov 19, 2018 09:07 AM IST

New Delhi/Mumbai | ByVrishti Beniwal and Anirban Nag

Oil puts rupee on course to outstrip taper-tantrum losses

Down 13 per cent as Asia’s worst currency in 2018, predictions that crude — India’s biggest import — could return to $100 per barrel signal that things may get a lot worse for the rupee in the final three months of the year.

The Indian rupee looks set to outpace losses seen in 2013 as efforts by policy makers to stem its rout fall flat in the face of rising oil prices and relentless foreign outflows.(Reuters/Picture for representation)

business

Updated on Oct 03, 2018 01:36 PM IST

Bloomberg, Mumbai | ByKartik Goyal

Don’t miss the fine print in the IMF annual report

India’s growth will depend on how well it balances policies with demands of voters

A man looks at a screen across the road displaying the Sensex on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. The IMF praised India for its overall economic management on both domestic and external fronts.(REUTERS)

editorials

Updated on Aug 09, 2018 06:07 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Elections in India, Brazil, EU ‘real tests’ for Facebook in crackdown on fake accounts: Zuckerberg

Facebook has been mired by controversies around data leaks of about 87 million users globally and fake news being circulated through its platform. It has drawn flak on these issues from policy makers across the world, including India that has shot off two notices to the firm over the data breach.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pointed out that the company is getting rid of financial incentives for spammers to create fake news and has stopped pages that repeatedly spread false information from buying ads.(AP/File)

india news

Updated on Jul 26, 2018 09:06 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

After 100% electrification, focus on generation, distribution, pricing

The government considers a village electrified if 10% of its households can access power and public infrastructure in these villages, such as schools and hospitals (and the panchayat office) are electrified. That will be another challenge

Workers repairing the transformer in Sector 56 power house, Gurugram, Haryana, April 25, 2018 (Photo by Parveen Kumar/HT)

editorials

Published on Apr 30, 2018 06:35 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Why the industrial food chain need not be India’s destiny

The food revolution isn’t going to have one big-bang moment of victory, but rather hundreds of small victories bubbling up in local communities across the country. Indeed, this is the best way to ensure its eventual success. Policy makers would do well to listen carefully to what is happening at the grassroots, because the revolution is already afoot.

Farmers today barely get 25-30% of the consumer price, especially for horticultural products like fruits and vegetables. Shortening the supply chain and bringing farmers closer to customers mean that the end markets are closer to production.(HT)

analysis

Updated on Apr 27, 2018 07:40 PM IST

BySwati Ramanathan

Staff unions hit social media with ‘Save Air India’ slogan against disinvestment plan

The 11 unions -- that represent more than 10,000 employees of Air India group -- are vehemently opposing the proposal to sell 76 per cent government stake in Air India

An Air India Airbus SAS 320 aircraft is displayed at the India Aviation 2010 conference in Hyderabad, India/(Bloomberg File Photo)

india news

Updated on Apr 15, 2018 05:37 PM IST

Press Trust of India, Mumbai | ByPress Trust of India

India has potential to innovate like Silicon Valley, needs a boost: World Bank

World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad released a report on innovation in developing countries.

File photo of World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad.(PTI photo)

business

Updated on Apr 03, 2018 05:20 PM IST

Press Trust of India, New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

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A structural premise to examine is the existence of the “digital divide”. This hackneyed phrase cocoons the lived reality of discriminatory internet access.

A change or amendment in the scientific name will be helpful in Indian wildlife litigation involving Sambars, such as poaching or environmental clearance for diversion of Sambar habitats, says a wildlife expert

The actor and climate activist says it is high time that people introspect and understand that there is no planet B, this is the only world we have and it is our only chance at survival

The S&P BSE Sensex fell 7.3% to 31,612.73 as of 2:18 p.m. in Mumbai, with all 30 members declining, following a wild session on Friday, when the gauge swung to end 4% higher from a 10% slide that triggered a market-wide circuit breaker.

EVs at the Auto Expo, setting an EV record and then living with one. It’s been one electrifying month.

Palm oil and its variants have a share of more than 50% in India’s total edible oil, fat and waxes (edible oil) imports. In 2018-19 India’s oil and fat imports were worth almost $10 billion.

Even with the slowdown, year to date growth of 6.2% suggests the government can hit its 6% and 6.5% for 2019.

Called the “The missing economic risks in assessments of climate change impacts report”, the report was released two days ahead of the UN Climate Summit in New York.

The economically weaker sections from the open community must have access to government schemes just like the reserved category.

Most analysts expect the GDP growth rate in June quarter to be less than 5.8% secured in the March quarter of 2018-19 which was a five year low.

The government needs to come clean on the fiscal crisis, and get business back on track

Any such decision will not be seen as a sign of political weakness, but a rational decision to heed to wise counsel within the country. It is in our best interests to continue avoiding riskier forms of engagement with the global economy

Arun Jaitley’s first blog on GST is his first after he opted out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s council of ministers in end of May. His previous blog was on exit polls predicting a clear win for PM Modi on May 20.

His mandate allows him to pursue a reform agenda without constraints; it also allows him to collaborate more deeply with the private sector, while ensuring that there is no crony capitalism, to push growth; and it allows him to focus on improving the economic condition of the poorest Indians.

For overseas investors, a weaker currency is the latest factor making yuan-denominated assets less attractive.

Main opposition party Congress has promised minimum income guarantee scheme or Nyay to 20 per cent poorest of the country.

Policy makers and the public need to recognise four key facts about Indian agriculture.

SBI is working with the founders of several mid-sized companies to restructure loans and escape bankruptcy proceedings, said Kant, who joined SBI in 1983 and was previously the lender’s chief financial officer.

On Tuesday, the state directed the forest department to sign a memorandum of understanding with Wildlife Institute of India, which has proposed a three-pronged approach

As India heads to the polls, 2019 is likely to witness renewed promises, across party lines, of “maximum governance”. But achieving this goal will require the new government to resist the impulse for seeking quick fixes and confront head on the limitations of the current reform imagination.

The World Health Organization (WHO) report highlights why health considerations are critical to the advancement of climate action and outlines key recommendations for policy makers.

Locked in a power struggle over how much capital the central bank needs and how tough its lending rules should be, a trained accountant parachuted into the Reserve Bank of India’s board by the government in August.

Down 13 per cent as Asia’s worst currency in 2018, predictions that crude — India’s biggest import — could return to $100 per barrel signal that things may get a lot worse for the rupee in the final three months of the year.

India’s growth will depend on how well it balances policies with demands of voters

Facebook has been mired by controversies around data leaks of about 87 million users globally and fake news being circulated through its platform. It has drawn flak on these issues from policy makers across the world, including India that has shot off two notices to the firm over the data breach.

The government considers a village electrified if 10% of its households can access power and public infrastructure in these villages, such as schools and hospitals (and the panchayat office) are electrified. That will be another challenge

The 11 unions -- that represent more than 10,000 employees of Air India group -- are vehemently opposing the proposal to sell 76 per cent government stake in Air India

World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad released a report on innovation in developing countries.

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