Tech and startup companies continue to lay off employees citing over-hiring, cost pressures and funding challenges. Over the next six months, about 20,000 job cuts are expected, wi ... Read more
Will Microsoft Bing outplay Google’s Bard? Jolted by the phenomenal success of ChatGPT, Google launched Bard, its AI-powered chatbot. Microsoft countered two days later with its AI ... Read more
The Indian startup ecosystem was caught by surprise after the Finance Bill 2023 expanded the scope of ‘angel tax’ last week to include foreign investors. Ranjani Raghavan explains ... Read more
Wheat prices have stayed stubbornly high in India, despite several steps by the government including an export ban last year and a recent announcement of open market sales. In a pr ... Read more
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget speech was all of 13,761 words, a little over two-fifths longer than her speech in 2022. In this episode, we discuss the major points o ... Read more
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her fifth consecutive budget today. This being the last full budget before the general elections, her formidable task: boost growth ... Read more
Ahead of the Union budget on 1 February, the government today presents the Economic Survey for 2022-23. Jagadish Shettigar and Pooja Misra examine its significance for the economy ... Read more
In a surprising move, Google said it is going to change some of its policies specifically for India in order to abide by the directives issued by the Competition Commission of Indi ... Read more
Among large projects in India that are jinxed, the Sethusamudram shipping canal project, which would connect Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar, takes the cake. Experts are divided ... Read more
According to World Bank, remittances to India by non-resident Indians (NRIs) are expected to touch $100 billion in 2022. Increased remittances is a boon and may help in stabilizing ... Read more
