To have an accommodating investment climate, it is important to ensure stable governance

economy

A critical mass of creative, innovative management is a key human capital resource that countries need, just as much as a well-educated and healthy workforce. India lacks both

Satya Nadella,Satya,Nadella

Accelerating inter-state migration will not only enhance the efficiency of the labour market but also foster national integration

Indian economy, worker, labour, population

Not too many tears would be shed for a squeeze on capex if the hit is primarily on infusing equity into a state-owned enterprise and on new schemes that are yet to be announced

capex, budget

The Khel Ratna and Dronacharya awards could be supplemented with, for example, a Bhishma award for sports administrators

sports administration

As businesses grow, the operating environment becomes more complex, and investors become more demanding

Board meeting

Donald Trump, who will take over as President of the United States, has threatened to hike import tariffs across the board, and impose high tariffs on imports from China, Canada, Mexico and India

Exports, Export

Policymakers can get export growth for some time through subsidies, whether a production-linked incentive or a falsified exchange rate

Currency

The public space is now privatised. It is not that democracy is dead, but that it has been fundamentally modified

Japan Earthquake, Megaquake

The Ministry of Heavy Industries has identified 40 cities for electric four-wheeler charging-points with Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad leading way, and 40 highway corridors for e-bus transit

EV, ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Delhi is not known for attention to public civility - except in the Metro, where the average rider pays far greater attention to such norms than they would on roads

Delhi metro

How businesses deal with such issues, which will increasingly be on their radar, will determine their longevity and popular image

OYO, Oyo rooms, Oyo app, Oyo logo

The government is unlikely to be pleased with the FAE, which could increase challenges both for the current year and the medium term

Budget

At a broader level, it's time for the government to frame the much-awaited e-commerce policy, which has been in the making for years now

Ecommerce majors Amazon and Flipkart, which are planning to scale up their quick  commerce (qcom) operations, may need to invest at least $1 billion each over the next two-three years to catch up with established platforms, such as Zomato-owned Blink

Proactive communication and prevention would go a long way towards neutralising the impact of HMPV

HMPV, disease, illness, health

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