In the realm of geopolitics, the world awaits Mr Trump's moves in respect of two hot spots, West Asia and Ukraine

Trump's views on tariffs and trade reflect a majority perspective in the US that the world will need to adapt to

With drone technology breaking new ground, air taxis are poised to revolutionise urban mobility, offering a promising solution to the crippling traffic congestion that plagues many cities

Skye Air drone

Despite the growth slowdown, a rate cut-cycle is unlikely to start anytime soon

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The programme spared India from famine and the humiliation of its ship-to-mouth existence from Public Law or PL480 wheat shipments from the US

Farmer, Agriculture

While concentration in the Indian economy has declined, large family business groups have strengthened their position and continue to wield significant pricing power

Public sector banks (PSBs) have proposed the Finance Ministry their plan to raise Rs 54,800 crore through Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) and Tier-2 bonds in the current financial year (FY25), 37 per cent more than the Rs 39,880 crore raised in FY24, accord

Economists can still look forward to filling the deputy governor's position

Civil servants

In business, nothing is complete without AI (artificial intelligence) or GenAI

India's decade-old fintech sector is putting artificial intelligence (AI) at the heart of its work, using the technology for purposes as varied as credit assessment and understanding complex data.

The US today accounts for about 67 per cent of the MSCI World equity indices, meaning that corporate America is worth more than twice all other markets combined

US equity market

Advance premium had to be deposited to secure coverage under Section 64VB of the Insurance Act. Failure to fulfil this obligation meant the risk was not covered

The Kenyan government’s decision to scrap multi-million-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with the Adani group, following bribery allegations by the US, could test the resilience of India’s fledgling project exports market.

The Kenyan government's decision to scrap multi-million-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with the Adani group, following bribery allegations by the US, could test the resilience of India's fledgling project exports market.

A Knight Frank study shows that India will face an affordable housing shortage of 31.2 million units by 2030. There is already an existing shortage of 10.1 million units

Housing, Houses, Apartments, residential building

Agricultural reforms should, therefore, not remain limited to factor-market reforms, but should also include efforts to liberalise constraints to marketing

Farmers, Farmer, agriculture

The IDR focuses specifically on external debt and classifies countries by income level

debt fund

According to the Sebi circular, the T+0 cycle will be available on an optional basis for the top 500 companies by market capitalisation from January 31, 2025

Stock Market, Market, Crash, Funds, up, Stock, Lost, decline, statistic, Crisis, Capital, BSE, NSE

According to the Sebi circular, the T 0 cycle will be available on an optional basis for the top 500 companies by market capitalisation from January 31, 2025

This week's meeting may stabilise the temperature on frosty exchanges between New Delhi and Dhaka in the immediate post-Hasina phase

Vikram Misri, Vikram, Misri

Officials may argue that the scheme has outlived its purpose since India no longer has a troublesome current-account deficit

Sovereign Gold Bonds

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