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Geostrategy 101: Understanding the new normal

Following its retreat from Afghanistan, has the US hauled itself back to the centre of the geostrategic world? A new book argues it has but warns India not to give up its status as a 'Swing State''

Gujarat tops in rooftop solar with 84% of country's installations

Overall, only a third of India's residential rooftop solar capacity has been installed

BS Number Wise: A strategy for non-strategic state firms as losses mount

The govt needs to act quickly to capitalise on the assets of such enterprises

India lost out more than its peers in forecast revisions for 2022

The IMF had revised India's forecast from 1.6 percentage points from 9 per cent in January 2022 to 7.4 per cent in July 2022

Why clean air comes at a premium under a central plan to reduce pollution

The NCAP is a pollution control initiative aimed at reducing the concentration of particulate matter in the atmosphere by at least 20 per cent by 2024

Statsguru: Six charts show mounting trade troubles amid uncertain outlook

WTO also revised global growth figures downwards. It now expects the world to register a 2.3 per cent growth, compared to the April estimate of 3.2 per cent for 2023

BS Number Wise: Old scheme puts burden of employee pension on the states

Some governments are seeking short-term benefits to finance their bills, risking their financial security

Sign of rising rural distress: MGNREGS demand up in poorest states

A rise in the demand for work under the scheme shows rising economic distress

Pulling away: Richest 5 states get 38% of all cars in first half of FY23

India's post-pandemic recovery appears to be shaping up like the letter K, widening the inequality among states. Part 2 of the series examines consumption, represented by passenger vehicle sales

A post-crisis understanding of state capitalism

Has the Washington Consensus failed? Lalita Som's book explores this debate from the prism of case studies of eight countries, including the BRICS

Recovery deep dive: Top 5 states bag lion's share in formal jobs post Covid

India's post-pandemic recovery appears to be shaping up like the letter K. In a three-part series, Business Standard illustrates how the K-shaped recovery is widening the inequality among states

Ayushman Bharat: Patients prefer private hospitals for govt schemes

Despite accounting for 46% of hospital empanelments, private hospitals accounted for 54 per cent of 38 million hospital admissions under AB-PMJAY

14 of 25 HCs registered a decline in pending PILs in 2021, shows data

Overall, they cleared 83.7 per cent of instituted cases until August 2021- the highest in four years

BS Number Wise: India's justice system picks up some speed, shows data

Dedicated commercial courts can serve as an example for reducing pendency

Samsung Galaxy Watch5 series review: Best buy in Android wearables category

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro are one of the best smartwatches in the android wearable category, but these still have a long way to go

Education loan redesign may overcome banks' reluctance to disburse more

Of the Rs 35 trillion of retaill loans deployed by banks, just Rs 84,375 crore or 2.4 per cent went towards education loans

Recognised problem: Unrecognised political parties doubled in a decade

Only a fraction of the RUPPs declare income and file audit reports

Statsguru: Cyrus Mistry's death triggers debate on road safety in India

A Business Standard analysis found that the share of deaths related to overspeeding went up from 34.2% in 2014 to 55.9% in 2021

CEPA: When it comes to trade with Bangladesh, India is far behind China

China accounted for 10.2 per cent of FDI investments in Bangladesh between 2014 and 2021, India's share was 3.9 per cent

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 review: Seasonal changes help mainstream the device

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 is not a gaming device or a great camera phone or great even for movie viewing. But it can do all things and fit easily in your pocket. Also, it can bring you a wow or two