News: 50 women partners of Urban Company’s (UC) salon and spa vertical are protesting against policy changes that will come into effect from January 2022. These, they claim, will affect their ability to earn and are therefore unfair labour practices. UC, India’s largest home-services provider, has filed a lawsuit in Gurugram’s district court against the… Continue reading Our expanding gig economy must treat workers fairly
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It’s not too late for India to gain a global edge with high-end chips
News: The opportunity in high-end semiconductor chip manufacturing is huge, but India must create an entire ecosystem that can deliver innovative products. Must Read: Semiconductor chip manufacturing in India – Explained, pointwise Moreover, India also needs to be wary of cheaper chip alternatives from Taiwan and China, especially considering the Chinese plans of controlling most… Continue reading It’s not too late for India to gain a global edge with high-end chips
Opec+ should expect plenty of turbulence in the years ahead
News: The OPEC+ group of oil producers celebrated their fifth birthday in early December. They first came together to face the threat posed by the US shale boom back in 2016. However, their future wasn’t much easier. The group was on the verge of collapse in 2020, but it was saved by the covid pandemic.… Continue reading Opec+ should expect plenty of turbulence in the years ahead
All you need to know about the new labour codes
Contents1 What is the news? 2 What is the need for these codes? 3 What are the various provisions of the codes? 4 What is causing delay in the implementation? What is the news? Ministry of Labour and Employment introduced four Bills on labour codes to consolidate 29 central laws in 2019 which were then replaced with new… Continue reading All you need to know about the new labour codes
All you need to know about the new labour codes
Contents1 What is the news? 2 What is the need for these codes? 3 What are the various provisions of the codes? 4 What is causing delay in the implementation? What is the news? Ministry of Labour and Employment introduced four Bills on labour codes to consolidate 29 central laws in 2019 which were then replaced with new… Continue reading All you need to know about the new labour codes
Let’s re-emphasize the ‘social’ aspect of our ESG investments
News: Need to start a new ‘bio bond’ asset class to support Biomedical research. In Environment, social and governance investing, while many of the investments goes to environment and governance aspect, Social-welfare investments are often neglected. But there is an urgent need to change this, especially in biomedical research, to make it more sustainable, and… Continue reading Let’s re-emphasize the ‘social’ aspect of our ESG investments
How a universal constitution can save democracy across the world
News: US President Biden recently conducted a Summit for democracy which focused on the question that how any threat to democracy can pose an existential crisis for the human civilization. Why it is important to protect democratic norms and institutions? Civilizations depend on twin pillars of norms and conventions. If one of the pillars becomes… Continue reading How a universal constitution can save democracy across the world
Tokenization: Why the RBI has given more time for tokenization
Contents1 What is the News?2 How are the transactions processed today?3 What do the new guidelines aim to bring?4 What business models can get impacted by Tokenization? What is the News? Reserve Bank of India(RBI) had issued guidelines banning the storage of customer card numbers by online merchants and payment aggregators and introducing the concept… Continue reading Tokenization: Why the RBI has given more time for tokenization
So, no one killed news television ratings: Ring a bell?
News: Suspension of news TV ratings is illogical. It would lead to a severe loss of credibility and revenue for the news genre. The ratings need to be restored at the earliest. Why the news rating suspension is not justified? Firstly, if the suspension was because of some case of television rating point (TRP) adulteration… Continue reading So, no one killed news television ratings: Ring a bell?
India urgently requires resilient and empowered cities
News: Equitable and sustainable cities are the only solutions to balance the need for economic growth with the needs of people and the environment. Cities across the world contribute about 80% of global gross domestic product. They are drivers of growth and dense labor marketplaces. However, recent developments have highlighted the severe economic, humanitarian, and… Continue reading India urgently requires resilient and empowered cities
