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Recapitalisation of Indian public sector banks disappearing into quicksand
Mumbai:: India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) opines that it is time to reevaluate the objectives of public sector banks (PSBs) and their role in the Indian economy. While the government has infused huge capital in PSBs, the same has largely been used to mitigate losses...
Climate hits key tipping points, existential threat real, say scientists
It was an odd title for a comedy night, but British stand-up Carl Donnelly turned out to have chosen an environmental theme with impeccable timing. With temperature records tumbling daily in last week's European heatwave, a crowd in an east London bar seemed uniquely primed...
Harnessing India's Youth Power:Running out of time
India, which is home to more young people than any other country, is running out of time to harness the potential of its youth to drive economic growth. Growing old The nation’s population in the under-19 age group has already peaked, government data show. That...
Beware the hype around AI. It has fooled many
Last March, McDonald’s acquired the startup Dynamic Yield for $300 million, in the hope of employing machine learning to personalize customer experience. In the age of artificial intelligence, this was a no-brainer for McDonald’s, since Dynamic Yield is widely recognized for its AI-powered technology and...
Air conditioning is the world's next big threat
By Chris Bryant The vast majority of Americans have air conditioning but in Germany almost nobody does. At least not yet. So when temperatures in Berlin rose to an uncomfortable 37 Celsius (99 Fahrenheit) this week – a record for the month of June –...
In 'climate apartheid', rich will save themselves while poor suffer: UN
The world is on course for “climate apartheid”, where the rich buy their way out of the worst effects of global warming while the poor bear the brunt, a UN human rights report said on Tuesday. The report, submitted to the UN Human Rights Council...
Found love at work? It may be unhealthy for the aspiring 'power couple'
NEW DELHI: With the life being in top gear round the clock for corporate leaders, their love life often takes a beating, and experts are of the opinion that any conflict of interest must be kept in mind when indulging in workplace relationships. The HR...
How Homes are being built, raised to withstand Extreme Weather
Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Prashant Gopal Breezy Point is beautiful in the summertime, a quaint neighborhood sitting on a slim peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic just south of New York City. In a storm, though, that dreamy setting can become a nightmare. Breezy...
How do you save a million people from a cyclone? Odisha has the answer
Hari Kumar Jeffrey Gettleman & Sameer Yasir Flights were cancelled. Train service was out. And one of the biggest storms in years was bearing down on Odisha, where millions of people live cheek by jowl in a low-lying coastal area in mud-and-stick shacks. But government...
