Open to suggestions on EV rollout: Niti Vice-Chairman
The government wants to nurture the existing automotive industry even as it aims to phase-in vehicle electrification, says Rajiv Kumar, the vice-chairman of the Niti Aayog, which has been spearheading a drive towards...
High expertise jobs easier to disrupt for AI: Vinod Khosla
Indian American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla is betting on Artificial Intelligence disrupting high expertise jobs like doctors in India but cautions the need for income redistribution in the long term....
ET View: Policy induce stepped-up thermal efficiency in power plants
There seems action on the power front. Power major NTPC has announced that it is joining hands with engineering specialist BHEL to build India’s first power plant incorporating advanced ultra-supercritical boiler technology at...
ET View: Growth slowdown a core problem
The International Monetary Fund has revised down its growth forecasts for global output and trade. Guess what? India is part of this world: only a tiny chunk of it has escaped moonwards.
Growth is...
ET View: Passage of Triple Talaq Bill a moment of great import for India’s...
The passage of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 criminalising triple talaq is a moment of great import for gender equality and justice and for India’s legislative history. With...
ET View: List Life Insurance Corporation swiftly
Listing state owned Life Insurance Corporation, the 63-year-old big daddy of all insurers, is a good idea and must be done swiftly. It will unlock shareholder value, help business grow, make accounting transparent...
Rural India has to progress for country to progress, says HUL chairman Sanjiv Mehta
Hindustan Unilever chairman Sanjiv Mehta expects government measures such as rural infrastructure, housing, electricity, water and healthcare will benefit the country. “These are all the right steps to benefit a large section of...
Significant rate cut would do a lot of good to the country, says Nirmala...
The government is closely monitoring developments in the economy, including the slump in the automobile sector, and is open to sectoral interventions, Union finance and corporate affairs minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Deepshikha Sikarwar...
We are here to disrupt the Indian auto market: Rajeev Chaba, President & MD,...
Talk to anyone in Motown India, and the story you hear will mostly be of gloom — of tough times and impending layoffs. But on the 10th floor of the swanky new Milestone...
View: This time around, don't blow up Azam Khan's 'sin'
Azam Khan is a past offender when it comes to making straightforward offensive, misogynistic remarks in public. Most infamously, the Samajwadi Party leader had made a truly offensive jibe against former SP and...