The philosophy of stakeholder capitalism in the western corporate world, which appeared during the 1950s and 1960s, is now staging a comeback in a new bigger and more modern avatar. It is now intricately linked to environmental social and governance (ESG) issues, with a focus on protecting the climate, ensuring diversity in the workplace, and safeguarding human rights.

Government of India’s proposed law on the Right to Repair, drafted last July, situates consumer choice, e-waste reduction and tenets of circular economy at the center of a policy pertaining that can change Indians consumer behaviour dramatically by assuring access to repair in sectors like farming equipment, mobiles/phones/tablets, consumer durables, and automobile/automobile equipment.

Falling back on coal is an obvious option for energy-starved national and corporate leaders. But the current circumstances also present the same leaders with a unique opportunity to leap-frog clean energy, effecting the transition Glasgow COP envisioned so eloquently, much more quickly and credibly by pushing the additional investment towards clean energy options. Already, International Energy Agency (IEA)

How much will it cost India to achieve a net zero emission target by 2070? While different numbers are being bandied about at various platforms, one thing is clear: the number is staggering. A report titled “Getting India to Net Zero” by the High-Level Policy Commission by Asia Society Policy Institute in August 2022 pegs the amount at US$ 10.1 trillion. And if India wants to accelerate the goal—to achieve net zero by 2050— ….

Dr Vishwanath Bhattacharya, a surgeon in UK, and Abhijit Majumdar, a senior banker with the State Bank of India, had been my friends at St Columbus School and it was the doctor who had insisted on making this trip to rekindle some old memories and enjoy the spectacular view of the mountains. However, his plan of having a drinking session did not materialise, and the expensive whiskey bottle had to return to Delhi, unopened.

the death knell of many small and mid-sized players. Instead of continuing with the imposition of countervailing duty (CVD) on Chinese imports—imposed on September 2017– and provisional duties on Indonesian imports on October 2020, the government decided to suspend such measures in the Budget of 2021-22. While the government argued that imports had been allowed to cool down high steel prices,