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Why has India allowed FIIs to invest in its green bonds? | Explained

The story so far: On April 5 the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) green lighted investments in the countr...

Why have private investments dropped? | Explained

The story so far: The failure of private investment, as measured by private Gross Fixed Capital Form...

On the fall in household savings

The fall in household savings has been at the heart of recent debates in India. The decline in house...

Why is Venice charging an entry fee for tourists? | Explained

The story so far: On April 25, Venice, a city in Italy, to control overtourism, introduced an entry ...

Analysing labour on a warming planet

The story so far: The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) latest report, ‘Ensuring safety and ...

Why are Indian spices facing the heat? | Explained

The story so far: A crisis of confidence assails the Indian spice export industry. At least five cou...

Why are Indian spices facing the heat? | Explained

The story so far: A crisis of confidence assails the Indian spice export industry. At least five cou...

The Kotak Mahindra Bank controversy | Explained

The story so far: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 24 barred Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) from ...

The socio-ecological effects of LPG price hikes

The story so far: Data from the 2014-2015 ACCESS survey, conducted by the Council on Energy, Environ...

On the importance of regulatory sandboxes in artificial intelligence

The advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies has posed both unprecedented opportunit...

The use of AI in drug development | Explained

Drug development is an expensive and time-consuming process. However, the advent of Artificial Intel...

India-China consumption comparison

In 2023, India surpassed China to become the world’s most populous country. The development came aga...

How Europe’s AI convention balances innovation and human rights | Explained

The story so far: The global governance of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more complex eve...

How the cracks in OpenAI’s foundation reignited mistrust in Sam Altman

In November last year, over the two-day snafu when OpenAI chief Sam Altman was fired and reinstated,...

What is the current status with respect to spice exports? | Explained

The story so far: Last month, Hong Kong and Singapore recalled certain spice mix products of the MDH...

Why does instability and chaos persist in Haiti? | Explained

The story so far: Following a three-month forced shutdown, Haiti’s main international airport in Por...