The global fertiliser prices hit all-time highs in the spring of 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February. The Russia-Ukraine conflict exacerbated an already precarious global supply scenario that began in 2020 with COVID-19-...
The world economy faced several crises in 2022 that highlighted the need for more balanced development. Although the COVID-19 outbreak was still felt globally, the conflict in Ukraine affected the food and energy markets, causing severe mal...
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a member of the Workers' Party, presided over Brazil as its 35th president from 2003 to 2011. The first incumbent president to lose an election to a challenger, Lula is also the first Brazilian president to be ele...
The year 2021 marked two decades since the term "BRICS" was first used by former Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill in the early 2000s to refer to the four rapidly developing nations that appeared most likely to start catching up to the We...
The COP27 marks the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 30 years ago at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, and the Paris Agreement that was agreed upon seven years ago at COP21. The 'Conference of the Parties...
The annual G20 summit is scheduled to take place on November 15 and 16, 2022. The summit this year will be a little different as both Russia and Ukraine are expected to attend. But before we get into the details, it's crucial to understand ...
With the increasing rift and race between the political parties in pursuit of winning the elections, the rationale behind promising freebies is taking a big toll on the Indian economy. Freebie culture is not new to the Indian society but th...
With the aim to promote peace, security, development and cooperation, BRIC was coined in 2001 by Roopa Purushotaman who was a Research Assistant in Jim O’ Neill’s publication (Building Better Global Economic BRICs) for Goldman Sachs. It was...
The 14th BRICS summit is to be hosted by China towards the end of June. This is the first time heads of state of Russia, China, and India are coming together since the launch of the military operation in Ukraine. The theme of this year's vi...
India is a large market for wind power generation and has been one of the most competitive sources of energy on the grid. However, the market has started to show signs of decline due to the lack of activity in the last two years. There are ...
The blue economy is a concept that refers to the various ocean resources that can be utilized by coastal nations to enhance their economic growth and environmental sustainability. It is a huge opportunity for coastal nations such as India t...
As India grapples with an ever unsteady energy market, from the Russia-Ukraine war ballooning oil prices and international pressure from the west attempting to stifle the Russian oil market it is becoming more and more urgent to move to in-...
