Global Crisis

Jaishankar calls on Bhutan PM, exchanges views on current global and regional developments

Prime Minister Tshering also took to Twitter to announce his meeting with S Jaishankar

Ukraine war: Global economic strain could stoke civil unrest in Middle East and beyond, warns IMF chief 

Kristalina Georgieva cited Ukraine's importance as a top wheat exporter in urging a swift resolution to the war

Mindtree Q4 net profit up 3.9% at Rs 206 cr, closes FY20 with wins of $1.2 bn; says well-equipped to handle global crisis

With 21,991 employees, Mindtree 12 months attrition was at 17.4 percent.

Climate Equity Act rallies for fairly assessing climate vulnerable communities in the climate crisis

The draft also sets a foundation for the Green New Deal, a policy plan to achieve net-zero emissions in 10 years.

Greta Thunberg talks to French parliament amid calls for boycott on her appearance

She was invited to speak to the house by 162 MPs by a cross-party group called ‘Let’s Accelerate’.

No jobs for young India: Economy worse than during 2008 crisis?

A CII survey of young Indian professionals and entrepreneurs in 28 cities, conducted for ET shows that the confidence levels of Indians are probable the lowest in the 20-odd years since 1991.

US shutdown no big deal, expect bigger crisis on 17 October

If the debt ceiling is not raised the American government will have to stop borrowing and start cutting its expenditure. Given this, the Republicans and the Democrats need to start talking pretty soon, or we will have another crisis on our hands pretty soon.

HSBC downgrades Indian stocks on euro crisis, lack of domestic reforms

HSBC downgraded Indian stocks to "underweight" from "neutral", saying the debt crisis in Europe would be a drag on global equities, while at home, the country has seen no progress on fiscal consolidation or structural reforms.

Why India is the only game in town

India, not China, is likely to be the main beneficiary of global flows and investments once the immediate panic of the eurozone crisis subsides.

IMF chief meets Pranab; discusses euro zone crisis

The IMF managing director's two-day visit to India comes at a time when the European debt turmoil poses risk to the fragile global economic recovery.