Delhi-NCR AQI crisis: Gurugram homebuyers question buying homes in a city ‘where, for four months, you choke on the air’

A growing number of homebuyers are questioning whether purchasing a home in Gurugram still makes sense, with pollution emerging as a key concern alongside affordability and job uncertainty. The debate gained traction after a 30-year-old tech professional wrote in a Reddit post that there was ‘no point buying in a city where, for four months, […]

View | First Air India, now IndiGo — India’s aviation crisis is all about ‘too big to tame’

India’s latest aviation fiasco—about 3,000 flights cancelled since last week—has exposed the ill effects of leaving two-thirds of a fast-growing market in the hands of a single player and allowing it to become not just too big to fail, but also too big to tame. A passenger waits outside the IndiGo Airlines kiosk at the […]

IndiGo stares at ‘significant’ financial damage due to flight crisis, Moody’s says| Business News

IndiGo is staring at “significant” financial damage due to the ongoing crisis stemming from rampant flight cancellations, Moody’s Ratings said, thereby raising questions on the “too big to fail” status of India’s largest airline by passengers carried. IndiGo’s rampant flight cancellations raises questions on the “too big to fail” status of India’s largest airline by […]

China property crisis thrust back into spotlight by Vanke plunge

(Bloomberg) — China’s property market is bracing for a worsening crisis at state-backed China Vanke Co., as the builder struggles to convince investors it can avoid default in the months ahead without clearer signs of government support. China’s property market is bracing for a worsening crisis at state-backed China Vanke Co., as the builder struggles […]

‘30s is the new 40s’: Indian CEO flags early mid-career crisis as well-paid employees leave jobs

Young professionals are rethinking their careers much earlier than before, with many leaving stable jobs in search of excitement, growth, and new challenges. A CEO recently flagged this trend as an early mid-career crisis, a phenomenon once thought to hit only those in their 40s. Amrish Rau, CEO of Pine Labs, shared his thoughts on […]

Anand Mahindra warns of ‘far bigger crisis’ than AI wiping out white-collar jobs| Business News

Anand Mahindra has warned of “a far bigger crisis” at hand amid fears that AI will wipe out white-collar jobs. Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra. (Bloomberg) “For decades, we pushed degrees and desk jobs to the top of ‘aspirational’ ladder and quietly pushed skilled trades to the bottom,” the chairman of the namesake conglomerate that […]

Why a raging power crisis in Uttar Pradesh is Yogi Adityanath’s sternest test yet| Business News

The Uttar Pradesh power crisis has reached an inflection point. The state is faced with acute power shortage — from the ghats of Varanasi to the villages of Noida, public anger is now spilling onto the streets. Locals are calling out boastful ministers on their hollow promises of 24-hour electricity. A transformer in Uttar Pradesh. […]