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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?

An excerpt from ‘Crypto Crimes: Inside India’s Best-Kept Secret’, by Mitali Mukherjee.

Mitali Mukherjee
· May 02, 2024 · 08:30 am
Lessons from Pakistan polls: Distortions of mainstream media, social media curbs can prove futile

The country’s military establishment may not have budgeted for the robust, independent social media ecosystem that inadvertently favoured Imran Khan.

Waqas Ejaz
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Mitali Mukherjee
· Feb 22, 2024 · 09:00 am
Truth, power and women: Why the Bilkis Bano judgement has powerful resonances

The power of the verdict is not just in the truth it has upheld but in the reverberations it could have on other cases related to violence against women.

Mitali Mukherjee
· Jan 10, 2024 · 11:30 am

The Indian economy looks bleak – but that only reflects the cancer within

A small segment has cornered most of the gains of the past few years. The rest have felt the increasing pain of inflation and economic strife.

Mitali Mukherjee
· May 24, 2022 · 09:00 am
Conflicting economic, strategic interests loom over RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting

Warming up to Russia may help as growth forecasts have been cut and fuel prices are rising but could sabotage the tightrope New Delhi is walking with the West.

Mitali Mukherjee
· Apr 05, 2022 · 09:00 am
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown all economic forecasts out of gear, what will the RBI do?

With prices rising in India, the central bank will have to take a decision about increasing interest rates soon.

Mitali Mukherjee
· Mar 04, 2022 · 09:00 am

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As global crude oil prices rise, can India shield consumers from prices rising across the board?

Fuel prices are likely to be increased after election results are announced on March 10. The effects will ripple through the economy, experts say.

Mitali Mukherjee
· Feb 16, 2022 · 09:00 am
The lost generation: How unending school closures have crippled the education of India's children

Learning outcomes have plumutted as India’s schools have been closed for two years. What can be done to fix the problem?

Mitali Mukherjee
· Jan 30, 2022 · 06:30 am

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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?

An excerpt from ‘Crypto Crimes: Inside India’s Best-Kept Secret’, by Mitali Mukherjee.

Mitali Mukherjee · May 02, 2024 · 08:30 am

Lessons from Pakistan polls: Distortions of mainstream media, social media curbs can prove futile

The country’s military establishment may not have budgeted for the robust, independent social media ecosystem that inadvertently favoured Imran Khan.

Waqas Ejaz & Mitali Mukherjee · Feb 22, 2024 · 09:00 am

Truth, power and women: Why the Bilkis Bano judgement has powerful resonances

The power of the verdict is not just in the truth it has upheld but in the reverberations it could have on other cases related to violence against women.

Mitali Mukherjee · Jan 10, 2024 · 11:30 am

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The Indian economy looks bleak – but that only reflects the cancer within

A small segment has cornered most of the gains of the past few years. The rest have felt the increasing pain of inflation and economic strife.

Mitali Mukherjee · May 24, 2022 · 09:00 am

Conflicting economic, strategic interests loom over RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting

Warming up to Russia may help as growth forecasts have been cut and fuel prices are rising but could sabotage the tightrope New Delhi is walking with the West.

Mitali Mukherjee · Apr 05, 2022 · 09:00 am

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown all economic forecasts out of gear, what will the RBI do?

With prices rising in India, the central bank will have to take a decision about increasing interest rates soon.

Mitali Mukherjee · Mar 04, 2022 · 09:00 am

Video

Scroll Adda: ‘Secular forces fixate on footnotes, Hindutva gets how Indians deal with history’

Jun 20, 2025 · 06:00 pm

Watch: ‘Pushed’ into Bangladesh at gunpoint, two Assam residents return to narrate their ordeal

Jun 19, 2025 · 07:03 pm

Video: The destruction of the Indian university

Jun 15, 2025 · 06:00 pm

Eco India: How can Kannauj's famous perfume industry survive the effects of climate change?

Jun 08, 2025 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 290: How can farm based industries adapt to climate change in a scientific way?

Jun 07, 2025 · 03:25 pm

As global crude oil prices rise, can India shield consumers from prices rising across the board?

Fuel prices are likely to be increased after election results are announced on March 10. The effects will ripple through the economy, experts say.

Mitali Mukherjee · Feb 16, 2022 · 09:00 am

The lost generation: How unending school closures have crippled the education of India's children

Learning outcomes have plumutted as India’s schools have been closed for two years. What can be done to fix the problem?

Mitali Mukherjee · Jan 30, 2022 · 06:30 am

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