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Google’s “Willow” quantum processor will help bring large-scale quantum computing closer to practical reality

By leveraging public and private capital, blended finance can close funding gaps and attract private investments, facilitating India’s transition to

The NIF experiment has opened up a new avenue for achieving nuclear fusion. India should invest in it since it can help India achieve its net-zero car

Dialling down the tax and public debt-driven, active industrial policy model could greenlight private demand-led consumption and private investment-le

If private investment materialises, India may move closer to its targets for nuclear power generating capacity.

For Sri Lanka, big ticket foreign investment matters right now more than at any time in the post-Independence era.

The government cannot launch measures which tackle different dimensions of the agrarian crisis in isolation from each other.

Investment and demand are interlinked, thus a lack of investment creates a lack of demand as it impacts income and employment levels, which in turn im

Policy influencers and diplomats will have to find a way to market private investments in an appealing manner for all stakeholders involved.

It is lack of access to easy credit and high rates of interest that are behind the fall in private investment in agriculture

An enormous amount of capital is required for climate change mitigation and adaptation globally, but especially in emerging markets that have the dual burden of achieving development and meeting national climate goals in the coming decades. Although it is tough to estimate the precise amount of capital required to achieve these goals, it is anticipated to be in the range of trillions of dollars. However, the flow of capital into green sec

Nature-based solutions (NbS) harness the benefits of nature to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation while creating pathways for sustainable development. While NbS could generate substantial economic benefits, current private finance flows remain insufficient due to market and information failures. This brief makes a case for increased private investments in NbS, highlighting their cost-effectiveness and sustainability.

Thinking India can induce enough private investment just because of the size of its market is a big mistake

Like the US, India, too, is grappling with its own version of the fiscal cliff, the biggest challenge before Finance Minister P. Chidambaram. The UPA has exhausted its fiscal space even as growth has fallen to a 10-year low. The challenge is to effect a sharp reduction in the fiscal while not adversely affecting quality public investment, which can in turn give a fillip to private investment.

The ‘Compact with Africa’ (CWA) is the main pillar of a renewed G20 partnership with the continent. Its objective is to attract more private investment to Africa, especially for infrastructure. African countries face the challenge of diversifying their economies and promoting industries and services that can absorb a rapidly growing labour force. Lack of investment and Africa’s massive infrastructure gap are major obstacles to this economic

While the domestic economic situation needs various corrective steps to bring back an increase in private investment, the external situation needs to be addressed with right export-boosting policies. Raising export growth seems to be the only alternative.