The Telangana government has urged the farmers in the State not to grow paddy as it will not purchase them. This has put lakhs of farmers in peril, as the rabi season is just a few months away. Why did the government take this decision? What are the farmers' alternatives this season? Senior Deputy Editor KV Kurmanath explains.

Bhupendra Patel took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat after Vijay Rupani tendered his resignation last week. Why did Rupani quit suddenly? And, why did the BJP choose a first-time MLA to head the government? BusinesssLine's Rutam Vora explains the politics in the State in this conversation with Gitanjali Diwakar on the BL Context.

Stock markets in India can soon transfer shares and money into client accounts in under 24 hours with SEBI set to usher in a T+1 (today plus one) settlement cycle for equity transactions from January 1, 2022.

Businessline's Markets editor KS Badri Narayanan tells us more about the T+1 settlement cycle

Economic activity is on the uptick once again after the second Covid wave – the GDP for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, grew exponentially, exports, freight movement and gold imports are all rising. So, is the economy back on the path of recovery?

Sri Lanka's economy is not doing well, the inflation rate is raising steeply and the debt burden is taking its toll on the economy. The situation is so grave that the country's government was forced to impose a financial emergency. In The Hindu BusinessLine's latest podcast series, Senior Deputy Editor Amiti Sen explains the factors that lead to this emergency and what it means for India.

Recently, The proposal of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs to block virtual private networks (VPNs) in India has left many multinational and Indian companies in a tizzy.

Many companies have been using VPN for enabling secure work-from-home during the pandemic.

BusinessLine’s Debangana Ghosh tells us more on why this move is worrying India inc.