UpFront
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Climate change is a 'hammer hitting us on the head,' developing nations say
A new UN report suggests that atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide had not been this high in at least 2 million years, and the past decade is likely the hottest the planet has been in 125,000 years
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Text memes are taking over Instagram
The trend has transformed Instagram, the photo- and video-based app owned by Facebook, into a network of microblogs and a destination for written expression
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India houses 40 World heritage sites on UNESCO's list, Italy leads with 57
China, Germany, Spain, and France among the other countries with highest number of world heritage sites
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A hotter future is certain. But how hot is up to us
Nations have delayed curbing their fossil-fuel emissions for so long that they can no longer stop global warming from intensifying over the next 30 years, though there is still a short window to prevent the most harrowing future, a major new United Nations scientific report has concluded
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What vaccine supply tells us about international trade
His work tracking the Donald Trump's trade war was invaluable, making him the go-to guy for current development in trade policies. Now, Chad Bown of the Peterson Institute for International Economics has a highly informative new paper on the vaccine supply chain
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Inside Mike Cannon-Brookes's world of Atlassian and the future of work
The Australian company offers software products that make it easier for teams across business functions to collaborate on 'a single pane of glass'. Covid-19 has made it even more relevant, and India is its fastest-growing talent hub
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National Handloom Day: 68 percent of weavers earn less than Rs 5,000 a month
There are 31.45 lakh handloom weaver households in the country and while there are several public welfare schemes available to provide a social safety net to help with training, upskilling, health, getting a market for their products, health insurance, and more, awareness is stunningly low
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Our top reads of the week
From 'Asish Mohapatra's incredible journey with OfBusiness,' to 'Disney+Hotstar's tall ambition' and 'Sunil Chhetri's leadership mantra,' here are the top reads of the week from Forbes India
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Breaking into the discriminatory wedding industrial complex
Unless you're married or likely to soon, you haven't heard of vendor lists—a list of djs, venues, florists, decorators, caterers—that are supposed to make your life easy. But breaking into these lists is not easy--they are kept private, are discriminatory, and often lack diversity
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Employees who'd rather quit than take the Covid vaccine shot
Employers across the US are now confronted with the same question of whether to fire workers who refuse to get vaccinated, a dilemma that carries new urgency as the rapidly spreading delta variant leads to a surge in hospitalisations among the unvaccinated and threatens to stall the economic recovery
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From Louis Vuitton to Cartier, these are the world's most valuable luxury brands of 2021
The other most valuable luxury brands include Prada, Rolex, Gucci among the top 10, according to a study by Brand Z/Kantar