NPS reform

NPS reform tests the limits of pension liberalisation

The NPS reform is entering a decisive phase as exit flexibility improves, but investment liberalisation places new...
Kerala’s local bodies

Kerala’s local bodies need better accounting practices

Delhi air pollution crisis

Delhi air pollution crisis a failure of prevention, not prediction

divestment, disinvestment

Disinvestment: Capital recycling is an untapped fiscal lever

education budget, demographic dividend

Education budget: India’s demographic dividend meets a half-hearted push

The government has raised education budget in absolute terms, but the increase remains modest against the scale...
infrastructure push

Budget 2026-27 doubles down on infrastructure push

healthcare allocation

Healthcare allocation rises, but structural gaps remain

Budget 2026

Budget 2026 bets on industrial policy amid constraints

exercise for women

Why exercise must be a priority for women in midlife

For women in midlife, regular exercise plays a huge role in countering muscle loss related to hormonal...
Budget 2026

Budget 2026: MSMEs expect solution to frictions, not more schemes

China's economy shows signs of slowdown

Record trade surplus masks weakness of China’s economy

Budget 2026

Budget 2026 must choose productivity over populism

human migration and world population

How migration made the human world