Women's workforce participation has risen, but childcare infrastructure remains a constraint because of the failure to enforce the mandate to have crèches. #women #childcare #employment Read more »
The ₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund seeks to finance technologies that struggle to raise capital between research and commercial production. #RDI #Research Read more »
Private investment is returning, but its concentration in data centres and nuclear power raises questions about job creation. #investment Read more »
MSME procurement in India is worth ₹124.9 trillion, but most purchases still pass through offline supplier networks. #MSME #UPI Read more »
India lets foreign retail ecommerce firms hold export inventory, with safeguards intended to keep the domestic retail barrier intact. #Ecommerce Read more »
India’s shrinking middle class reflects stagnant incomes, costly services and a labour market failing to create enough salaried jobs. #middleclass Read more »
Big Tech’s huge AI investments could entrench control over cloud computing, models and digital markets as US regulation retreats. #BigTech #AI Read more »
Only 104 of 594 AMRUT 2.0 sewerage projects are complete as the wastewater crisis adds to India’s urban water stress. #wastewater #AMRUT Read more »
AI is weakening the link between export growth and hiring in India’s outsourcing industry, with entry level BPO jobs under pressure. #AI #BPO Read more »
The new payments amendment does not impose UPI MDR, but gives the Centre room to decide which transactions should remain free. #UPI Read more »