RBI polymer notes

RBI polymer notes plan shows cash still rules India

UPI is booming, but cash circulation is rising too. RBI polymer notes plan reflects India’s hybrid payments future. #RBI #cash #UPI Read more »
Online gaming, gaming GST, real-money gaming India, Supreme Court gaming ruling

Online gaming faces tax shock after GST verdict

Supreme Court rulings and the 2025 online gaming law leave India’s real-money gaming industry with little room to operate. #gaming Read more »
Migrant labour welfare

Migrant labour welfare needs portable benefits

Migrant labour welfare is now central to industrial productivity, urban planning, and India’s manufacturing ambitions. #labour #migrant #welfare Read more »
EV adoption in India

EV adoption lags as chargers and policy fail to keep pace

Faster EV adoption needs stable incentives, faster charging rollout and a deeper domestic battery ecosystem. Read more »
NHIS 2026

NHIS 2026 and India’s search for reliable income data

NHIS 2026 could reshape welfare, poverty and inequality measurement, but informality remains the biggest obstacle. #incomesurvey Read more »
anti-dumping duties

Anti-dumping duties and India’s import dilemma

India must use anti-dumping duties selectively to counter unfair imports without hurting its global competitiveness. #antidumping #imports #India Read more »
RBI surplus transfer

RBI surplus transfer: Why the fiscal windfall is not permanent

A record RBI surplus transfer may ease borrowing pressure on the Union government, yet dependence on central bank income carries fiscal risks. #RBI #dividend Read more »
West Asia conflict, India supply-chain resilience, industrial import dependence India

West Asia conflict tests India Inc’s supply chain resilience

Rising freight, insurance and input costs are turning the West Asia conflict into a stress test for Indian industry. #westAsia #IndiaInc Read more »
VB-G RAM G

VB-G RAM G: Rural jobs guarantee faces fiscal test

VB-G RAM G shifts rural employment funding from demand-driven spending to normative allocations, raising concerns over state capacity and worker rights. #jobs #MGNREGA Read more »
power demand

Heatwaves push peak power demand past 270 GW

India’s record 270 GW power demand shows that the weakest link is now distribution, not only generation. #power #heatwave Read more »