climate change, aviation

Climate change: Aviation industry must rethink its sustainability plan

Aviation industry’s current trajectory risks derailing climate change goals, and only a mix of technology, regulation, and cultural change can avert disaster. #aviation #climatechange Read more »
Pahalgam, India-Pakistan economy

Pahalgam terror fallout: The cost of the latest India-Pak flashpoint

From pricier air travel to a record slump on the Karachi bourse, conflict economics are rippling across South Asia in real time after Pahalgam terror. #India #Pakistan #Pahalgam Read more »
algorithmic management

Invisible bosses: Algorithmic management rewrites labour contract

A new ILO study shows that algorithmic management is eroding job quality and blurring accountability faster than regulators can react. #algorithms #AI #jobs #technology #HR #ILO Read more »
India's EV industry, EV policy

New EV policy may offer tariff cuts, investment sweeteners

India is reworking its EV policy to offer lower tariffs and easier investment norms, hoping to turn the country into a manufacturing hub. #EVs #tradewar #UStariffs Read more »
poverty

Millions lifted from poverty, but the harder battle against inequality begins

While poverty is falling sharply, rising inequality and fragile job quality threaten to undermine the progress. #poverty #policy Read more »
Netbanking 2.0 and UPI

NPCI’s Netbanking 2.0 looks to replicate UPI success, but challenges loom

While Netbanking 2.0 promises to streamline #onlinepayments, replicating #UPI’s free model could once again leave payment service providers struggling for profits. #ncpi #netbanking #digitalpayments Read more »
carbon markets, emissions

Carbon markets get teeth as India moves to enforce emission caps

By blending penalties with carbon markets incentives, India’s new GHG target rules look to transform its industries into sustainability champions. #Emissions #carbonmarket Read more »
Indian railways

Indian railways: Transparency, technology missing links in modernisation push

While Indian Railways roll out high-speed trains and revamps old lines, a lack of operational data transparency threatens to derail accountability and reform. #railways Read more »
rupee, REER, exports

Rupee’s REER dip offers some relief to struggling exporters

A softening REER is enhancing India’s export competitiveness just as global markets reel under tariff-driven uncertainty. #REER #exports #rupee #tradewar Read more »
US-China trade war India gains

India eyes windfall as US-China trade war reshapes supply chains

The US-China trade war is fuelling a shift in electronics manufacturing, with India poised to capture a significant share of global smartphone and laptop markets. #India #Exports #electronics #supplechain #China Read more »