microfinance,

Microfinance: Tamil Nadu Bill targets predatory lending, coercive action

Tamil Nadu’s draft Money-Lending Entities Bill looks to safeguard Tamil Nadu’s poorest borrowers from aggressive recovery tactics by microfinance companies. #microfinance #TamilNadu Read more »
India-US trade pact

India, UK sprint for FTA before Trump’s tariff tide rolls in

As #Trump’s #reciprocaltariffs threaten supply chains, #India and the #UK are racing to seal an #FTA that will slash tariffs and signal faith in #freetrade. #trumptariffs #tradewar Read more »
corporate finance

Corporate finance: New playbook seeks to plug Rs 1 trillion funding gap

From sustainability linked loans to digital credit pipes, lenders are reinventing their toolkit for corporate finance even as sovereign crowd-out and global shocks squeeze project finance. #finance #funding #RBI Read more »
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 »