The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor cuts freight time and cost, but land, labour, tariffs and suppliers will decide India’s gain. Read more »
Green hydrogen can cut fossil fuel dependence, but India must avoid new exposure to critical minerals, electrolysers and standards. Read more »
Kerala’s new elderly welfare Department should consolidate schemes, regulate care, and help families split by migration. Read more »
India’s skilling numbers have improved, but ITI reforms are held back by trainer gaps, weak OJT and low female enrolment. #ITIreforms Read more »
RBI IFR rules rollback frees internal bank buffers, with PSBs and select mid-cap private banks gaining more than large private lenders. #RBI Read more »
India’s skilling push cannot close caste wage gaps without measuring discrimination in private and informal work. #castegap #wage #discrimination Read more »
Ageing and smaller families are giving way to care economy, and India can turn it into paid work only with standards and public funding. #careeconomy #ageing Read more »
West Bengal's debt-funded development can sustain only when institutions lift economic growth rate above borrowing costs. #WestBengal Read more »
Kerala migration history and patterns should make it wary of treating workers from other states as outsiders. #Kerala #migration Read more »
Social registries can target income support, but they weaken schemes meant to recognise women’s unpaid care work. Read more »