Khelo India Mission update

Khelo India Mission: Bigger outlay, same blind spots

Spending is up, medals are not; the sports budget for 2026–27 avoids the hard question: what changed in Khelo India Mission? Read more »
Lok Sabha delimitation stalled

Lok Sabha reform: Delimitation must look beyond population logic

The Lok Sabha delimitation freeze has created new imbalances; population-based representation will face its limits. Read more »
Lok Sabha expansion plan

Lok Sabha expansion: Fixing the representation deficit

India’s MPs represent millions each, and the proposed Lok Sabha expansion is overdue correction, not excess. Read more »
Energy poverty

Energy poverty challenge in the net-zero transition

Energy poverty is shaped by access, tariffs, DISCOM finances, and uneven state capacity. #DISCOM Read more »
Climate migration in India

Climate migration is already reshaping India’s cities

Climate migration is rising in India, but policy still treats it as economic movement. Read more »
common household database

Common household database key to bridging poverty gap

Poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon, common household database can help SDG progress and last-mile accountability. #poverty Read more »
India’s food safety system

India’s food safety gap: Why enforcement alone cannot fix it

India’s food safety system is improving, but staffing shortages and weak testing limit expose consumers to daily risk. #foodsafety Read more »
Mahakumbh waste management

Mahakumbh 2025 holds lessons in solving India’s waste crisis.

The government should take a leaf out of the Mahakumbh playbook, ensuring adequate budget allocation for the establishment of waste treatment in all metros. Read more »
Industrial policy

Industrial policy revival: What India must get right

Industrial policy is back, but for India, success will depend on execution, not intent. #industry #policy Read more »
business correspondent model

Business Correspondent network is failing financial inclusion

Fraud is rising not in boardrooms but in rural banking touchpoints where business correspondent incentives are misaligned. Read more »