global impact of Arctic warming

Arctic warming turns polar crisis into global risk

Arctic warming is disrupting weather, food systems, trade routes and geopolitics far beyond the polar region. Read more »
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Bihar ITI reform must shift focus from seats to jobs

Bihar ITI reform must focus on women’s access to training, migration-ready skills and trades linked to real labour demand. #Bihar #ITIreform Read more »
anti-sanctions law

India needs an anti-sanctions law, but not in haste

India needs an anti-sanctions law, but a blunt statute could hurt domestic firms more than foreign coercion. #Trade Read more »
Dairy industry

Dairy industry exposes India’s cattle protection contradiction

India’s cattle protection politics rings hollow when the dairy industry depends on the disposal of unproductive animals. #dairy #cows Read more »
Cooling infrastructure

Cooling infrastructure must be India’s next climate priority

India’s heat crisis shows why cooling infrastructure is now central to climate adaptation, urban planning and labour policy. #cooling #heat #climatechange Read more »
rupee depreciation

Why India cannot let the rupee float

Imported inflation, fragile manufacturing and unequal burdens complicate textbook arguments supporting unrestricted rupee depreciation. Read more »
Urban heat in India

Urban heat in India is a planning failure, not just climate change

Rising urban heat in India is not just the consequence of climate change, it is also because of poor urban governance and shoddy planning. #heat #urbanplanning Read more »
Migrant worker exodus Kerala

Migrant worker exodus exposes Kerala’s economic fault lines

The election-season migrant worker exodus has hit Kerala’s construction, plywood, hotels and fisheries sectors. #migrants #worker #Kerala Read more »
India’s democratic anxiety

India’s democratic anxiety is a crisis of trust

India’s democratic anxiety reflects a deeper crisis of institutional trust, not democratic collapse. #democracy Read more »
ECLGS 5.0

Why ECLGS 5.0 is only a short-term MSME lifeline

ECLGS 5.0 can ease liquidity stress, but India’s MSME crisis is rooted in weak finance, informality and poor infrastructure. #MSME Read more »