Specialised investment funds

Specialised investment funds fill India’s missing middle

Specialised investment funds assets reached ₹13,814 crore by May 2026, filling a regulated tier between mutual funds and PMS. #Investment Read more »
E20 ethanol-petrol mix

E20 debate reveals India’s uneven energy transition trade-offs

India’s E20 push boosts energy security and farm incomes, but consumers remain unconvinced amid mileage and price concerns. Read more »
Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak update

Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak exposes a response gap

Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is spreading through conflict-hit provinces where surveillance, trust and access are already weak. Read more »
Geoeconomics and the global order

Geoeconomics turns trade dependence into strategic risk

Geoeconomics is reshaping global trade as tariffs, sanctions and export controls replace market efficiency. Read more »
Kerala menstrual leave, menstrual health in schools, schoolgirls menstrual leave

Kerala menstrual leave plan puts schools on notice

Kerala menstrual leave plan recognises that pain, toilets and attendance rules shape girls’ education. #Kerala #menstrualleave Read more »
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman

Bangladesh: BNP’s first hundred days raise troubling national questions

Political exclusion, economic uncertainty, security concerns and diplomatic imbalance mark Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s fledgling regime. Read more »
Fertiliser subsidy reform

Fertiliser subsidy reform needs a soil-linked DBT

Fertiliser subsidy DBT will work only if transfers arrive before sowing and follow Soil Health Card advice. #DBT #fertiliser Read more »
graduate unemployment

Graduate unemployment shadows India’s degree boom

India has expanded higher education system, but SWI 2026 shows graduate unemployment has outpaced the enrolment boom. #unemployment #education Read more »
World order

World order buckles as Iran war tests the West

The Iran war has exposed a world order where law exists, but enforcement bends before military power. #worldorder #Trump Read more »
Motherhood penalty

Motherhood penalty keeps Indian women out of work

The motherhood penalty is not private misfortune; it is a measurable loss of talent and income. #motherhood #gendergap Read more »