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 »
rise in intellectual property filings

Intellectual property in India: Growth in filings, gaps in outcomes

India’s intellectual property filings are rising fast, but enforcement and quality gaps persist mar commercialisation and ownership. Read more »
India South Korea ties

India-South Korea ties: Closing divergence, forging partnership

South Korea’s economic growth model offers practical lessons for India’s manufacturing drive. Read more »
LPG prices, Ujjwala Yojana

LPG price shock exposes India’s clean cooking gap

Rising LPG prices risk reversing gains in clean household energy use, and exposes dependence strain in India’s clean cooking push. #LPG Read more »