RBI misselling rules

RBI misselling rules may reshape retail finance conduct

RBI misselling rules shift the burden from customer signatures to seller responsibility in India’s fast-growing retail finance market. #RBI Read more »
National Dental Commission, oral health

National Dental Commission can make oral health part of primary care

India’s new National Dental Commission must bring oral health into primary care, reform dental education, and widen affordable access. #oralhealth Read more »
Airline seating policy

Airline seating policy takes aim at dark patterns in bookings

In a major airline seating policy tweak, the government has mandated free access to 60% of seats and moved against one of aviation’s most profitable interface tricks. #airline #darkpattern Read more »
capital expenditure

Capital expenditure efficiency matters more than capex volume

New evidence shows that economic growth depends more on capital expenditure efficiency than headline capex numbers. #capex Read more »
supreme court ruling west bengal sir

Supreme Court must be mindful of judicial limits in electoral matters

The Supreme Court’s intervention in the West Bengal SIR dispute must not be so deep as to adversely affect the electoral process. Read more »
Small hydro power

Small hydro power gets a policy push, but risks remain

India’s new small hydro power scheme can diversify clean energy supply, but cumulative ecological risks cannot be ignored. #hydro Read more »
India’s metals policy

India’s metals policy must adapt to the Iran conflict

India’s metals policy cannot remain focused on upstream protection when downstream exporters are losing competitiveness from higher input costs. #metals #exports Read more »
Railway expansion india

Railway expansion alone cannot guarantee sustainable transport

Railway expansion can lower emissions only if it shifts traffic from roads, runs on cleaner power, and avoids irreversible ecological damage during construction. Read more »
banking reforms in India

Banking reforms must go beyond Viksit Bharat branding

The real challenge for banking reforms is not weak balance sheets, but ownership, supervision, digital regulation and resolution. Read more »
state debt

Rising state debt: Welfare politics meets fiscal limits

Rising state debt, widening revenue deficits and welfare commitments are exposing deep structural stresses in India’s finances. #statedebt Read more »