Delhi air pollution plan

Delhi air pollution plan may still fall short

Delhi air pollution plan 2026 acts before GRAP, but weak PUCC checks, dust control and regional coordination could blunt its impact. #Airpollution #GRAP Read more »
AAY ration reform

AAY ration reform looks to keep the cap, cut entitlement

AAY ration reform and food subsidy costs scrutiny is welcome, but smaller AAY families should not pay for the failures in procurement, storage and targeting. #AAY #foodsubsidy Read more »
India’s import substitution plan

India’s import substitution plan needs export discipline

India’s $189 billion import substitution plan can work only if domestic value addition, supplier depth and exports rise with production. #imports #exports Read more »
Heatwave, labour rights

Heatwaves not just an environmental issue, but also a labour rights issue

The government advises employers to provide water and rest during heatwaves, but workers still lack binding protection from extreme heat and wage cover. #heatwave #labour Read more »
Heatwave, labour rights, India’s urban policy

India’s urban policy neglects small towns

India’s urban policy needs overhaul as future will not be settled in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. Most of the country’s towns are small and urban policy ignores them. #urbanpolicy Read more »
Semicon 2.0

Semicon 2.0 targets the gaps in India’s chip industry

Semicon 2.0 and the new mobile scheme shift incentives towards components, chip design and Indian intellectual property. #Semicon2.0 #PLI Read more »
Gujarat model

Gujarat model needs a welfare correction

Comparison of the Gujarat model with Tamil Nadu shows growth and welfare as budget choices, not fixed state policy frameworks. #Gujarat Read more »
national floor wage

Binding national floor wage may still fail India’s workers

A statutory national floor wage may fail if it ignores regional prices, productivity and enforcement. #minimumwages 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 »
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 »