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New Income Tax Act 2025: What it means for Indian middle class

India’s new Income Tax Act 2025 raises relief thresholds and simplifies rules, but trims popular deductions for savings and housing. Read more »
infant mortality rate

Infant mortality rate shows uneven progress among states

India’s infant mortality rate has fallen to 25, but governance failures leave high-burden states struggling. #Infantmortality #health Read more »
data governance

The third way: India’s data governance model challenges GDPR

By coding compliance into its data governance systems, India seeks to protect privacy, foster innovation, and assert digital sovereignty. #data #policy #GDPR Read more »
food inflation

Fixing the thali: Food inflation lessons from Europe and the US

India’s thali prices show fragile relief as monsoon shocks keep food inflation unpredictable. #foodinflation #Indianmeal Read more »
GST reforms

GST reforms unfinished without input tax credit fix

Slashing slabs grabs attention, but unresolved input tax credit bottlenecks threaten to undermine India’s GST reform. #tax #ITC #GST Read more »
India-Israel BIT

India-Israel BIT signals strategic economic shift

The India-Israel BIT opens pathways in agriculture, tech, and innovation beyond defence cooperation. #India #Israel #trade Read more »
gaming ban

India’s gaming ban risks innovation and fintech growth

Policy uncertainty in fintech and gaming ban will drive innovation abroad, weakening India’s digital economy. #gaming #fintech Read more »
Himalayan floods

Himalayan floods expose urgent need for safer infrastructure

Himalayan floods show that relief without resilient roads, dams, and zoning reforms leaves communities at risk. #floods #Himalaya #climatechange Read more »
Jan Dhan Yojana

Jan Dhan Yojana: Govt’s inclusion drive risks shallow impact

Despite record coverage, millions of Jan Dhan Yojana accounts lie dormant, raising doubts about India’s financial inclusion gains. #JanDhan #financialinclusion Read more »
India semiconductor Mission

Semiconductor race: Can India build a competitive global hub

India’s $18 billion semiconductor plan seeks to cut imports and build chip sovereignty, but the leap to 7 nm technology is a daunting test. #semiconductor #chips Read more »