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 »
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 cannot remain focused on upstream protection when downstream exporters are losing competitiveness from higher input costs. #metals #exports Read more »
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 »
The real challenge for banking reforms is not weak balance sheets, but ownership, supervision, digital regulation and resolution. Read more »
Rising state debt, widening revenue deficits and welfare commitments are exposing deep structural stresses in India’s finances. #statedebt Read more »
India’s flexible staffing industry has slowed as labour-code uncertainty and weak global conditions make firms more cautious about hiring. #flexiblestaffing #hiring #labourcode Read more »
Tobacco use does not respond to price the way normal consumer goods do, but sin taxes still work by turning distant health risks into immediate financial pain. #tobacco #sintax Read more »
New Delhi’s narrow reopening to Chinese investment reflects a hard lesson: global supply chains still run through China, whatever the rhetoric says. #China #FDI Read more »
India’s dependence on imported fertilisers, ammonia and LNG has once again exposed the fiscal risks built into its fertiliser subsidy regime. #fertiliser #imports Read more »