CAFE-III

CAFE-III must make green mobility affordable in India

CAFE-III could accelerate EV adoption, but India must ensure cleaner mobility does not push affordable cars beyond the middle class. #CAFE-III #EVs Read more »
PM Internship Scheme

PM Internship Scheme faces a problem of demand, not supply

The PM Internship Scheme shows why creating internship slots is easier than making them useful and affordable for young workers. #Internship Read more »
India’s critical minerals mission

India’s critical minerals mission needs a sharper edge

Right strategy, policy support and greater collaboration key to India’s Critical Minerals Mission. #criticalminerals Read more »
India’s ethanol blending policy

After E20, India’s ethanol blending policy faces a harder test

India’s ethanol blending policy has cut oil use and built distillery capacity, but E20 now shifts the challenge towards vehicles and consumers. #E20 #ethanol Read more »
India’s elderly people

India’s elderly people need a place in disaster planning

India’s disaster planning must account for elderly people in rural areas, with local data, clear panchayat responsibilities and predictable funding. #ageing #rural #India Read more »
smartphone PLI, Mobile phone manufacturing

Mobile phone manufacturing push needs better grievance systems

India’s mobile phone manufacturing boom needs effective worker grievance systems as labour standards become part of global supply-chain scrutiny. #mobile #manufacturing #PLI Read more »
UPI MDR

UPI MDR: The government can ban a surcharge, not a price rise

India's new UPI MDR bans direct consumer charges, but the harder question is whether merchants will recover the cost through prices. #UPI #MDR Read more »
India’s ageing population

India’s ageing population exposes a health data gap

India has extensive ageing data, but NFHS and LASI need to provide more timely evidence for elderly healthcare planning. #ageing Read more »
Surplus liquidity balancing

RBI’s liquidity balancing act moves to the bond market

RBI’s liquidity balancing act is lifting the call rate while adding pressure to a government bond market facing heavy supply. #liquidity #RBI #bondmarket Read more »
RoDTEP

RoDTEP can fix tax distortions, not India’s export problem

RoDTEP can remove unrecovered taxes from exports, but deeper reforms are needed to make Indian manufacturing globally competitive. #export Read more »