WTO e-commerce deal

WTO e-commerce deal leaves India with hard choices

A plurilateral WTO e-commerce deal offers certainty to some, while leaving India and others outside the rule-making tent. Read more »
Cheaper ethanol petrol

Ethanol petrol needs trust before higher blends

Cheaper ethanol petrol is no bargain if motorists face lower mileage and higher repair bills. #ethanol Read more »
Fertiliser subsidy bill

Fertiliser subsidy bill shows need for policy reform

India’s fertiliser subsidy bill may double, exposing the fiscal cost of shielding farmers from global price shocks. #fertiliser #subsidy Read more »
Public AI infrastructure

Public AI infrastructure can give India its next UPI moment

Public AI infrastructure is essential for enhancing access, productivity and competition. #AIinfrastructure Read more »
policy circle image

Bihar ITI reform must shift focus from seats to jobs

Bihar ITI reform must focus on women’s access to training, migration-ready skills and trades linked to real labour demand. #Bihar #ITIreform Read more »
Cleaner mobility scheme

Cleaner mobility scheme targets Delhi-NCR’s dirty trucks

Delhi-NCR’s cleaner mobility scheme targets old buses and trucks, but execution will decide its air-quality impact. #airpollution Read more »
Cooling infrastructure

Cooling infrastructure must be India’s next climate priority

India’s heat crisis shows why cooling infrastructure is now central to climate adaptation, urban planning and labour policy. #cooling #heat #climatechange Read more »
Urban heat in India

Urban heat in India is a planning failure, not just climate change

Rising urban heat in India is not just the consequence of climate change, it is also because of poor urban governance and shoddy planning. #heat #urbanplanning Read more »
New IIP series

New IIP series gives India sharper industrial data

The new IIP series updates India’s industrial data for an economy reshaped by manufacturing, renewables and infrastructure. #IIP #manufacturing Read more »
Migrant labour welfare

Migrant labour welfare needs portable benefits

Migrant labour welfare is now central to industrial productivity, urban planning, and India’s manufacturing ambitions. #labour #migrant #welfare Read more »