Social commerce can help women micro-entrepreneurs convert local trust into wider market access. #MSMEs Read more »
VB-G RAM G shifts rural employment funding from demand-driven spending to normative allocations, raising concerns over state capacity and worker rights. #jobs #MGNREGA Read more »
RBI’s proposed Pillar 3 disclosure norms call for sharper, standardised disclosures on capital, liquidity and risk across banks. #RBI #Banking Read more »
India’s copper imports have crossed Rs 1 trillion, exposing weak mining, refining and exploration capacity. #Cooper #criticalminerals Read more »
India needs phased reform as urea price controls have made fertiliser subsidy fiscally open-ended and environmentally costly. #urea #fertiliser Read more »
Violent labour unrest may win short-term relief, but they weaken workers’ bargaining power and invite state repression. #labour Read more »
The next phase of India semiconductor mission must move from project approvals to a real semiconductor ecosystem built on suppliers, skills and process discipline. #semiconductor Read more »
Foreign universities in India may not threaten domestic private universities soon, but they can reshape the crowded middle tier. #universities Read more »
In Kerala ageing population is not a burden, but its elder rights framework still needs enforceable standards. Read more »
Samudra Manthan can improve India’s upstream prospects, but better seismic data alone cannot reverse declining oil and gas output. #SamudraManthan Read more »