Income tax amendment

Income tax amendment rewrites rules for foreign capital, industry

Income tax (Amendment) Ordinance eases rules for offshore funds, electronics, data centres, diamonds and business trusts. #FDI Read more »
India Semiconductor Mission 2.0

India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 faces the import test

India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 must build design, materials and fabrication, as chip demand is rising faster than domestic capacity. #Semiconductor Read more »
Rooftop solar programme

Rooftop solar programme needs a stronger grid

India’s Rooftop solar programme needs stronger distribution networks, reliable service and performance-based monitoring. #solar Read more »
Vehicle-to-vehicle communication system

Vehicle-to-vehicle communication faces an India road test

Vehicle-to-vehicle communication can prevent crashes, but India needs road trials, driver training and cyber safeguards before a mandate. Read more »
Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill

Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill updates law for digital banking

The Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill replaces a patched 1891 law with technology-neutral rules for bankers records and electronic evidence. #Banking Read more »
PM SHRI offers Kerala funds

PM SHRI offers Kerala funds, not a new school model

Kerala can use PM SHRI funds to repair infrastructure and learning gaps without surrendering the strengths of its public school system. #Kerala Read more »
India’s graduate unemployment

India’s graduate unemployment is more than a skills gap

India’s graduate unemployment crisis reflects job rationing, weak hiring systems and poor accountability across universities and employers. #unemployment Read more »
Next phase of economic reforms

Next phase of economic reforms must tackle tariffs abroad

The next phase of economic reforms must negotiate global rules while making hard choices among consumers, firms, investors and regulators. #economicreforms Read more »
India’s export strategy

India’s export strategy moves from Delhi to districts

India’s export strategy now depends on whether states can remove the local barriers that prevent small firms from reaching overseas markets. #exports #trade Read more »
Safe System Approach

Safe System Approach can cut India’s road deaths

The Safe System Approach designs roads and vehicles around human error instead of blaming road users after every crash. #roaddeaths Read more »