While India’s services-led growth has widened income gaps, China’s investment-led growth strategy offers a compelling model for equitable development. #investment #growth #India Read more »
The absence of flexible fuel vehicle adoption and pricing reforms could stall India’s ethanol blending strategy just as momentum builds. #ethanolblending Read more »
The Supreme Court directive on front-of-pack labelling could finally compel companies to confront the health risks lurking behind glossy packaging and usher much needed labelling reforms. #FMCG #labellingnorms Read more »
While policymakers tout the Vishwakarma scheme as a lifeline for artisans, limited loan approvals, regional gaps, and eligibility hurdles suggest a disconnect between design and delivery. #Vishwakarmascheme #craftsmen #artisan Read more »
A new integrated transport planning body will prioritise multimodal connectivity and coordinate investments to align fragmented policies. Read more »
India's edible oil policy may boost self-reliance, but without ecological safeguards, it risks triggering deforestation, groundwater depletion, and biodiversity loss. #edibleoil Read more »
While the MUDRA scheme has turbocharged financial inclusion, uneven regional distribution and limited borrower support threaten its long-term gains. #MUDRA #financialinclusion #policy Read more »
The government’s plan to revise rural inflation indices marks a shift in how economic hardship is measured and addressed. #ruralinflation #CPI Read more »
In an age of rising inequality and climate urgency, public sector undertakings offer developing nations a rare tool to align economic sovereignty with social and environmental justice. #PSUs #policy Read more »
X has taken Union govt to court, alleging that India’s new content-blocking mechanism violates constitutional safeguards of free speech. #X #ElonMusk #freespeech Read more »