In a major airline seating policy tweak, the government has mandated free access to 60% of seats and moved against one of aviation’s most profitable interface tricks. #airline #darkpattern Read more »
New evidence shows that economic growth depends more on capital expenditure efficiency than headline capex numbers. #capex Read more »
The Supreme Court’s intervention in the West Bengal SIR dispute must not be so deep as to adversely affect the electoral process. Read more »
India’s new small hydro power scheme can diversify clean energy supply, but cumulative ecological risks cannot be ignored. #hydro Read more »
India’s metals policy cannot remain focused on upstream protection when downstream exporters are losing competitiveness from higher input costs. #metals #exports Read more »
Railway expansion can lower emissions only if it shifts traffic from roads, runs on cleaner power, and avoids irreversible ecological damage during construction. Read more »
The real challenge for banking reforms is not weak balance sheets, but ownership, supervision, digital regulation and resolution. Read more »
Rising state debt, widening revenue deficits and welfare commitments are exposing deep structural stresses in India’s finances. #statedebt Read more »
India’s flexible staffing industry has slowed as labour-code uncertainty and weak global conditions make firms more cautious about hiring. #flexiblestaffing #hiring #labourcode Read more »
Tobacco use does not respond to price the way normal consumer goods do, but sin taxes still work by turning distant health risks into immediate financial pain. #tobacco #sintax Read more »