Energy consumption policy

Energy consumption policy misreads consumer behaviour

Energy consumption policy can overstate efficiency gains when it ignores habits, social norms and changes in consumer behaviour. #energy Read more »
india governance

Governance lessons from a civil servant’s frontline

Book Review | Insights from the Frontlines of Governance: Reflections of a Civil Servant by Suresh Kumar Read more »
Foreign retail ecommerce firms

Foreign retail ecommerce firms get a new export route

India lets foreign retail ecommerce firms hold export inventory, with safeguards intended to keep the domestic retail barrier intact. #Ecommerce Read more »
US Big Tech’s AI race

US Big Tech’s AI race is becoming a race for monopoly

Big Tech’s huge AI investments could entrench control over cloud computing, models and digital markets as US regulation retreats. #BigTech #AI Read more »
UPI MDR needs a shield for small merchants

UPI MDR needs a shield for small merchants

The new payments amendment does not impose UPI MDR, but gives the Centre room to decide which transactions should remain free. #UPI Read more »
India Semiconductor Mission

Success of semiconductor mission depends on ground-level delivery

India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 needs common project plans, trained workers, prepared sites and durable institutional records. #semiconductor Read more »
RBI interest rate pause

RBI interest rate pause reflects caution on fuel-led inflation

The RBI interest rate pause reflects uncertainty over oil prices, a weaker rupee and whether fuel inflation will spread across the economy. Read more »
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 »