gig worker

Labour codes and gig workers: A promise without protection

The labour codes seek to improve gig workers rights, but implementation challenges and legal ambiguities threaten real reform. #gigworker #labour Read more »
GST reforms

GST reforms must address blocked credits and rate mismatches

The GST reforms have reduced complexity, but struggle against inverted duties, blocked credits, and special dispensations. #GSTreforms Read more »
updated IT Rules 2025

IT Rules 2025 test balance between safety and rights

India’s updated IT Rules 2025 reshape platform liability and deepfake detection, with major implications for free speech. Read more »
DPDP Act

DPDP Act: Can India enforce its data protection law?

India’s new data protection law (DPDP Act) is ambitious, but enforcement gaps threaten its credibility. #DPDPAct #dataprotection Read more »
migration survey

New migration survey can fix policy blind spots

India’s 2026-27 migration survey looks to replace outdated data with a modern picture of labour mobility. #migration #survey Read more »
demographic dividend

India’s demographic dividend is closing fast as jobs and skills lag

India risks losing its demographic dividend unless health, education, and job systems are strengthened. #demographicdividend Read more »
Road safety crisis

Road safety crisis: Why accident deaths keep rising

Over-speeding and weak coordination among agencies are driving India’s worsening road safety crisis. #roadsafety Read more »
critical minerals

India’s critical minerals push needs a midstream reset

India must build midstream and downstream capacity to cut dependence on China in critical minerals. #criticalminerals #China #REER Read more »
blockchain and cryptocurrency

Blockchain regulation: Why India must see beyond crypto

India must not miss transformative potential of blockchain by equating it only with crypto assets. Read more »
e-commerce rules, country of origin, MSME compliance

E-commerce rules: Country of origin filter on cards

India’s draft e-commerce rules seek to make online listings show country of origin, raising both hope and compliance worries. #ecommerce #MSME Read more »