Kerala power crisis

Kerala power crisis exposes the limits of solar growth

Kerala power crisis shows why solar growth must be matched by storage, firm capacity and demand management. #power #crisis #Kerala Read more »
India’s transport authority

The transport authority must make infrastructure work as a network

India’s new transport authority can improve infrastructure planning, but its success will depend on whether ministries act on its recommendations. #transport Read more »
India's power crunch

India’s power crunch is becoming a fuel logistics problem

India has enough generation capacity on paper, but coal logistics and weak hydropower have resulted in a severe power crunch. #power #coal Read more »
LPG prices, Ujjwala Yojana

Ujjwala Yojana must move from access to clean cooking

Ujjwala Yojana has crossed 10 crore LPG connections, but the next challenge is making clean cooking affordable enough to sustain. #Ujjwala Read more »
GST 3.0

GST 3.0 should be about stability, not another rate reset

The GST 3.0 should shift from rate rationalisation to predictable rules, faster refunds, better ITC and proportionate enforcement. #GST Read more »
India’s semiconductor industry

India’s semiconductor industry needs more than money

India’s semiconductor industry has money and policy support, but the challenge is to build manufacturing expertise and institutional knowledge. #semiconductor Read more »
Uppada coastal protection

Uppada coastal protection needs an economic strategy

Uppada’s ₹323 crore coastal protection project should be linked to fisheries, handloom, women’s enterprises and local economic growth. #Uppada Read more »
AI boom

AI boom could make global capital costlier for India

The AI boom is increasing demand for capital as global public debt remains high, and India may face tougher competition for savings. #AI #globalcapital Read more »
US interest rates, Rupee

US interest rates are testing RBI’s rupee stance

US interest rates are testing India’s exchange-rate policy, and a more flexible rupee could reduce pressure on reserves and domestic rates. #Fed #interestrates Read more »
tree finance

India’s tree finance must go beyond plantations

India’s tree finance economy can grow if public and private finance rewards tree survival, growth, market access and measurable ecological outcomes. #treefinance Read more »