GST collections remain strong in absolute terms, but slower growth suggests the era of easy gains is over. #GST Read more »
Fossil fuels still dominate the global energy system, and oil remains central to power, conflict, and energy security. #energysecurity Read more »
Electrogenic textiles contain bacteria that can break down waste and produce clean energy. Read more »
Low state capex utilisation shows the real constraint to India's economic growth is governance, not fiscal space. #capex Read more »
The trade deal with the US matters, but factory level competitiveness will decide the future of India’s textile exports. #textile Read more »
Iran-linked fuel disruptions have hastened PNG adoption in India, but infrastructure gaps and coercive signals remain a concern. #PNG Read more »
Even a graceful US exit from Iran would expose the limits of military primacy and weaken US superpower status. #Iran #US Read more »
Varanasi's Beggars Corporation argues that beggary can be reduced by investment, ownership and formal work rather than alms. #poverty Read more »
India must redesign its structures of dependence on external sources of fertiliser imports, in the face of the ongoing Gulf war. Read more »
The RBI MPC meeting will test whether India can contain imported inflation without choking growth. Read more »