Closing schools

Closing schools put the right to education at risk

Closing schools and merging them can improve staffing, but rural access to education must be measured before governments claim savings. #schools #education #NEP Read more »
MSME procurement

MSME procurement could drive next digital commerce boom

MSME procurement in India is worth ₹124.9 trillion, but most purchases still pass through offline supplier networks. #MSME #UPI Read more »
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 »
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement and india

Mecca Joint Defence Agreement raises stakes for Iran, India

The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement may deepen military ties among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey while raising nuclear concerns for neighbours. 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 »
Shrinking middle class India

Shrinking middle class calls for economic policy reset

India’s shrinking middle class reflects stagnant incomes, costly services and a labour market failing to create enough salaried jobs. #middleclass 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 »
CJP movement success

CJP movement: Digital protest is reshaping democratic accountability beyond elections

The CJP protest reveals digitally driven mobilisation increasingly influencing governance while established parties retain enduring electoral dominance. Read more »
wastewater crisis,

Wastewater crisis is worsening India’s water shortages

Only 104 of 594 AMRUT 2.0 sewerage projects are complete as the wastewater crisis adds to India’s urban water stress. #wastewater #AMRUT Read more »