India's looming jobs crisis

India jobs crisis: Solution lies in thriving manufacturing sector

India's jobs crisis reflects its weak manufacturing sector, poor skills, and the underuse of women workforce. Read more »
global impact of Arctic warming

Arctic warming turns polar crisis into global risk

Arctic warming is disrupting weather, food systems, trade routes and geopolitics far beyond the polar region. Read more »
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Bihar ITI reform must shift focus from seats to jobs

Bihar ITI reform must focus on women’s access to training, migration-ready skills and trades linked to real labour demand. #Bihar #ITIreform Read more »
Cleaner mobility scheme

Cleaner mobility scheme targets Delhi-NCR’s dirty trucks

Delhi-NCR’s cleaner mobility scheme targets old buses and trucks, but execution will decide its air-quality impact. #airpollution Read more »
anti-sanctions law

India needs an anti-sanctions law, but not in haste

India needs an anti-sanctions law, but a blunt statute could hurt domestic firms more than foreign coercion. #Trade Read more »
Dairy industry

Dairy industry exposes India’s cattle protection contradiction

India’s cattle protection politics rings hollow when the dairy industry depends on the disposal of unproductive animals. #dairy #cows Read more »
India-US trade deal

India-US trade deal runs into USTR tariff wall

The USTR’s 12.5% tariff proposal has turned India-US trade deal negotiations into a test of policy autonomy. #trade #US Read more »
Cooling infrastructure

Cooling infrastructure must be India’s next climate priority

India’s heat crisis shows why cooling infrastructure is now central to climate adaptation, urban planning and labour policy. #cooling #heat #climatechange Read more »
rupee depreciation

Why India cannot let the rupee float

Imported inflation, fragile manufacturing and unequal burdens complicate textbook arguments supporting unrestricted rupee depreciation. Read more »
fertility decline

Fertility decline: India is ageing before prosperity

India's fertility decline is now a federal challenge, shaping delimitation, tax devolution, migration and ageing policy. #fertility Read more »