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New Income Tax Act 2025: What it means for Indian middle class

India’s new Income Tax Act 2025 raises relief thresholds and simplifies rules, but trims popular deductions for...
infant mortality rate

India’s infant mortality rate shows uneven progress

data governance

The third way: India’s data governance model challenges GDPR

food inflation

Fixing the thali: Food inflation lessons from Europe and the US

Concert tourism

Concert tourism could unlock new revenue for cities

Concert tourism is giving Indian cities fresh revenue streams, boosting municipal coffers and reshaping local public finance....
Private credit funds and NBFCs in India

NBFCs and private credit reshaping India’s finance ecosystem

Uttar Pradesh’s exports-led growth in trouble

Uttar Pradesh bets on exports-led growth to realise $1 tn dream

CAD

CAD fall hides rising risks for India’s trade outlook

renewable energy india

India’s renewable energy sector crosses a cost turning point

Renewable energy is no longer costly — it is now the cheapest option, reshaping the nation’s power...
AI in treatment of cancer

AI revolutionising fight against cancer and diabetes

India-Israel BIT

India-Israel BIT signals strategic economic shift

Nepal Army to the forefront of politics

Nepal Army emerges as key power amid Gen Z protests

gaming ban

India’s gaming ban risks innovation and fintech growth