custodial deaths

Custodial deaths expose India’s rule-of-law deficit

Custodial deaths and torture allegations reveal the gap between India’s constitutional promise and policing practice. Read more »
supreme court ruling on scheduled caste recognition

Scheduled Caste status: Time to rethink the ‘absolute bar’

By tying scheduled caste recognition to religion, the law risks excluding those who continue to face the same discrimination it seeks to remedy. Read more »
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VB-G RAM G: Rural jobs guarantee faces fiscal test

VB-G RAM G shifts rural employment funding from demand-driven spending to normative allocations, raising concerns over state capacity and worker rights. #jobs #MGNREGA Read more »
Emotional intelligence

Emotional intelligence: The missing link in India’s education system

Emotional intelligence is no longer a soft skill, it is essential for safer homes, healthier families, and social stability. #education #EQ Read more »
Coaching industry

Coaching industry feeds on public education failure

The booming coaching industry is not just a response to aspiration, It is a rent economy built on scarcity, weak public education, and exam opacity. #education Read more »
power demand

Heatwaves push peak power demand past 270 GW

India’s record 270 GW power demand shows that the weakest link is now distribution, not only generation. #power #heatwave Read more »
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RBI disclosure norms seek sharper view of bank risks

RBI’s proposed Pillar 3 disclosure norms call for sharper, standardised disclosures on capital, liquidity and risk across banks. #RBI #Banking Read more »
PM Modi's seven appeals

Modi’s seven appeals need policy backing

Prime Minister Modi’s seven appeal can create public seriousness, but India’s oil, fertiliser and gold vulnerabilities need price signals and policy action. Read more »
India’s population challenge

India’s population pressure tests growth model

India’s population scale is now a test of jobs, land use, public services and human capital, not merely fertility. Read more »
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India’s rare disease policy cannot stop at a funding cap

India’s rare disease policy created hope, but many patients lose treatment once the Rs 50 lakh cap is exhausted. Read more »