India’s new FDI rules may cut compliance costs, but weak supply chains and slow courts still deter long-term investment. #FDI Read more »
India needs private universities to expand access, but campuses, rankings and placement figures are poor measures of academic quality. #education Read more »
India’s rebased core sector index rose to 5% in June as iron ore and electricity offset falling oil, gas, refinery and fertiliser output. #coresector #IIP Read more »
Different liabilities under EPFO’s provident fund, pension and insurance schemes require different investment strategies. #EPFO Read more »
As cash transfers to women become permanent in state budgets, the focus must shift from political appeal to measurable economic empowerment. #cashtransfers Read more »
RBI’s bank board rules cut routine work but leave directors answerable for strategy, technology and risk. #RBI #board Read more »
India needs licensed nuclear power reactor designs, firm orders and credible costs to turn its 100 GW target into generating capacity. Read more »
Russian oil imports comprised more than half of India’s June crude imports, leaving New Delhi exposed to renewed US tariff threat. #Russia #oil Read more »
Delhi air pollution plan 2026 acts before GRAP, but weak PUCC checks, dust control and regional coordination could blunt its impact. #Airpollution #GRAP Read more »
AAY ration reform and food subsidy costs scrutiny is welcome, but smaller AAY families should not pay for the failures in procurement, storage and targeting. #AAY #foodsubsidy Read more »