Higher crude prices, a weaker rupee and tighter LPG supplies are forcing India into costly trade-offs amid an escalating West Asia crisis. #LPG #crude Read more »
The Iran war may endure because none of the main actors can stop without looking weaker than before. Read more »
India’s new small hydro power scheme can diversify clean energy supply, but cumulative ecological risks cannot be ignored. #hydro Read more »
The delay in commercialising GM mustard after regulatory clearance in 2017 may have cost the country up to ₹30,900 crore in lost output, higher imports and missed farm gains. #GMcrop Read more »
India gas supply is better protected than public fears suggest, but the Iran conflict could still push up PNG tariffs and industrial costs. #LNG #gassupply Read more »
India and the United States are heading for a clash at the 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé over MFN, WTO reform, and the future of multilateral trade rules. #WTO Read more »
Higher education reforms have become necessary. Universities must return to their core mission of fostering critical thinking and intellectual rigour. #Education Read more »
India’s metals policy cannot remain focused on upstream protection when downstream exporters are losing competitiveness from higher input costs. #metals #exports Read more »
Welfare schemes and hiring incentives cannot replace a national employment policy that sets clear job targets and accountability. #unemployment #jobs #economy Read more »
The gig economy looks flexible on paper, but for urban women it often reproduces old inequalities through care burdens, unsafe mobility, and weak protection. Read more »