food safety

Food safety failures mar India’s festive season

From milk to oils, adulteration persists as food safety watchdogs struggle with poor oversight and weak penalties. #foodsafety #kuttu #Navratri Read more »
Dairy industry

Dairy industry continues to block India’s trade deals

Dairy industry remains a stumbling block in India’s global trade ambitions, as farmers, subsidies, and consumer politics complicate FTA negotiations. #RCEP #dairy #trade Read more »
MGNREGA, water conservation, groundwater crisis

Government transforms MGNREGA into water security scheme

With ₹88,000 crore in funds, MGNREGA now prioritises water projects to address the looming groundwater crisis. #MGNREGA #water Read more »
demographic dividend,

India’s demographic dividend morphing into a debt trap

Without urgent reforms, India’s demographic dividend is becoming a liability, dragging growth into a debt-fuelled spiral. #demographicdividend #India Read more »
policy circle image

Electronics manufacturing needs policy shift for self-reliance

Without software and data control, India’s electronics manufacturing industry risks ceding digital sovereignty despite record growth. Read more »
privatisation

Privatisation is no substitute for industrial policy

India cannot disinvest its way into greatness. To remain sovereign and competitive, the state must cleanse its own house and commit to building industrial muscle, alongside private sector, for the twenty-first century.... Read more »
India circular economy

A circular economy can tackle India’s waste crisis

India’s cultural roots and new policies could make it a global leader in circular economy and sustainable growth. Read more »
India-UK trade

Rising protectionism signals end of free trade era

A wave of protectionism is fragmenting markets, raising costs, and threatening decades of free trade and globalisation-led prosperity. #protectionism #WTO #trade Read more »
Women-owned MSMEs

Women-owned MSMEs remain stalled at micro scale

Women-owned MSMEs are just a fifth of the total, with participation shrinking as firms grow — a loss India can’t afford. #women #startups #MSMEs Read more »
rupee vs dollar

Rupee faces acid test against dollar amid capital flight

The rupee is under strain from weak capital inflows, trade frictions, and global uncertainty, leaving 2025 outlook fragile. Read more »