Economy

Income Tax Bill 2025 Empowers Officials with Expanded Search Rights

Income Tax Bill 2025 Empowers Officials with Expanded Search Rights

Income Tax Bill 2025 Brings Sweeping Changes to Tax Enforcement Context: The Lok Sabha has passed the Income Tax Bill...

Small Finance Bank (SFB)

Small Finance Bank (SFB)

Context: AU Small Finance Bank received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to transition from a Small...

Crop Protection Chemicals in India

Crop Protection Chemicals in India

Crop protection: India’s agriculture sector is witnessing a structural transformation driven by labour shortages, technological innovation, and a rising need...

RBI’s Decision to Not Cut Rates Amid Trump’s Tariff Shock

RBI’s Decision to Not Cut Rates Amid Trump’s Tariff Shock

RBI’s Decision to Not Cut Rates Highlights Bold Stand Against External Pressure RBI: On August 6, about a week after...

 India’s Balanced Response to US Tariffs

 India’s Balanced Response to US Tariffs

India’s strategy is to face US tariffs with strength, diplomacy, and global partnerships while protecting its interests and dignity. Introduction:...

Money Laundering Crisis: Powerful Strategies India Must Adopt Now

Money Laundering: Strategic Roadmap for a Safer Financial Future Context: As per a report in the Rajya Sabha, out of...

Labour Mobility and India’s Economic Diplomacy

Labour Mobility and India’s Economic Diplomacy

Labour Mobility: India’s youthful population of over 600 million under 25 offers a powerful demographic dividend. To realise its full...

India’s Digital Welfare: Balancing Tech and Democracy

India’s Digital Welfare: Balancing Tech and Democracy

Explore India’s shift to digital welfare—Aadhaar, DBT, and automation. Learn how tech aids delivery but risks rights, access, and fairness....

Ethanol-Blended Petrol: Growing Concerns and the Bold Shift to E20

Ethanol-Blended Petrol: Unpacking the Real Impact of India’s E20 Push Context: Amid rising social media concerns over E20 fuel’s impact...

Bio-Fortified Potatoes

Bio-Fortified Potatoes

Bio-fortified potatoes to hit the Indian market soon Context: India is set to launch iron-rich bio-fortified potatoes, developed by the...

World Bank Income Classification

World Bank Income Classification

World Bank Income Classification: Unveiling Economic Progress Across Nations Context: To enable consistent comparison across nations, the World Bank annually...

Intellectual Property (IP) and India-UK FTA

Intellectual Property (IP) and India-UK FTA

Context: The proposed India–United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has raised critical concerns about India’s intellectual property (IP)...

India’s Digital Sovereignty at Risk: The UK FTA

India’s Digital Sovereignty at Risk: The UK FTA

This essay explores how the India-UK Free Trade Agreement risks India’s digital sovereignty by compromising control over data, code, and...

Vegetable Oil Security in India: Bold Moves to Cut Import Dependence

Vegetable Oil Security: India’s Strategic Push for Self-Reliance Context: In an unusual shift, Indian importers have purchased a record 150,000...

India’s Insurance Sector

Context: The 2025-26 Union Budget raised the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap in insurance to 100%, building on the 2021-22...