Economy

AI-Based GPS Tolling in India: Transforming Highway Infrastructure

AI-Based GPS Tolling in India: Transforming Highway Infrastructure

Introduction India is preparing for a major leap in highway infrastructure modernisation with the nationwide rollout of AI-based GPS tolling...

Overhauling India’s GDP Estimation Framework: Key Changes with 2022-23 Base Year

Overhauling India’s GDP Estimation Framework: Key Changes with 2022-23 Base Year

Overhauling the GDP Estimation Framework Introduction India is set to revamp its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimation framework as the...

Southern States Power India’s Export Resurgence

Southern States Power India’s Export Resurgence

Context: India’s Export Growth Enters a New Phase India’s export growth is witnessing a decisive geographical and structural shift. Southern...

Industrial Policy Arms Race: Risks to Global Trade Fragmentation

Industrial Policy Arms Race: Risks to Global Trade Fragmentation

Industrial Policy Arms Race: Risks to Global Trade Fragmentation Context : The global trade order is witnessing an intensifying industrial...

INR Trade Settlement: Strategy to Curb Trade Deficit and Rupee Challenge

INR Trade Settlement: Strategy to Curb Trade Deficit and Rupee Challenge

INR Trade Settlement: Strategy to Curb Trade Deficit and Rupee Challenge Context : India’s widening trade deficit, especially due to...

The ‘Shanti Bill’ and Private Participation in India’s Nuclear Power Sector

The ‘Shanti Bill’ and Private Participation in India’s Nuclear Power Sector

Context : The Union Cabinet has approved the proposed Atomic Energy Bill (informally known as the ‘Shanti Bill’), which amends...

Jan Vishwas Bill: Decriminalisation & Ease of Doing Business

Jan Vishwas Bill: Decriminalisation & Ease of Doing Business

Context : The column discusses India’s ongoing transition away from the legacy of the “License Raj”—an era characterized by excessive...

India’s 8.2% GDP Growth: Analysis of Sustainability & Drivers

India’s 8.2% GDP Growth: Analysis of Sustainability & Drivers

Context : India’s recent attainment of an 8.2% GDP growth rate has been lauded. However, economists are debating the India...

कॉन्सर्ट पर्यटन

कॉन्सर्ट पर्यटन

संदर्भ: असम, मेघालय, तेलंगाना, गुजरात और दिल्ली समेत कई राज्य सरकारें बड़े पैमाने पर अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संगीत कार्यक्रमों (कॉन्सर्ट) को आकर्षित...

भारत का विकसित होता बैंकिंग परिदृश्य

भारत का विकसित होता बैंकिंग परिदृश्य

भारत का विकसित होता बैंकिंग परिदृश्य संदर्भ: भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक (RBI) ने फिनो पेमेंट्स बैंक को लघु वित्त बैंक  में...

Maharashtra’s Bamboo Biomass Mandate: Green Gold for Thermal Power Plants

Context : In a first-of-its-kind move, Maharashtra has mandated that all public and private thermal power plants blend 5–7% bamboo-based...

Concert Tourism: Reshaping India’s Economy and Global Branding

Context : Multiple state governments (Assam, Meghalaya, Telangana, etc.) are actively crafting policies to attract large-scale international music concerts. This...

India’s Evolving Banking Landscape : Signaling Maturity of RBI’s Differentiated Banking Model

Context : The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) recent in-principle approval for Fino Payments Bank (PB) to transition into a...

Chile’s Lesson for India’s Coal Conundrum

Chile’s Lesson for India’s Coal Conundrum

Context : Chile’s experience offers a compelling case study in Just Energy Transition (JET). A decade ago, nearly 40% of...

Economy as the New Lynchpin of India-Russia Ties

Economy as the New Lynchpin of India-Russia Ties

Context : Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to India, his first since the Ukraine conflict, marks a significant shift...

RBI Rate Cut & Monetary Policy: Inflation vs Growth Dilemma

RBI Rate Cut & Monetary Policy: Inflation vs Growth Dilemma

Context :In its recent meeting, the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced the Repo Rate by 25...

Bharat Taxi Trials Begin in Delhi, Gujarat

Bharat Taxi Trials Begin in Delhi, Gujarat

Bharat Taxi Trials Begin in Delhi, Gujarat Context: Bharat Taxi’s pilot launch in Delhi and Gujarat comes at a time...

BRICS Bank

BRICS Bank

BRICS New Development Bank Context: Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy and a recent member of the BRICS bloc, has announced...

Vehicles Surge Reflect Rural Consumption Rising

Vehicles Surge Reflect Rural Consumption Rising

Vehicles Surge Reflect Rural Consumption Rising Context: Recently , the findings of the EAC-PM report (2025) — showed rural India’s...

PM Internship Scheme

PM Internship Scheme

PM Internship Scheme Context: The data presented in Parliament in September 2025 reveals a starkly underwhelming performance of the Prime...

States Fiscal Space Faces Growing Negative Strain

States Fiscal Space Faces Growing Negative Strain

States Fiscal Space Faces Growing Negative Strain Context: Amid ongoing debates over shrinking fiscal space for states—highlighted recently after the...