Higher education

India’s higher education reforms: Turning access into opportunity

India has expanded higher education access, but faculty shortages, inadequate research funding, skill gaps and examination irregularities...
NPS Central

NPS Central eases access, but pension adequacy needs more

Data centre

Data centre ambitions need a clean power bargain

MSMEs

MSMEs face a growing squeeze on profitability

gold loans

What rising gold loans tell about household finances

The rapid growth of gold loans raises concerns about household financial resilience, particularly when borrowers pledge jewellery...
Higher producer prices

Higher producer prices do not mean a manufacturing revival

Domestic investors cannot shield rupee from FPI outflows

Domestic investors cannot shield rupee from FPI outflows

India-New Zealand FTA

India-New Zealand FTA faces the test of commercial use

Domestic investors cannot shield rupee from FPI outflows

Domestic investors cannot shield rupee from FPI outflows

Buying by domestic investors offers only limited protection against dollar outflows, higher oil costs, and pressure on...
Global public debt

Global public debt is narrowing India’s fiscal choices

MSMEs

MSMEs face a growing squeeze on profitability

UPI MDR

UPI MDR isn’t about card fees, it’s about a lapsed subsidy

pollution pricing

Can pollution pricing help Delhi-NCR clean its air?