India's EV industry, EV policy

New EV policy may offer tariff cuts, investment sweeteners

India is reworking its EV policy to offer lower tariffs and easier investment norms, hoping to turn the country into a manufacturing hub. #EVs #tradewar #UStariffs Read more »
poverty

Millions lifted from poverty, but the harder battle against inequality begins

While poverty is falling sharply, rising inequality and fragile job quality threaten to undermine the progress. #poverty #policy Read more »
Indian railways

Indian railways: Transparency, technology missing links in modernisation push

While Indian Railways roll out high-speed trains and revamps old lines, a lack of operational data transparency threatens to derail accountability and reform. #railways Read more »
GST registration

Simplifying GST registration, a good start, but doubts linger

The crackdown on discretionary practices in GST registration highlights how policy intentions often crumble at the altar of administrative excess. #GST Read more »
export promotion

Decentralise or perish: India’s export promotion needs a radical rethink

The Export Promotion Mission is a start, but without empowering states and overhauling EPCs, India risks losing its global export edge. #exports #policy Read more »
Maritime Development Fund

Maritime Development Fund: Big promises, but will it close implementation gaps?

The Rs 25,000 crore Maritime Development Fund must steer through choppy waters to unlock its promise of jobs, trade growth, and green shipping. #MaritimeDevelopment #economy #Budget Read more »
LNG trucking, natural gas, LNG

India may offer cheaper natural gas to revive LNG trucks amid US pressure

India is weighing low-cost natural gas supply to revive LNG trucks as it looks to reduce diesel reliance and deepen US energy ties. #LNG #energy #naturalgas Read more »
investment-led growth

India must pivot to investment-led growth model

While India’s services-led growth has widened income gaps, China’s investment-led growth strategy offers a compelling model for equitable development. #investment #growth #India Read more »
Ethanol blending

India’s ethanol blending strategy faces a flex-fuel roadblock

The absence of flexible fuel vehicle adoption and pricing reforms could stall India’s ethanol blending strategy just as momentum builds. #ethanolblending Read more »
FMCG labelling reforms

Labelling reforms: Packaged food industry faces a moment of reckoning

The Supreme Court directive on front-of-pack labelling could finally compel companies to confront the health risks lurking behind glossy packaging and usher much needed labelling reforms. #FMCG #labellingnorms Read more »