India-UK trade

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 »
Vishwakarma scheme

Vishwakarma scheme struggles to reach India’s informal sector

While policymakers tout the Vishwakarma scheme as a lifeline for artisans, limited loan approvals, regional gaps, and eligibility hurdles suggest a disconnect between design and delivery. #Vishwakarmascheme #craftsmen #artisan Read more »
India to have an integrated transport planning body

India eyes transport planning overhaul to power economic growth

A new integrated transport planning body will prioritise multimodal connectivity and coordinate investments to align fragmented policies. Read more »
edible oil

India’s edible oil policy risks trading imports for environmental crisis

India's edible oil policy may boost self-reliance, but without ecological safeguards, it risks triggering deforestation, groundwater depletion, and biodiversity loss. #edibleoil Read more »
MUDRA Yojana

MUDRA @ 10: A decade of empowering MSMEs, but gaps persist

While the MUDRA scheme has turbocharged financial inclusion, uneven regional distribution and limited borrower support threaten its long-term gains. #MUDRA #financialinclusion #policy Read more »
CPI, food inflation

Rethinking rural inflation: New CPI series could boost MGNREGA wages

The government’s plan to revise rural inflation indices marks a shift in how economic hardship is measured and addressed. #ruralinflation #CPI Read more »