GST collections soar

TechFins: Why India must stop their unregulated, untaxed run

Unregulated TechFins run by large technology firms such as Microsoft, Google, Huawei, Apple, Facebook, WhatsApp, Amazon, Alibaba, Flipkart, Airtel, and Reliance JIO can easily out-compete traditional financial services firms. Read more »
climate change and the record-breaking heatwave

India’s $5 trillion economy plan runs into Rs 7,14,000 crore climate change risk

There is a growing global demand for climate-friendly products that presents a huge opportunity for companies willing to invest in action against climate change. Read more »
india's critical infrastructure

Chinese digital paw marks on India’s critical infrastructure

The Chinese penetration of the critical infrastructure is much beyond the power sector; the broadband infrastructure of India rests on Huawei appliances, administered by BSNL. Read more »
vpn guidelines violate data privacy norms

Why India should strive for control over its data, internet

It is of paramount importance to take care of India’s interests at the international regimes for Internet governance and data traffic. Read more »
Cyber security challenges for India

Cybersecurity: Some critical issues in a digitising world

Cybersecurity is neither expensive, nor intimidating as it was, and small businesses are becoming increasingly vulnerable to attacks. Read more »
Nirmala Sitharaman on Indian economy and Budget 2021

Indian economy needs skilling effort with industry involvement, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The interest of female labour force is at the heart of government policies -- the Labour Codes 2020 and the PLI scheme will help those sectors of Indian economy in which participation... Read more »
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a post Budget 2021 interaction with IIA students

Govt will not crowd out private sector; Budget 2021 selloff target realistic, assures FM

We discourage the demand for AIIMS-like hospitals everywhere, instead Budget 2021 focuses on more primary healthcare centres as the first points of call: Finance minister. Read more »
reasons behind suboptimal decisions

Rationality and reality: Why humans make suboptimal decisions

Individual decision-making has increasingly relied on heuristics which has in turn led to cognitive biases and suboptimal decisions. Read more »
gender gap in education, literacy

Education for Sustainable Development: Is India ready to embrace it?

The onus is on the government, boards, and educational institutions to pivot the country’s human resource development on Education for Sustainable Development. Read more »
cybersecurity is paramount

Future of commuting: Are we heading to a world without cars?

People will conduct most of their day-to-day activities including work in a virtual world, leading to a future of commuting without means of transportation such as cars, planes, and trains obsolete. Read more »