e-cooking is clean cooking

Cheap electricity central to India’s clean cooking transition

India’s dependence on expensive imported LPG/PNG has hampered its transition to clean cooking methods. Read more »
ESG reporting

Climate change: India sets tough emission targets for 2030

Climate change menace: As the world’s third largest carbon polluter, India has finally decided to amp up its existing climate targets meaning the country will work harder to curb its planet-warming emissions. Read more »
co-operative sector

Co-operative sector: Kerala should revamp its scam-tainted credit societies

Bringing co-operative sector under the Banking Regulation Act will be counterproductive as it will devoid the credit societies of flexibility and functional autonomy. Read more »
green hydrogen strategy for Indiasupply mismatch

Energy economy: Green hydrogen is becoming a viable alternative to fossil fuels

As green hydrogen becomes a viable alternative to fossil fuels, it will attract investments away from coal, petrochemicals and blue hydrogen. Read more »
The rupee free fall

RBI raises interest rate; IMF wants rupee to be left alone

IMF wants RBI to stop intervening in the currency market by selling dollars. Read more »
Indian railways, Budget 2023 and urban infrastructure

Uttar Pradesh economy: A systemic approach to $1 trillion

The Uttar Pradesh economy can achieve the target of $1 trillion if the state government focuses on human development, skilling, and job creation. Read more »
Digital india act

Explained: Why did the govt dump the Personal Data Protection Bill

Personal Data Protection Bill: A comprehensive legal framework is in the offing to regulate the online space and to address all future challenges to the digital ecosystem. Read more »
Indian economy

Horses for courses: RBI need not hike interest rates to match Fed

The US has aggressively increased its benchmark interest rate because inflation is 5 times the normal level, but that is not the case for India. Read more »
draft telecom bill

India makes strides in financial inclusion, but issues remain

RBI’s Financial Inclusion Index has risen to 56.4 in March 2022. This is a significant increase from 53.9 in March 2021 and is reflective of growth across all sectors, the report said. Read more »
inflation and interest rates

RBI may raise key interest rate by 50 bps on global cues

While there is a need for frontloaded policy tightening, the terminal interest rate need not be very high, given the confusing nature of inflation. Read more »