Opinion

El Niño and below-normal rainfall heighten pressure on India's groundwater reserves, underscoring the need to combine scientific recharge planning with efficient irrigation and crop diversification.

Indian telecom operators face the challenge of raising average revenue per user (Arpu) while retaining subscribers, as pressure to increase tariffs runs up against affordability and competition.

Women remain under-represented in Indian corporate leadership and earn less than men, highlighting the gap between workplace policies and actual gender equality.

Recent tax changes are welcome, but India needs sustained reforms to address exemptions, reduce cascading taxes, improve compliance and broaden the tax base without distorting investment decisions.

A significant increase in risk aversion or an unwinding of AI trades could lead to substantial volatility in global financial markets, if not a full-blown crisis

More steps needed to improve official data collection

Revenue and expenditure pressures are expected to widen the fiscal deficit, although the impact on market borrowings may be limited

Three decades after 1991, it is clear India needs a new policy approach

Experts clarify SEZ drawback procedures, the scope of newly amended rules and compliance requirements for EOUs sending imported raw materials for job work

The objective should be to improve targeting without making access to an essential agricultural input conditional on the perfection of land records

To be sure, the Democrats will have the security of a United States Supreme Court judgment of February, which struck down the President's use of emergency powers to impose tariffs on trading partners

From 10-second episodes to 10-hour seasons, the deluge brought by streaming and on-demand services is now changing how Indians entertain themselves

Regulators need discretion, but that discretion must be structured, transparent and predictable

Are IT-trained staff available when regular operators are on leave? Are daily-waged support workers restricted to non-sensitive areas? Banks need to address these questions

An investment plan should begin with financial protection and debt repayment, not market returns

India's strong economic fundamentals and normalising valuations could create an opportunity for equities to recover after two years of underperformance

Democratic control of Congress could increase scrutiny of Trump's policies, but Indian businesses must prepare for continued tariff uncertainty, geopolitical risks and shifting trade dynamics

Delhi's winter pollution plan relies on restrictions, while gaps in public transport and cleaner alternatives remain unaddressed, argues Sunita Narain.

GST reforms must ensure immediate input-tax credits and refunds for businesses to reduce production costs, encourage investment and prevent tax cascading, argue Arbind Modi and Ajay Shah.

Agnipath 2.0 may ease personnel shortages and retain trained soldiers, but higher pay and benefits risk adding to pension costs and squeezing funds for defence modernisation.