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A flexible approach: Orderly rupee depreciation should be allowed

The rupee has a lot of catching up to do because its slide has been postponed when compared to its peer currencies and competitors

Quad cooperation: Balancing power in a shifting Indo-Pacific landscape

Balancing security and diplomacy, India navigates Quad, Asean, and Brics dynamics

Economics of cash transfers: Balancing welfare, productivity, state budgets

Increasing popularity needs to be debated

Ken-Betwa river project: Balancing development with ecological concerns

India's ambitious river-linking plan faces criticism for environmental and human costs

RBI's Financial Stability Report flags rising NPAs, global economic risks

Indian banking sector stable, but global debt and economic volatility loom large

MAGA vs techies: Trump's H-1B dilemma exposes ideological fault lines

The H-1B visa debate pits MAGA hardliners against tech billionaires, revealing deep divisions over immigration and economic policy in Trump's incoming administration

HCES shows some reassuring trends, urging CPI and policy overhaul

Shifting household consumption patterns and evolving priorities call for updates to inflation indices and a rethink of food and subsidy policies in India

NITI Aayog urges reforms to ease worker housing near industrial hubs

To truly unleash the potential of India's manufacturing sector, there is a need to think of dense, large-scale housing for workers as infrastructure

Manmohan Singh's legacy: 1991 reforms, rights-based laws, nuclear deal

Singh's term as Prime Minister also witnessed several landmark decisions which, in a way, were built on the foundation he laid as finance minister

Migration slowdown reveals shifting patterns, rising suburban growth

EAC-PM study highlights reduced migration to metros, rise of counter-magnet cities, and calls for balanced urbanisation with jobs closer to rural and suburban areas

Growth in informal enterprises signals job creation but raises concerns

ASUSE data shows a rise in unincorporated sector jobs, but reliance on own account enterprises sparks questions about economic health and formal sector job creation

Trade reforms, global value chains key to India's export strategy

Export promotion requires consistent and open trade policy

India's ageing population needs robust elder care, not just new schemes

The current elderly population of India (those aged 60 and above) is about 153 million

State finances improve, but reforms needed to address lingering issues

The latest RBI study showed that the adoption of fiscal-responsibility rules had helped states

Google's Willow chip: A quantum leap in error correction and scalability

Quantum computing has to tackle error correction if it is to become viable in the commercial sense

India's forest cover rises, but flawed definitions mask biodiversity loss

The Forest Survey of India defines forest as land covering at least one hectare and with a tree cover density of 10 per cent

Growth slowdown, fiscal dilemma complicate India's Budget preparation

The Ministry pointed out that revenue receipts in the first half of the year, at almost 52 per cent of Budget Estimates, were above the five-year rolling average

Unsafe factories: A roadblock to India's manufacturing hub aspirations

At least 240 workplace accidents occurred in India's manufacturing, mining, and energy sectors, resulting in over 400 deaths and more than 850 serious injuries

GST Council defers key decisions, tackles complexity of tax system

It was clarified that ready-to-eat popcorn mixed with salt and spices attracted a 5 per cent GST rate. It attracts a 12 per cent tax if supplied as pre-packed and labelled

EV growth faces charging woes even as carmakers push ahead with launches

India's charging infrastructure lags behind EV demand despite policy incentives