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RBI’s New Framework for Digital Payments

RBI’s New Framework for Digital Payments

RBI introduces a risk-based authentication framework for digital payments, effective April 2026, enhancing security, user convenience, and fraud prevention while...

India’s First GCC Hub: Maharashtra Leads the Way

India’s First GCC Hub: Maharashtra Leads the Way

Maharashtra partners with ANSR to build India’s first Global Capability Centre (GCC) city in Navi Mumbai. Learn how GCCs drive...

India’s Dairy Dominance: Growth, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

India’s Dairy Dominance: Growth, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

Discover how India became the world’s largest milk producer, contributing 24% of global supply. Learn about the cooperative model, women’s...

India’s Path to Energy Self-Reliance: Strategic, Sustainable, and Inclusive

India’s Path to Energy Self-Reliance: Strategic, Sustainable, and Inclusive

Explore India’s roadmap for energy Atmanirbharta, combining strategic mineral reserves, clean technology, global partnerships, and legislative reforms to achieve sustainable...

New International Governance Index: India’s Push for a Global Benchmark

New International Governance Index: India’s Push for a Global Benchmark

India, as the new president of IIAS, proposes an International Governance Index to address biases in Western-centric rankings, improve transparency,...

PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana 2025

PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana 2025

Learn about PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY), a ₹24,000 crore flagship scheme aimed at transforming 100 low-productivity districts in India...

EAT–Lancet 2025 Report: Planetary Health Diet & Planetary Boundaries

EAT–Lancet 2025 Report: Planetary Health Diet & Planetary Boundaries

Less than 1% of people live within ecological limits. The EAT–Lancet 2025 Report maps how food systems drive planetary boundary...

Indian Real GDP vs Nominal GDP Growth Conundrum

Indian Real GDP vs Nominal GDP Growth Conundrum

India shows strong real GDP growth, yet policy actions signal weak demand. Explore the disconnect between real and nominal GDP,...

Global Development Finance: India’s Role

Global Development Finance: India’s Role

Global development finance is declining, with ODA falling and multilateralism weakening, threatening SDGs and climate goals. India has an opportunity...

Payments Regulatory Board: A New Era in India’s Payment Governance

Payments Regulatory Board: A New Era in India’s Payment Governance

The RBI has set up a six-member Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. With...

False Smut Infestation in Paddy: Causes, Impact, and Management

False Smut Infestation in Paddy: Causes, Impact, and Management

False smut, a fungal rice disease in Punjab, spread due to rains disrupting spraying. Learn its causes, impact on yield,...

FCRA Renewal Deadline Imposed on NGOs: Balancing Oversight and Development

FCRA Renewal Deadline Imposed on NGOs: Balancing Oversight and Development

The Home Ministry now requires NGOs to file FCRA renewal applications four months before expiry. While the Act ensures transparency...

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) in India

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) in India

Supreme Court upholds JSW Steel’s plan for BPSL, reaffirming IBC’s role in asset revival, recovery, and credit growth despite delays...

Economic Freedom Index 2025

Economic Freedom Index 2025

Explore India’s position at 128th in the 2025 Economic Freedom Index, the factors pulling down its score, global trends, and...

SUNIYO Scheme: Impact on Delhi’s Property Tax and Fiscal Health

SUNIYO Scheme: Impact on Delhi’s Property Tax and Fiscal Health

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has extended its one-time property tax amnesty scheme — SUNIYO (Sampattikar Niptaan Yojana) —...

GST Reforms and Fiscal Imbalances

GST Reforms and Fiscal Imbalances

GST Reforms 2.0 have increased States’ reliance on the Centre, eroding fiscal autonomy. This blog discusses how these changes affect...

India’s Urban Definition Fails Growing Towns

India’s Urban Definition Fails Growing Towns

India risks misclassifying growing towns under outdated Census rules. Learn why redefining “urban” is vital for governance, infrastructure, and equity....

India’s WTO Path: Protecting Farmers, Shaping Trade

India’s WTO Path: Protecting Farmers, Shaping Trade

India faces pressure at the WTO as China drops SDT. Explore how India can protect farmers, ensure food security, and...

India–US Corn Trade Dispute

India–US Corn Trade Dispute

Explore the India–US corn trade dispute. Learn why India avoids US GMO maize, the risks for farmers, ethanol demand, and...

India’s Nuclear Energy Sector Reforms

India’s Nuclear Energy Sector Reforms

India plans to expand nuclear energy to 100 GW by 2047. Explore legal reforms, PPP models, thorium strategy, SMRs, and...

H-1B Visa Fee Row: India’s Diplomacy Under Strain

H-1B Visa Fee Row: India’s Diplomacy Under Strain

The U.S. H-1B visa fee hike exposes India’s foreign policy challenges. This blog analyses India’s diplomatic failures and successes with...

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