It is important to note that the total seasonal rainfall is not as critical as its temporal and spatial distribution, which are crucial for agriculture.
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Following the GST 2.0, the government should aggressively pursue strategic divestment in PSUs to strengthen its finances and enhance shareholder value.
Nilanjan Banik
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RBI’s alignment to Basel-III capital requirement norms will free up more money to be lent to MSMSEs and NBFCs.
Rahul Ghosh
RBI’s new ECB regime may be inviting balance-sheet risk disguised as capital access
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New research using NSSO data shows consistent spikes in household consumption around election dates, particularly for food items such as pulses and meat.
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When women influence policymaking, investment often flows into sectors that improve accessibility and social equity
Hemachandra Padhan
For central banks, gold is not a relic of history but a rational hedge against the politics for & of money, the fragility of debt, and the unpredictability of power.
Srinath Sridharan
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There are early signs that the GST rate cuts are beginning to filter through the system. E-way bills in September and automobile sales during the Navaratri week indicate a promising start.
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As geopolitics, tech, and human nature pull in opposite directions, India’s economy tries to find balance in its own Three-Body Problem.
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As the US hits China with 100% tariffs, Beijing retaliates with rare earth curbs. India must read the fine print—no US deal is ever final in a world of shifting power.
Ajay Srivastava
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Donald Trump’s latest snub from the Nobel Peace Committee is more than a personal setback. It’s a quiet assertion of Europe’s independence from American pressure.
Saibal Dasgupta
Producers of certified sustainable palm oil seek duty relief, but there is little justification for any fiscal concession in the present circumstances
Smaller nations must build alliances, contain the predator, and rewrite the rules of engagement, says Sunjoy Joshi.
Kirti Tarang Pande
It makes no sense for an economic bloc as large as the European Union to fold to a reckless US president who is driven entirely by personal obsessions and whose word means nothing.
Joseph E. Stiglitz
The fate of all the political combinations in the Bihar elections depends on which side the Mahila-Youth and Muslim-Yadav combines swing
Amitabh Tiwari
The public investment surge this year appears impressive, but much of its strength comes from accounting adjustments and base effects rather than new capital creation
Madhavi Arora
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India and Qatar are entering a new phase of bilateral engagement. Here’s an explainer on their geopolitical and economic ties, as the two countries prepare to announce a trade deal this week.
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