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GST Cuts Delivered A Festive Pop That Won’t Sustain In 2026
Weak November numbers, muted price transmission and uneven spending patterns all point to the same conclusion that the GST cuts provided a temporary stimulus, not a sustained consumption revival.
Momentum Matters, But India’s Long Path To $5 Trillion Needs Discipline Now
What is required to sustain this growth rate so that India reaches the $5 trillion mark?
The Curious Case Of Slowing Smartphone And Pharma Exports To The US
The tariff war has yet again shown why India needs to diversify to other countries and up its manufacturing game to compete with China.
India Pulls Back QCOs, But It Must Continue To Learn Lessons From Tariff War
QCOs are mandatory BIS certifications requiring each product or import category to meet Indian quality standards at the source, making compliance costly and cumbersome.
Saving By Force? EPFO’s New Rules Divide Experts, Workers
While it would seem that the new EPFO rules could create problems for employees trying to withdraw their savings, that might not be the case, believe experts.
Fake It, But You Can’t Make It
Fraudsters do make it hard to know if the products that you’re buying is real. But with blockchain in the picture, they can’t.
Chasing Organic Froth: Blockchain Can Reveal What’s Truly Natural
With blockchain, every step from farm to kitchen can be tracked, revealing what’s truly organic.
Does RBI’s Bold Credit Push Risk Outrunning India’s Safeguards?
It is perhaps the biggest reform in the credit segment since the 1989 abolition of the Credit Authorisation Scheme.
Blockchain Gets A Government Job
The US government is putting its GDP data on blockchain, while the Philippines plans to put its national budget on it. They are not doing it to look cool; they want everyone to trust their data. In India, where GDP stats sometimes get a side-eye and government spending often looks shady, this kind of openness would be really welcome.
Not Just Tariffs, Transshipments May Pose Hurdles In A New World Order
The current global supply chain order took decades to form, and as a new order forms, it could throw up new hurdles like a redefinition of transshipments.
India Sets Global Low For Green Ammonia, But Delivery Will Be The Real Test
Subsidies cushion the bids, the definition of “green” is more vague than certain global standards, and most projects are still in the nascent stage.
Middle Managers On Road To Perdition As Tech, Age, And Slowdown Eat Up Jobs
Unable to transition ahead, India’s middle managers face an existential crisis.
