Harsher tariffs, trade bullying, and open disregard for international cooperation mark Trump’s new term. This comes at a time when the world is already strugglingтАФwith wars, the aftershocks of the pandemic, and growing inequality....
Last month saw an important victory for communities fighting against the toxic Waste to Energy (WTE) incineration plants in Gujarat. Due to tremendous on-ground resistance, multiple follow-up letters and CSO engagement with the International...
February 2025 was the hottest since 1901, and the warming trend is only intensifying. The IMD data confirms what scientists have warned for yearsтАФclimate change is no longer a distant threat but an active...
Is India being pressured into trade deals that could weaken its own industries? The US is pushing India to sign a broad macro trade agreement instead of making minor tariff adjustments while also questioning...
A writ petition contests the Sikkim governmentтАЩs decision to disinvest its stake in the public sector company that was operating the Teesta III dam. The petition raises allegations of wrongful financial gain by the...
The latest Indus Valley report in fact shows that India’s consuming class is today just a thin layer of 10% and this section is only deepening, not widening. While people from the bottom 90%...
The budget this year has been touted as a middle class friendly budget. The proposal of no income tax for those with yearly income up to 12 lakh rupees was celebrated across news rooms...
There is a euphoria around the тАЬtax bonanzaтАЭ offered to the middle classes in this yearтАЩs Budget. The proposal of no tax for those with annual income up to Rs 12 lakh has been...
A reading of the budget and the Economic Survey is a crucial exercise to understand the direction that the economy is taking. It gives a sense of how responsive is a government to the...
The Economic Survey 2025 tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, projects a ┬а6.3 – 6.8% growth rate for FY 26, ahead of the Union Budget 2025-26. But, what does it mean to the common...
