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The Building and Other Construction Workers cess was never meant to be charity. It was a hard-won levy. One percent of construction cost. Money meant to protect workers who fall from scaffolds, migrate across states, and age without pensions. The Draft Social Security Rules of 2025 quietly chan...

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January 13, 2026

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Free Trade, Unequal India

The commerce minister’s celebration of yet another free trade agreement hides a deeper worry. Yes, India’s exports look strong on paper. Yes, the country seems more plugged into global trade. But the gains are coming froma narrow strip of the map. A handful of states now drive almost all export...

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January 7, 2026

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Financing Precarity: Gig work and cheap labour in India

Gig workers struck work this Christmas and on New Year’s eve protesting against automated systems used by the platforms to penalize delivery workers and reduce their ratings when delays occur, and are asking for comprehensive social security including health insurance and pensions. Gig wo...

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December 29, 2025

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SHANTI Act: Another Dangerous Example of Profit Over People

President Draupadi Murmu gave assent to the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, formally opening up India’s nuclear energy sector to private players for the very first time. Nuclear power, right from the mining to the final harnessin...

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December 23, 2025

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VB – G RAM G to replace MGNREGA; a decimation of employment guarantee

In the recently concluded session of Parliament, amidst blaring opposition, Speaker Om Birla passed the Viksit Bharath – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (VB – G RAM G). Proposed as a replacement for the epochal MGNREGA, this new bill restructures and decimates work securit...

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December 11, 2025

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India’s Wealth Gap Widens; Top 1% Dominates National Wealth I Finance Matters, 05 December 2025

The World Inequality Report 2026 delivers a sharp warning about India’s economic direction. It shows that India is now one of the most unequal countries in the world, with wealth and income concentrating rapidly at the top. The richest 10% in India earn nearly 60% of the national income, while the b...

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December 1, 2025

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India’s Labour Codes: Reform or Rollback of Workers’ Rights? | Editorial | Finance Matters, 28 November 2025

The Union government’s move to notify the long-pending Labour Codes marks the biggest overhaul of India’s labour laws since Independence. By replacing 29 existing laws with four sweeping Codes, the Centre claims it is simplifying compliance and boosting the “speed of doing business”. But the manner ...

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November 26, 2025

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Extreme Weather, Unequal Impact: India’s Growing Divide | Editorial | Finance Matters, 21 November 2025

India’s growing climate crisis is now impossible to overlook. A new Climate Risk Index by Germanwatch ranks India ninth among the countries most severely affected by extreme weather in the last 30 years. In this period, the country saw nearly 430 extreme events, including heat waves, floods, storms,...

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September 11, 2025

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GST Cuts: A Relief or a Mirage?

The GST Council’s rate reductions are being hailed as a relief for consumers, but the timing makes the move look reactive rather than reformist. If the intent was truly to ease burdens on households, why were these cuts delayed for years despite repeated demands? Their sudden announcement right afte...

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September 3, 2025

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Rising Personal Taxes, Shrinking Corporate Share: Who Bears the Burden?

Personal income tax collections have once again overtaken corporate tax revenues in India. At first glance, this looks like a success story of formalisation, digitisation, and better tax compliance. More people are filing returns, more income is being reported, and the government’s tax base is widen...

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The Quiet Dilution of Workers’ Rights

Free Trade, Unequal India

Financing Precarity: Gig work and cheap labour in India

SHANTI Act: Another Dangerous Example of Profit Over People

VB – G RAM G to replace MGNREGA; a decimation of employment guarantee

India’s Wealth Gap Widens; Top 1% Dominates National Wealth I Finance Matters, 05 December 2025

India’s Labour Codes: Reform or Rollback of Workers’ Rights? | Editorial | Finance Matters, 28 November 2025

Extreme Weather, Unequal Impact: India’s Growing Divide | Editorial | Finance Matters, 21 November 2025

GST Cuts: A Relief or a Mirage?

Rising Personal Taxes, Shrinking Corporate Share: Who Bears the Burden?

The Quiet Dilution of Workers’ Rights

Free Trade, Unequal India

Financing Precarity: Gig work and cheap labour in India

SHANTI Act: Another Dangerous Example of Profit Over People

VB – G RAM G to replace MGNREGA; a decimation of employment guarantee

India’s Wealth Gap Widens; Top 1% Dominates National Wealth I Finance Matters, 05 December 2025

India’s Labour Codes: Reform or Rollback of Workers’ Rights? | Editorial | Finance Matters, 28 November 2025

Extreme Weather, Unequal Impact: India’s Growing Divide | Editorial | Finance Matters, 21 November 2025

GST Cuts: A Relief or a Mirage?

Rising Personal Taxes, Shrinking Corporate Share: Who Bears the Burden?