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The Untold Toll of India’s Covid Crisis

The second wave of COVID-19 in 2021 was one of the worst health crises India has ever faced. Hospitals were full, oxygen...

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India’s Census Delay and Its Policy Fallout | Finance Matters, 02 May 2025 | Editorial

India’s national Census, usually conducted every ten years without fail since 1881, has now been delayed for more than f...

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Nothing Personal? The DPDP Act and the End of RTI

The government says the new Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act is about protecting our privacy. But a closer lo...

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Trump’s Tariffs, India’s Silence | Finance Matters, 11 April 2025 | Editorial

Harsher tariffs, trade bullying, and open disregard for international cooperation mark Trump’s new term. This come...

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The Paradox of India’s Fuel Pricing | Finance Matters, 04 April 2025 | Editorial

The Union government shocked everyone by raising the price of domestic LPG and the excise taxes on petrol and diesel at ...

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India’s Financial Institutions and the Climate Catastrophe | Editorial | | Finance Matters, 21 March 2025

February 2025 was the hottest since 1901, and the warming trend is only intensifying. The IMD data confirms what scienti...

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Trade Deals or Traps? | Finance Matters, 14 March 2025 | Editorial

Is India being pressured into trade deals that could weaken its own industries? The US is pushing India to sign a broad ...

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From Privacy Invasion to Economic Strain! | Finance Matters, 07 March 2025 | Editorial

The Income Tax Bill, 2025 is raising serious concerns about privacy and government overreach. Under this new law, tax of...

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The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

The latest Indus Valley report in fact shows that India’s consuming class is today just a thin layer of 10% and th...

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Rising debt, falling savings, liquidity crunch, and the struggle for stable growth | Finance Matters, 21 February 2025 | Editorial

India’s economy is facing a mix of opportunities and challenges. Moody’s Analyticshas revised India’s GDP growth project...

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May 15, 2025

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The Untold Toll of India’s Covid Crisis

The second wave of COVID-19 in 2021 was one of the worst health crises India has ever faced. Hospitals were full, oxygen was scarce, and many families lost loved ones. But new government data shows that the true number of deaths was far higher than what was officially reported. The Civil Registratio...

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May 6, 2025

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India’s Census Delay and Its Policy Fallout | Finance Matters, 02 May 2025 | Editorial

India’s national Census, usually conducted every ten years without fail since 1881, has now been delayed for more than five years. Originally due in 2021, it’s now expected only in 2026 — a worrying gap that could seriously hurt how we plan and deliver policies. The Census isn’t just about counting ...

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April 24, 2025

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Nothing Personal? The DPDP Act and the End of RTI

The government says the new Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act is about protecting our privacy. But a closer look shows something very different. This law isn’t about keeping our data safe—it’s about keeping the public in the dark. For nearly two decades, the Right to Information (RTI...

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April 16, 2025

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Trump’s Tariffs, India’s Silence | Finance Matters, 11 April 2025 | Editorial

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 struggling—with wars, the aftershocks of the pandemic, and growing inequality. Instead of helping to heal the system, Trump is deepening the c...

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April 10, 2025

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The Paradox of India’s Fuel Pricing | Finance Matters, 04 April 2025 | Editorial

The Union government shocked everyone by raising the price of domestic LPG and the excise taxes on petrol and diesel at a time when oil prices worldwide have fallen sharply. On April 8, even under the Ujjwala program for the poor, the excise duty on both fuels was increased by ₹2 per litre, and th...

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March 25, 2025

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India’s Financial Institutions and the Climate Catastrophe | Editorial | | Finance Matters, 21 March 2025

February 2025 was the hottest since 1901, and the warming trend is only intensifying. The IMD data confirms what scientists have warned for years—climate change is no longer a distant threat but an active economic and financial disruptor. The rise in nighttime temperatures is particularly alarming, ...

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March 19, 2025

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Trade Deals or Traps? | Finance Matters, 14 March 2025 | Editorial

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 India’s intellectual property (IP) protections. The US has long criticised India’s high tari...

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March 12, 2025

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From Privacy Invasion to Economic Strain! | Finance Matters, 07 March 2025 | Editorial

The Income Tax Bill, 2025 is raising serious concerns about privacy and government overreach. Under this new law, tax officials will have the power to access personal emails, social media accounts, bank details, and investment portfolios—not based on solid evidence, but on mere suspicion. This means...

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March 4, 2025

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The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

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% are unable to join the top segment, the wealthiest class is growing even wealthier. We already know tha...

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February 25, 2025

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Rising debt, falling savings, liquidity crunch, and the struggle for stable growth | Finance Matters, 21 February 2025 | Editorial

India’s economy is facing a mix of opportunities and challenges. Moody’s Analyticshas revised India’s GDP growth projection to 6.4% for 2025, down from 6.6% in 2024, questioning whether domestic demand alone can sustain growth. It’s time to ask whether the country’s economic resilience is as strong ...

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The Untold Toll of India’s Covid Crisis

India’s Census Delay and Its Policy Fallout | Finance Matters, 02 May 2025 | Editorial

Nothing Personal? The DPDP Act and the End of RTI

Trump’s Tariffs, India’s Silence | Finance Matters, 11 April 2025 | Editorial

The Paradox of India’s Fuel Pricing | Finance Matters, 04 April 2025 | Editorial

India’s Financial Institutions and the Climate Catastrophe | Editorial | | Finance Matters, 21 March 2025

Trade Deals or Traps? | Finance Matters, 14 March 2025 | Editorial

From Privacy Invasion to Economic Strain! | Finance Matters, 07 March 2025 | Editorial

The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

Rising debt, falling savings, liquidity crunch, and the struggle for stable growth | Finance Matters, 21 February 2025 | Editorial

The Untold Toll of India’s Covid Crisis

India’s Census Delay and Its Policy Fallout | Finance Matters, 02 May 2025 | Editorial

Nothing Personal? The DPDP Act and the End of RTI

Trump’s Tariffs, India’s Silence | Finance Matters, 11 April 2025 | Editorial

The Paradox of India’s Fuel Pricing | Finance Matters, 04 April 2025 | Editorial

India’s Financial Institutions and the Climate Catastrophe | Editorial | | Finance Matters, 21 March 2025

Trade Deals or Traps? | Finance Matters, 14 March 2025 | Editorial

From Privacy Invasion to Economic Strain! | Finance Matters, 07 March 2025 | Editorial

The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

Rising debt, falling savings, liquidity crunch, and the struggle for stable growth | Finance Matters, 21 February 2025 | Editorial