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September 16, 2026
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Who Pays for India’s Ethanol Transition?
India’s ethanol story has mostly been told as a complaint story, falling mileage, stalled cars, a minister who won’t budge. But underneath it is a money story, and it’s the part that actually explains why the government isn’t backing down. Since 2018, the Indian governmen...
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September 16, 2026
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India’s Monsoon Paradox
The monsoon is once again showing India’s climate contradiction. A weak monsoon brings fears of drought, lower crop production, rising food prices and reduced rural incomes. Farmers delay sowing, inflation increases, and economic growth slows. But when the rains finally arrive, they often come i...
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September 16, 2026
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A Census in Question!
With the first phase of India’s long-delayed Census now completed, attention is shifting from the exercise itself to the questions surrounding it. The Census is far more than a population count, it is the foundation on which economic planning, welfare schemes, public spending and democrati...
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September 16, 2026
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More Than a Delayed Monsoon
India’s southwest monsoon has entered the season on a worrying note, with rainfall running 35% below normal and central India recording a deficit of 63%. While June rainfall shortages are not uncommon, the current situation is unfolding against the backdrop of a developing El Niño event that glo...
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September 16, 2026
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To Stabilise the Rupee, Fix the Economy First
The sharp fall of the rupee is being blamed on recent tensions in West Asia, but the problem runs much deeper. While the government has urged people to reduce gold purchases to save foreign exchange, this treats only the symptom, not the disease. The rupee’s weakness reflects growing concerns ab...
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September 16, 2026
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Who Pays for India’s AI Revolution? | Editorial
Finance Matters | 22 May 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is projecting India as the next global hub for artificial intelligence, with companies like Google, Microsoft and OpenAI pouring billions into data centres. The biggest symbol of this ambition is in Visakhapatnam, where Google is building wh...
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September 16, 2026
The Great Indian Illusion !
The documentary film ” The Great Indian Illusion ” by young & promising film director of his own style Mr. Varun Sukhraj emerges at a critical historical moment when the Indian banking sector is being projected as a spectacular success story through carefully curated balance-sheet fi...
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September 16, 2026
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Fuel, Inflation and the Household Burden
India’s inflation story is beginning to look more fragile than the headline numbers suggest. Retail inflation, measured through the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remains below the RBI’s comfort level at 3.48 per cent in April. At first glance, this appears reassuring for households as well as poli...
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