Science Dividend
India's economic rise has produced a new class of billionaires whose philanthropy can shape the country’s future as much as their businesses.
India's economic rise has produced a new class of billionaires whose philanthropy can shape the country’s future as much as their businesses.
Geopolitical crises early arrive with neat labels. They unsettle markets, test diplomacy and expose economic vulnerabilities.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Tuesday conducted a high-level review of the country's preparedness for the possible impact of El Niño on agriculture and other sectors of the economy.
India is frequently celebrated as the world’s youngest major democracy. With more than half of its population below the age of thirty, the country possesses a demographic advantage that many developed economies can only envy.
For India, the southwest monsoon is far more than a seasonal we ather phenomenon. It is the lifeline of the economy, sustaining agriculture, replenishing water reservoirs, supporting hydropower generation and influencing inflation, employment and food security.
The report suggested that to achieve the Viksit Bharat goal by 2047, India may need to significantly increase its tax-to-GDP ratio, primarily through improved tax compliance, as major tax reforms have already been undertaken.
The Union Budget 2026–27 outlines a reform-oriented and investment-led growth strategy within a framework of fiscal consolidation.
Budgets are rarely exciting. They are usually long documents filled with numbers, procedural language, and policy phrases that mean little to most citizens. Yet Union Budget 2026 is about far more than fiscal arithmetic.
When Muhammad Yunus assumed charge of Bangladesh’s interim government in August 2024, the moment carried a symbolic weight.
What is unfolding in Iran is no longer a story of protest alone. It is a story of rupture between a state that increasingly governs through fear and a society that appears to have crossed the threshold of endurance.
