Context The article explains how track renewal, mechanised maintenance and technology-based inspection have improved safety, speed and reliability in Indian Railways. Source: Tracks to transformation:… Read More »Railway Track Modernisation And Safety Gains
Context The article argues that the rupee’s recent weakness cannot be explained only by external shocks or conventional macroeconomic indicators. Source: “The rupee’s problems run… Read More »Rupee Depreciation And Limits Of RBI Intervention
India’s ethanol blending programme has evolved into an important component of the country’s energy strategy. It is closely linked with efforts to reduce dependence on… Read More »Ethanol Blending In India And The Debate On Energy Transition
The internationalisation of the Indian Rupee marks an important shift in India’s external economic strategy. It involves expanding the use of the rupee in cross-border… Read More »Internationalisation Of The Indian Rupee
Context The article discusses how rising geopolitical instability, especially the conflicts involving Iran, the US-Israel, and Russia-Ukraine, threatens India’s food security through disruption in fertiliser… Read More »Fertiliser Policy Reform And Food Security Amid Global Conflict
India’s attainment of first criticality at the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam marks a major shift in its nuclear energy programme. It formally opens… Read More »India’s Nuclear Transition Through The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor
Context The article analyses India’s plan to expand nuclear power capacity to 100 GW by 2047, supported by the SHANTI Act, 2025, and examines associated… Read More »India’s Nuclear Energy Expansion And Structural Reforms
Context The article examines the persistent depreciation of the Indian rupee and links it to deeper structural imbalances in the economy. It emphasises the need… Read More »Rupee Depreciation And Structural External Imbalances
Energy efficiency, defined as achieving the same level of output with lower energy input, has emerged as a central pillar of India’s energy strategy, balancing… Read More »India’s Energy Efficiency Strategy For A Sustainable Future
Context The article uses Brazil’s ethanol model and recent global oil shocks to highlight India’s vulnerability to crude oil dependence and volatile global markets. It… Read More »Ethanol Blending Strategy And Flex-Fuel Transition