Economy & Policy Analysis

Are we ready to handle market manipulations in electricity derivatives?

Regulators must not only anticipate the nature of manipulative strategies but act decisively to prevent their execution

India's Russian oil imports up slightly in January-June, shows data

India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, received about 1.75 million barrels per day of Russian oil in January-June this year, up 1% from a year ago, the data showed

Motor Vehicle Agreegator Guidelines: Empowering drivers, customers alike

These guidelines, built on the legal foundations of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 aim to regulate the operations of app-based cab aggregators such as Ola, Uber, Rapido, and others

Datanomics: India EV penetration subdued even as biggies enter market

According to the data from Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA), the EV penetration in India was just 7.8 per cent in FY25, marginally up from 7.1 per cent in FY24

Datanomics: Gujarat bridge collapse highlights infrastructure faultlines

Among India's 150,746 railway bridges, 25.8 per cent are over a century old

US flags India's dairy import rules at WTO, calls them 'trade barriers'

The US told the WTO that India's updated dairy certificate remains trade-restrictive and unscientific, raising concerns as both sides negotiate a broader bilateral trade agreement

How digital technology platforms are lubricating the NPA disposal process

The digitalisation of the entire process, has the potential to reduce costs for banks and buyers, speed up recovery for banks, and provide fair access to buyers

Chinese techies' exit likely to hamper India's smartphone export success

This comes after Beijing verbally asked regulatory authorities and local governments to curb technology transfers and movement of technicians to other countries

June retail inflation likely to have cooled further on food prices

Economists reckon that the decline in inflation is expected on account of easing prices across various goods categories, especially food items and a favourable base effect

Retail loan origination slows down in FY25 amid multiple headwinds

Home loan originations slowed down to 2.7 per cent in FY25, compared to 9.9 per cent in the previous year due to higher property prices and macroeconomic challenges

Win some, lose some: The surprising post-pandemic changes in wage growth

The more educated have had slower growth but they are the highest paid in the country

Standards & QCOs: A strategic lever for Viksit Bharat manufacturing agenda

India's strategic use of QCOs reflects a shift from being a passive consumer market to an assertive, quality-focused manufacturing economy

Niti Aayog paper on India-US trade deal goes offline, raising questions

The paper called for lower tariffs on soybean and corn from the US, both of which would be genetically modified, while their byproducts could hurt the domestic processing industry and ethanol makers

Why is life insurance losing lustre as a savings scheme for India's youth?

As life insurance loses share in households' financial savings, insurers are rushing to create new products, mostly in health insurance, to stay engaged with a younger demographic

Datanomics: Banana steals mango's crown in India's fruit economy

The Gross Value of Output (GVO) of bananas, adjusted for inflation, surpassed that of mangoes for the second consecutive year in 2023-24

8 years of GST: How automation has changed the refund game for exporters

From manual bonds to auto-processing, India's export refund system has come a long way - but gaps between Customs and GST refunds still remain

Boosting growth: Integrate MSMEs and e-commerce to surge GDP globally

To close the GDP gap with China, MSMEs, e-commerce, states, logistics growth, and the private sector must work synergistically, with time-bound targets and rewards

Statsguru: As GST turns eight yrs old, need for reform push grows

The goods and services tax (GST), net of refunds, now yields close to ₹20 trillion to the exchequer - both the Centre's and states'

Datanomics: India looks at options amid crunch of rare earth materials

China and the United States produced nearly 70 per cent and 11.5 per cent of the world's production of rare earth elements (REEs) respectively in 2024

Datanomics: Strait of Hormuz still remains critical for crude oil import

The Strait of Hormuz is still critical for India even though we now import much lower than half of our crude inbound shipments through this route