India is developing a Climate Finance Taxonomy to guide sustainable investments and bridge a $170 billion annual climate finance gap by 2030. A CSEP report emphasizes that the taxonomy must be practical, inclusive, and aligned with domestic priorities while remaining credible to global investors. Key recommendations include supporting MSMEs, integrating adaptation finance, promoting indigenous innovations, and ensuring coordination between RBI, SEBI, and the Ministry of Finance. The framework should be dynamic, evolving with technology and market needs to effectively channel finance toward India’s real climate goals.
Click to View MoreThe US Federal Reserve recently cut its key interest rate by 0.25%, signaling two more cuts this year to support its slowing labor market. This move impacts India by influencing capital flows, currency value, borrowing costs, and inflation. While lower global rates can boost growth and investment, India faces risks like currency volatility, imported inflation, and banking sector stress. A balanced approach with monetary policy, fiscal prudence, and structural reforms is essential to leverage opportunities while safeguarding economic stability.
Click to View MoreIndia must reform outdated land-use planning to make cities true economic growth hubs. Achieving the $30 trillion goal and Net Zero target needs cities with job-linked visions, regional planning, Natural Resource Budgeting, and Climate Action Plans that ensure sustainable, resilient, and holistic urban growth.
Click to View MoreThe National Blockchain Framework (NBF), an initiative by MeitY, provides secure Blockchain-as-a-Service, powered by the Vishvasya Blockchain Stack. This indigenous technology aims to foster an Aatmanirbhar Digital India through decentralized, trusted, and accountable governance. Its applications, including Certificate Chain, Property Chain, and Judiciary Chain, are designed to enhance transparency and combat fraud.
Click to View MoreNITI Aayog's Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) launched the 'WE Rise Initiative,' marking a powerful push for women's economic empowerment. Designed around the 'Three Ps'—Patronage, Partnership, and Practice—this digital platform provides customized mentorship and financial linkage to high-potential women-led enterprises.
Click to View MoreThe 2025 Economics Nobel honored Joel Mokyr for showing sustained growth needs a constant feedback loop between theoretical and practical knowledge, mass skilling, and societal openness. Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt formalized Creative Destruction, demonstrating that temporary monopoly power fuels competitive, cyclical innovation and progress.
Click to View MoreRetail inflation in India fell to a 99-month low of 1.54% in September 2025, mainly due to falling food and fuel prices. This marks the lowest level since 2017 and is below the RBI’s 2–6% comfort range. While consumers benefit from lower prices and improved purchasing power, persistently low inflation may signal weak demand and affect farmers’ income.
Click to View MoreThe Swadeshi Movement, rooted in India’s fight against colonial economic exploitation, emphasized using indigenous goods and rejecting foreign products. While it played a crucial role in uniting people during the freedom struggle, its post-independence influence led to protectionist economic policies. In modern times, Swadeshi has re-emerged through initiatives like Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Click to View MoreThe Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY) is a central scheme to enhance farmer prosperity. Its core strategy is to shift Indian agriculture from a production-centric to an income-centric model. The scheme promotes crop diversification, integrates modern technology, and strengthens farm-to-market linkages.
Click to View MoreNITI Aayog’s AI roadmap promotes human-centric growth by driving large-scale skilling and reskilling, boosting startups, and ensuring ethical AI use. Targeting sectors like healthcare and agriculture, it aims to create jobs, promote innovation, and position India as a global AI leader for inclusive prosperity.
Click to View MoreThe Israel–Hamas conflict shows how local wars create global shocks—disrupting trade routes, energy flows, and supply chains. For India, stability in West Asia is vital for economic security and strategic balance. In today’s world, diplomacy protects not just borders but also commerce, energy, and national resilience.
Click to View MoreThe Draft Shram Shakti Niti 2025 to empower the workforce by extending social security to unorganized and gig workers, promoting skill development, and ensuring safe workplaces. It leverages technology to build a future-ready labor force, promoting inclusive growth, and shifts from welfare-based to rights-based worker empowerment for economic progress.
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