Bike-taxis could be an answer to our urban mobility woes but often face regulatory hurdles. While the Centre has recently clarified their legality, state-level concerns about licen ... Read more
The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), first proposed in 2016, was meant to be India’s challenge to the dominance of the US in space launch services. But in the past two years, ... Read more
Net direct tax collection has surged 20%, led by a sharp increase in personal income tax payments. This has helped the government reduce borrowings and speed up fiscal consolidatio ... Read more
Farmers have laid siege to European cities with tractors protesting subsidy cuts, cheap imports, high energy prices and imposition of green policies. In India, farmers are preparin ... Read more
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a housing scheme for the middle class as part of a ‘housing for all’ policy. This has sparked off a hunt for counting the middle c ... Read more
Rents went through the roof in 2023—the rise was the highest in a decade—as demand outstripped housing supply in many cities. Will the trend change this year? If so, to what extent ... Read more
Top officials of the $120 billion domestic automotive industry met in New Delhi last week to brainstorm over what could be in store next year. They expect a slowdown in the growth ... Read more
For the fifth year in a row, the government is set to miss its divestment target. It has now adopted a new strategy and has decided against fixing a divestment target. Why did the ... Read more
The interim union budget for FY25 announced the setting-up of a ₹1 trillion-corpus to fund deep-tech ventures. This gives India’s nascent deep-tech sectors a shot in the arm. Howev ... Read more
Elon Musk-owned Neuralink has implanted a brain chip in a patient who is “recovering well”. Neuralink’s brain-computer interface (BCI) can help patients use their limbs through tho ... Read more
