When Muthoot Microfin received its NBFC-MFI license from the Reserve Bank of India in 2015, its mission was clear, to bring affordable credit to the doorsteps of India’s most financially excluded citizens: rural women.
UBI aligned its initiatives with global standards, aiming to meet the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) notified “Indian Standards on...
The project was conceived to address persistent challenges in the paddy procurement process, including under weighing, favouritism and a lack...
From a modest position with limited project submissions in earlier years, the state’s 2025 score of 68.20 now places it...
Odisha#1, Uttar Pradesh at #2, and Andhra Pradesh #3 in SKOCH State of Governance Report 2023
Odisha becomes #1 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2023.
Uttar Pradesh ranks #2 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2023.
Andhra Pradesh ranks #3 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2023.
Maharashtra becomes #4 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2023.
Gujarat ranks #5 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2023
India’s Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence.
Hydrogen has enthralled generations of people, along with visionary minds like Jules Verne. Energy security is as important as national security and food security.
The growth of the digital economy in areas such as finance, education, health and many other sectors has sparked concerns about how these new-age economies will be regulated and governed.
The Indian economy has come a long way since the 1991 economic reforms, it has been the fastest-growing major economy in the world for a large part of the previous decade.
The post covid world exists in a different geopolitical context and the ongoing Ukraine crisis has further altered the strategic equilibrium of the global order. India is situated uniquely in the middle of all these developments and the challenges it faces are also unique.
The question which arises then is how games of skill can be distinguished from gambling? What are the parameters which constitute a game of skill?
Financial literacy is suffering today from the dogma that it is to be imparted only not-for-profit interest or by media. The reality is that the money is being wasted on English business TV channels preaching to the already financially literate. Advertising is disguised as financial literacy right under the regulatory nose. Let us not forget,...
The Affordable Housing project emerged as a path-breaking response to Uttarakhand’s acute land scarcity and the growing demand for homes...
The revamping of the ICAAP framework and the launch of a Risk Appetite Dashboard further strengthen this structure. These tools...
That capital flows into SHG-led Enterprises & Urban Job Creation, where 31,637 new livelihood units take shape, 9,183 members gain...
The Prime Minister’s vision of India becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2024 has inspired every citizen to contribute to this worthy cause. In his words, “If every one of the 130 crore Indians takes one step forward, the country too will go that many steps ahead”.
India is supposed to become a developed economy by 2047 with a GDP size of $30 Tn. While there is largely a consensus on the feasibility of this, it is the quality of growth that is under intense discussion. We believe that India requires a spatially dispersed, job generative , equitable and sustainable growth. There...
The debate about Energy and Arbitration in India has been about the shortage of coal and the disputes between energy companies and some state Governments. The disputes arising out of energy law contracts are in stark contrast to the regular contractual disputes.
The discourse around cryptocurrency, particularly in India has been clouded by heavy advertising and promises of getting rich quickly. However, there is a need to center this discussion by highlighting some of the fundamental issues associated with cryptocurrency that have been on the minds of policymakers and civil society for a long time.
The threats emanating from climate change are impacting the world on an unprecedented scale. Erratic weather patterns, Rise in pollution levels and increasing sea levels are only some of the major challenges that climate change has presented in front of us.