Registered by the State, Banned by the Panchayat: The Bureaucratic Trap of Goa’s Homestays
Illegal tourist flats in Goa residential complexes continue operating because the state government itself registers them. The Goa Tourism De...
Dispatches & Articles
Women on the Supreme Court: Why ‘Three Judges’ is a Stagnation
The recent swearing-in of Justice Sunita Agarwal brings the number of women on the Supreme Court of India to exactly three. While news cover...
Why employers may demand a DNA test before hiring you for the night shift
Employers may soon legally require a DNA test before you can start working the night shift. Fearing a surge in workers’ compensation c...
Moisture-Wicking Activewear: Tech or Just Polyester?
Most premium moisture-wicking activewear sold by Indian direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands is chemically and structurally identical to basic, l...
How Many Adani Khavda Permanent Jobs Will Actually Exist?
The new Adani-Kachchh University Centre of Excellence expects to train 10,000 students annually for the renewable energy sector. However, th...
India-Japan Semiconductor Timeline Faces a 5-Year Delay Tax
Japan’s push to build full-scale semiconductor manufacturing in India is on track to miss its initial deadlines by three to five years...
Maharashtra FDA Gutkha Raids: Why Factories Escape
During Maharashtra FDA gutkha raids, state regulators routinely arrest truck drivers while failing to prosecute the out-of-state factories m...
India-US Business Delegations: The Real ROI Revealed
State-sponsored India-US business delegations generate dozens of memorandums of understanding (MoUs), but tracking those agreements reveals ...
The Hidden Cost of “Weathering”: How RBI Currency Intervention Drains Domestic Liquidity
Indian businesses face tight liquidity and high borrowing costs because the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has spent billions of dollars to kee...
The Hidden Demography: Why South Asian Women are Excluded from Tobacco Cessation Funding
State health ministries in India allocate nearly all their tobacco cessation funding to campaigns targeting gutkha and khaini use among men....