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The future of residential schools is not a departure from their past
Updated : Sep 18, 2026

What endures: The residential school in a changing world

Residential schools have always understood that education extends beyond formal instruction that the capabilities most needed for the future are developed precisely outside the classroom: communication, collaboration, empathy, conflict resolution and cultural awareness, learned through participation, not textbooks.

CAS pools all eligible buy and sell orders together and matches them at a single equilibrium price
Updated : Sep 2, 2026

Why India’s new closing auction is a reform worth backing

A month after replacing the 30-minute VWAP close for F&O stocks, CAS has passed its first major test, handling record institutional flows on the MSCI rebalancing day and signalling that India’s shift to global closing-auction standards is here to stay.

Paints is an industry that makes this logic unusually clear
Updated : Aug 13, 2026

Profitable growth in a price war: Why margin discipline matters more than market share in the paints sector

There is an emerging narrative which posits that the relevant moats in paints have already been broken, and against which margin discipline is held to offer little protection, but this reading is partially correct and largely incomplete.

An exam leak is rarely the work of a lone genius defeating an impregnable system
Updated : Aug 5, 2026

The great Indian examination heist

Authorities should examine unusual score clusters, identical answer patterns, geographical concentrations and links between candidates—while ensuring that analytics trigger investigation rather than automatic guilt.

Despite 3 million places of worship, 43 UNESCO sites and over 7,500 km of coastline, India gets less than 10 million foreign tourist arrivals while a city like Paris alone gets 25 million.
Updated : Jul 20, 2026

Incredible India, invaluable economics

As India aspires to become one of the world’s leading tourism economies, the focus must shift from attracting visitors alone to transforming into a structural contributor of broad-based growth.

In just the first five months of 2026, foreign portfolio investors pulled out ₹2.3 lakh crore from Indian equities
Updated : Jul 16, 2026

When capital leaves and conscience stays: Can Ahimsa bring foreign capital back to India?

As FPIs exit Indian equities for AI-led Asian markets, India’s new Ahimsa and Saatvik indices could offer a values-based route to global capital.

The Cabinet approved National Green Hydrogen Mission in January 2023
Updated : Jun 11, 2026

 India's green hydrogen ambitions face a reality check 

Three years after launch, only 0.16% of the 2030 production target has been commissioned and just 1.27% of the mission’s budget spent

Each outage has followed a consistent pattern. MCX announces a delay, then revises the restart time multiple times—sometimes without explanation. Trading resumes briefly with a brief statement that operations have moved to the Disaster Recovery site.
Updated : Jun 10, 2026

Trapped at the Terminal - Where Even Your Stop-Loss Won't Work

SEBI's goal to include banks, insurers, pension funds, and foreign investors in commodity derivatives is welcome; however, institutional investors review outage histories before investing.

Modi is now India's longest-serving elected Prime Minister
Updated : Jun 10, 2026

PM Modi's 12 years: A strong foundation for a developed India

A review of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 12 years in office links welfare delivery, economic reform and infrastructure expansion. It presents this period as the foundation for a developed India, a stronger global standing, and key gains for Rajasthan

Modi is now India's longest-serving elected Prime Minister
Updated : Jun 10, 2026

Service, good governance and resolve: The defining pillars of PM Modi's 12 years

Over the past 12 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership has been framed as an era defined by service, good governance and national resolve, marked by welfare-driven governance, decisive policymaking, cultural resurgence and India's growing global stature

Modi is now India's longest-serving elected Prime Minister
Updated : Jun 10, 2026

12 years of PM Modi: A golden era of service, good governance and a developed India

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini marked 12 years of the Modi government by calling it a golden era of service and good governance

PM Modi worked to make governance more citizen-centric, transparent, and result-oriented.
Updated : Jun 10, 2026

12 years of Modi government: Service, development and national renewal

Hon'ble Prime Minister Modi Ji has given the people not only schemes and programs but also a clear goal, a broad vision, and a national resolve filled with confidence. He has instilled the belief that India is not merely a land of possibilities but also a land of achievements.

Modi became the first leader since 1962 to serve a third consecutive term as Prime Minister.
Updated : Jun 10, 2026

Twelve years of transformation: Trust, development and India's rise

Prime Minister Modi has extended support to Maharashtra in addressing its major developmental needs and challenges. From facilitating land for the Indu Mill Memorial to supporting projects such as the Amravati Textile Park and Vadhvan Port, his backing has been instrumental in advancing key infrastructure initiatives.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership is reshaping India’s development trajectory and global identity.
Updated : Jun 10, 2026

One India, many dreams: 12 years of good governance and development

Twelve years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi have transformed governance from distant promises into direct citizen-centric delivery, fostering trust, dignity, opportunity and confidence among millions.

Under PM Modi's leadership, India is providing leadership to the world across sectors.
Updated : Jun 10, 2026

Modi era: From the resolve of a developed India to the renaissance of Devbhoomi

As India enters the Amrit Kaal of a developed nation, it is the responsibility of every citizen of Uttarakhand to become an active participant in this journey of transformation. We are confident that under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India will become a developed, self-reliant nation and a guiding force for the world by 2047

 SAF has evolved from a mere technological experiment into the pillar of contemporary aviation revolution solving the emissions dilemma without grounding aircraft. 
Updated : Jun 4, 2026

The green flight reckoning: Financing and governing aviation's climate transition

Glamorised as the engine of civilisation, aviation has long occupied a unique position in climate discourse by escaping the strict gaze of decarbonisation. However, the urgency of alternate fuel has drawn attention to aviation’s overall climatic footprint including its broader atmospheric effects.

It is a bespoke framework, and if it is not designed with clarity and intention, it can create as many issues as it seeks to solve.
Updated : Apr 29, 2026

Designing trusts that last: Why trust structures need more thought than templates

Instead of building a structure tailored to their specific needs, families tend to rely on “what works in the market”—adopting templated models or replicating structures they have seen others use.

India has emerged as a primary destination for global institutional capital in real assets (Pic: AI generated)
Updated : Apr 23, 2026

From hedge to conviction: Why global capital is doubling down on India's real assets

Indian real estate attracted $10.4 billion in institutional investment across 77 transactions in 2025

The ECTA is not just a trade deal; it is an invitation to own the infrastructure of the future
Updated : Apr 16, 2026

The new Indo-Pacific powerhouse: Why Australia is the strategic frontier for Indian investment

Australia’s ACCU (Australian Carbon Credit Unit) scheme is one of the most transparent and robust in the world. Indian investors in reforestation, soil carbon, or renewable-led green hydrogen can generate high-integrity carbon credits. 

IBC Bill 2025: India, currently positioned to pass its most ambitious creditor rights legislation since 2016, is an important test case
Updated : Apr 9, 2026

When giving banks more power may backfire

When a bank has enhanced powers to seize assets, initiate proceedings, and push a firm into liquidation, the expected cost of bankruptcy rises — not just in practice, but in the minds of the people who run companies.

India now must treat energy as sovereignty rather than a sector
Updated : Apr 2, 2026

Viksit Bharat will need energy sovereignty, not just energy security

The geopolitical window will not remain open indefinitely. Every year of delay is a year the US and China consolidate and India’s options narrow.