The defining challenges of the 21st century do not fit neatly within organizational, sectoral or national boundaries. Climate change, technological disruption, public health challenges, geopolitical uncertainty and the transformation brought about by artificial intelligence are reshaping the way societies, businesses and governments operate. For India, this moment presents both an…
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Securing India’s Energy Future: The Role of Domestic Upstream Oil & Gas in Reducing Import Dependence
India’s energy security challenge is, at its root, an arithmetic one. The country’s crude oil import dependence crossed 90 per cent in FY26, per Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell data, with the full-year crude import bill at roughly US$121.8 billion. Domestic crude production has moved the wrong way over the…
Warehousing as the New Infrastructure
How India Is Rebuilding Storage as a Core Layer of the Logistics Network Warehousing has historically developed alongside factories and highways rather than as a distinct layer of India’s infrastructure. That is now changing, as storage is becoming increasingly integrated into the country’s logistics network. A study by the Department…
Sport as a Tool for Community Development and Industry Engagement
Sports are no longer viewed as a leisure activity but as a low-cost, high-impact tool for broader social and economic change. Today, success in sport is not just measured by medals but rests on five key outcomes: physical well-being, mental well-being, individual development, social and community development, and economic development.…
Productivity: The engine of manufacturing growth
For the past decade, India’s manufacturing story has been about scale—bigger factories, higher investments, and expanded output. This capacity creation has been real and consequential. Yet the next phase of industrial expansion cannot rely on size alone. It must be powered by productivity—the value we draw from every unit of…
Skilling India’s Gig Workers: Policy Gaps and Industry’s Role
India’s gig and platform economy is expanding rapidly, creating new employment opportunities across a range of skill levels. Young demographics, increasing digital adoption, and urbanization are supporting the growth of this segment. India’s gig workforce is projected to increase from 7.7 million in 2020–21 to 23.5 million by 2029–30. According…
India’s Diversity: A Strength for Nation-Building and Economic Growth
India marks 80 years of Independence this year, and we, as proud citizens, celebrate the story of a nation’s transformational journey driven by resilience, innovation, and collective determination. India’s Independence Day commemorates not only the freedom attained in 1947, but also the ideals that have driven India’s progress rooted in…
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The Unspoken: Turning Family Dynamics into Business Strength Every family business runs on two ledgers. One tracks revenue, margins, succession plans on paper. The other, kept nowhere official, tracks who felt overlooked at the last board meeting, which sibling was never quite forgiven for a decision made a decade ago,…
India’s Digital Payment Revolution: From Cash Counters to QR Codes
Not long ago, financial transactions meant long queues, waiting in line to pay a bill, send money, or simply withdraw cash from an ATM. Today, that is history. India’s financial journey has seen a massive transformation in the past decade. Banking infrastructure, which was at one time urban-centric, has now…
Blue Economy: Charting a New Era of Maritime Growth
India is blessed with a commanding peninsular geography, giving it one of the world’s longest coastlines, stretching approximately 7,500 kilometres, bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Bay of Bengal to the east, and a vast expanse of the Indian Ocean to the south. Combined with an annual precipitation of…