Follow the Money – Where India’s ₹53.5 Lakh Crore Actually Goes Every year, the Union Budget arrives carrying numbers large enough to make a household calculator quietly give up. ₹53.47 lakh crore. ₹28.67 lakh crore. ₹12.22 lakh crore. ₹14.04 lakh…
Your Household Budget Knows It There is a particular moment when an inflation number stops being an economic statistic and becomes a household conversation. It usually sounds something like this: India’s official retail inflation rate moved up to 4.82% in…
India has just produced the kind of economic number governments, businesses and economists like to put in bold type. Real GDP grew 7.8% year-on-year in April–June 2026, the first quarter of FY2026–27. Manufacturing grew 9.2%, real fixed investment rose 11.9%…
IISc: Where India’s Scientific Ambition Becomes Research, Technology and Innovation In Bengaluru, there is a university campus where the trees are old, the laboratories are serious and the homework can occasionally involve problems that do not have answers at the…
Amity University: From a Noida Campus to a Research, Skills and Global Education Network There was a time when choosing a university largely meant asking three questions: What course? What campus? What job after graduation? Today, the question is considerably…
AI Innovation Meets a Governance Test India’s universities are being asked to do two very different things at the same time. They must prepare students for a world being transformed by artificial intelligence, advanced technology and rapidly changing employment patterns.…
LPU at 25: From Campus Learning to Careers, Startups and Global Skills A university campus can be many things. A place to attend lectures. A place to collect a degree. A place to discover friends, survive examinations and develop a…
How India’s Celebrations Are Creating New Markets for Local Products India has a remarkable commercial calendar. Before one festival’s decorations have been packed away, another celebration is already approaching. Garba outfits appear. Then Bengali saris. Then diyas. Then bamboo baskets.…
Ganpati Visarjan 2026: For ten days, Lord Ganesha becomes part of the neighbourhood. He arrives with music, flowers and prayers. Children visit the pandal. Families prepare modaks. Friends stop by after work. Streets become brighter, noisier and considerably less interested in…
India’s Festival Season 2026: Where India Comes Alive India does not simply celebrate festivals. It travels for them. As the final months of 2026 approach, India’s festival calendar is turning into one of the country’s biggest cultural travel seasons. From…