Union Budget 2026–27: Incremental Change Without Structural Transformation
The Union Budget 2026-27 lacks a clear vision which will neither resolve the current problems faced by the economy nor will it help meet the global challenge ahead.
Category Economy and Infrastructure
Strategic Evolution of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project: A Blueprint for India’s 2047 Nuclear Energy Mission
The Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP), located at Rawatbhata near the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam, serves as the cornerstone of India’s indigenous nuclear energy program. Managed by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), the site transitioned from early collaboration with Canada (CANDU reactors) to becoming the primary testing ground for India’s sovereign Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) technology.
Indian Economy and Union Budget 2026-27
The IMPRI Center for the Study of Finance and Economics (CSFE) at the IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, organized a thematic discussion on Indian Economy and Union Budget 2026-27 as a part of the 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2026-27 which was held on 7th February 2026.
Feminisation of Labour in India: Gender, Precarity, and Development
Women’s labour has always been central to India’s economy. Yet it remains among the most undervalued and least recognised forms of work.
India–Myanmar: Buddhist Trail Development (2026)
The shared spiritual landscape between India and Myanmar is anchored in a 2,500-year-old history. Buddhism, which migrated from the plains of Magadha to the shores of the Irrawaddy, serves as the "civilizational glue" for bilateral relations. For Myanmar’s predominantly Theravada Buddhist population, India is Jambudvipa—the sacred land of the Enlightenment.
Rethinking Airport Privatisation: Lessons from India’s Bidding Experience
Airports are local monopolies, for the most part. Who gets to operate them and on what terms matter to the public at large. Sure, there is a regulator, the Aeronautic Economic Regulatory Authority of India to regulate aeronautical and other charges at any given airport.
E-Gram Swaraj, 2020
eGramSwaraj is a flagship digital governance policy initiative of the Government of India launched under the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) on 24 April 2020. Developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and spearheaded by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), the policy aims to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by bringing planning, financial accounting, monitoring, audit and reporting onto a single digital platform.