Op-eds

Watch Electricity usage to track industrial activity in real time.

There’s a robust link between power consumption and factory output across Indian states and industrial sectors. This means that electricity data available almost instantaneously can serve as a proxy tracker of India’s manufacturing sector and enable faster policy responses.

Ashish Kumar, Payal Seth | The Mint | July 07, 2025

Op-eds

Watch Electricity usage to track industrial activity in real time.

Growth alone won’t fix inequality

Dharma and Artha: How pilgrimages can boost economy

Defence sector firing on all cylinders

India’s silent lead crisis

India needs a statistical revolution — starting from its districts

50 years of G7: Multilateralism in need of renewal

Dawn of a New Era: The Invisible Hand of AI: Disruption, Dependence, and India’s Dilemma

Stronger legal framework key to tackling lead poisoning

Growth: A district-led approach

Is India missing billions in its GDP?

Why recognizing unpaid work makes sense

Ultra processed food and health impacts

Stronger legal framework key to tackling lead poisoning

It’s time natural and regenerative farm practices were revived

District-level GDP estimation vital

When Kumbh provided a maha ‘branding’ opportunity

Riding the tourism wave with the budget

India's AI future hinges on high-quality, clean data

An inequitable tax structure

Budget 2025: Government’s fiscal math explained

India needs its version of DOGE

How markets can help (and also hinder) fight against pollution

Budget and Its Two Pillars: Private investment and middle class

Good politics can also be good economics

Riding on optimism, promising the riches

What is stopping India from becoming a premium travel destination?

Industry and services: The twin pillars of India’s employment future

Does e-commerce threaten corner stores? India consumption survey data has some clues

Four ideas which will help Budget 2025

RBI Monetary Policy: Easing liquidity, holding rates and why the move was right

How regenerative farming can safeguard our soil

स्थायी पर्यटन की ओर बढ़ता भारत, ये हैं चुनौतियां

Toxic truth: Why research on lead pollution in India needs to be strengthened

Nature of women’s work

Community-driven tourism for a sustainable India

COP29: A ditch in the green aspirations of developing countries

How effective is IMF financial assistance for developing countries and LDCs?

Unravelling Bangladesh's Informal Manufacturing Sector With a Focus on Textile and Garments

FIIs on Selling Spree: Will D-Street Bounce Back?

Improving Ease of Doing Business in telecom sector: Addressing legacy challenges is a must

India: Goa introduces online lottery in search of more transparent gaming processes

Goa launches India’s first online-only lottery

'BRICS Pay' Summit 2024: A Success story or a flop folly?

Digital pharma platform

Are e-commerce giants violating FDI norms?

CoP 28 Actions: Lessons for COP 29 on Climate finance

Call to design robust legal framework to combat lead poisoning in the country

India’s export ambitions: where do we go from here?

The Fortune Leadership Awards 2024 hosted by Feather Touch

Lead Poisoning: An invisible Public Health Emergency

Diwali, amidst a choking Delhi

AI can transform healthcare sector...

RBI’s Neutral Monetary Policy Stance vs Inflation Horse

Press Coverage on PIF's participation in the Global Consortium: Partnership for a Lead-Free Future

How Strengthened Regulations and Healthcare Can Prevent Lead Poisoning

Efficient Market Hypothesis: How can social media-driven phenomena create deviations

Global Classrooms in India: A Boon Or A Bane?

Press coverage on international convening on Lead poisoning in India.

Media coverage of e-commerce report launch ``Assessing the Net Impact of E-Commerce on Employment and Consumer Welfare in India``.

Time for India to Tackle Lead Poisoning

Lead poisoning: An invisible public health emergency

Attracting global anchor firms in food processing

India’s budget has to be revenue surplus to invest adequately in human capital

GoI's focus on capex to address infrastructure and energy deficits pays off

Now, be a jolly good export

Xport Marks the Spot - Raising India's Share in Global Exports is the Key for Growth and Employment Generation

Key Takeaways from India Economic Conclave 2023

Media Coverage of Assam Government-PIF MoU Signing, 28th June, 2023

India-US Relations: Sustaining the New High Achieved by Narendra Modi

Better data required for better planning at district level

Social security to gig workers

Bridging the industry-academia gap

Is Latin America's India's new trade frontier?

The costs of poll-driven power freebies

Put eco-centric industrialization on the G20s agenda

Green Banking: an emerging way forward

Here's How to Make India's Health Sector Fighting Fit

Rethinking Indian Agriculture