Across the dusty stretches of Kutch, Saurashtra and north Gujarat, a quiet but determined rebellion has been building through the summer of 2026. Farmers who have spent generations tilling their land are now standing in front of bulldozers and construction crews, refusing to let power companies plant transmission towers on their fields and in the…
The implementation of the India-UK CETA has enabled Jammu’s first leather export shipment to the UK, creating new opportunities for artisans, MSMEs, and women entrepreneurs. The agreement is expected to strengthen exports, generate employment, and revive traditional industries in Jammu and Kashmir.
The 10th District Collectors’ Peyjal Samvad highlighted Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0’s transition from infrastructure creation to sustainable rural water service delivery. Districts shared successful models focused on community participation, technology-driven monitoring, and long-term water security to achieve permanent Har Ghar Jal coverage.
Ask most people what Surat is known for, and they will say diamonds, or silk, or perhaps the fact that it is one of India’s cleanest cities. Almost nobody will say the real answer: Surat is, more than anything else, a city built entirely by people who came from somewhere else. At various points over…
The Centre has announced over ₹94,000 crore in rural development commitments for West Bengal, reopening funding for employment, housing, infrastructure, and agriculture after years of political and financial deadlock. The success of the package will depend on timely implementation and sustained fund flow.
In the context of India’s population over several decades, there is only one factor that has been a recurring topic of debate – growth. From overcrowding to public facilities, all issues related to India’s population revolved around one idea, namely, that India’s population will continue to grow at an unprecedented pace. All that is set…
Budget Trends: Welfare vs Capital Expenditure Recent Union budgets have explicitly favored capital investment. The table below summarizes Union spending; the capital (capex) share of total expenditure has climbed from ~17% in FY2022-23 to ~23% in FY2026-27. Revenue expenditure (salaries, subsidies, subsidies etc.) has grown more slowly. States, facing rising debt-to-GSDP ratios (>40% in some)…
A MECHANICAL ENGINEER FROM HAZARIBAGH Balwant Lal Suman spent over fifteen years as a mechanical engineer before deciding he wanted to build something of his own. From Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, with no inherited capital and no existing network into government procurement, he founded Rigtech Infra, a manufacturing unit producing pipes for infrastructure applications. The dream was…
THE PROMISE INSIDE THE PAPERWORK Bureaucratic transitions rarely make for compelling reading. Scheme names change, fund codes get reissued, ministries hold review meetings. Most of rural India never notices the difference. But on July 1, 2026, something genuinely consequential is scheduled to happen: India’s rural employment guarantee architecture, anchored for nearly two decades around MGNREGA,…
A CHEQUE, A CROWD, A CALCULATION At 5 in the evening on June 19, 2026, Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi filled with a crowd that doesn’t usually make front-page news. The first-time wage earners, apprentices, factory floor recruits, the kind of worker whose first salary slip is more meaningful than any headline. The Prime Minister…
