Coal India’s FSA Liberalization – 06/08/25
Coal India FSA Liberalisation and Power Market Reforms Economics Concepts Covered Market Liquidity: The ease with which power can be bought and sold on an exchange without affecting its price;…
Defying Trump’s Tariffs: Why India Must Pivot to Fiscal Stimulus for Domestic Revival – 06/08/25
Arvind Sanger on Fiscal Push, Markets, and Global Turmoil Economics Concepts Covered Counter-Cyclical Fiscal Policy: The use of government spending to stimulate the economy during a private sector slowdown. Fiscal…
The Economics of the 2022-23 Base Year Revision – 06/08/25
GDP Base Year Revision to 2022-23 Economics Concepts Covered Base Year Revision: The process of updating the benchmark year for economic indices to ensure they reflect current consumption and production…
The Cost of “Free”: The Economics of UPI Sustainability – 06/08/25
UPI Zero-MDR Debate and Economic Sustainability Economics Concepts Covered Merchant Discount Rate (MDR): The fee charged to a merchant for accepting digital payments, typically split between the acquiring bank, the…
The Oil Ultimatum: Energy Sovereignty in a Multi-Polar World – 05/08/25
Energy Sovereignty and Secondary Sanction Risks Economics Concepts Covered Secondary Sanction Risk: The threat of economic penalties (such as the proposed 500% tariff) on third-party nations to force compliance with…
The Economics of the ₹67,000 Crore Defence DAC Clearance – 05/08/25
Defence Acquisition and Indigenous Manufacturing Push Economics Concepts Covered Import Substitution: A policy that advocates replacing foreign imports with domestic production to reduce foreign dependency and preserve foreign exchange reserves.…
S. Somanath’s Vision for Advanced Manufacturing – 05/08/25
Tooling Hubs and Aerospace Manufacturing in India Economics Concepts Covered Economies of Scale: The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, where the cost per unit…
The Economics of Sovereign Bond Switches – 05/08/25
Bond Switching and Active Debt Management in India Economics Concepts Covered Bond Switching: A debt management operation where the government buys back short-term bonds maturing soon and issues new long-term…
Analyzing India Ratings’ FY26 Banking Outlook – 05/08/25
Banking Sector Profitability Outlook FY26 Economics Concepts Covered Net Interest Margin (NIM) Compression: The shrinking gap between the interest income earned by banks and the interest paid to lenders/depositors, often…
Regulatory Friction in India’s Digital Payment Market – 05/08/25
DPDP Act and Digital Payments Economics Economics Concepts Covered Regulatory Compliance Costs: The direct and indirect expenses a firm incurs to adhere to government regulations, which can act as a…