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Designed scarcity: Why carrying your own water bottle is now a political act

Designed scarcity: Why carrying your own water bottle is now a political act

23 hours ago

4 min read

Traditional rural Indian senior woman milking buffalo in the farm. She is wearing a traditional clothes salwar kameez and covering her head with dupatta.

India-US trade deal: Centre says agriculture and dairy protected, but lack of text fuels uncertainty

23 hours ago

4 min read

Hand pumps remain the most relied-upon source of drinking water in rural areas, accounting for 42.9% of usage.

Budget 2026-27 restores big funding for rural water and sanitation after steep cuts, but delivery gaps from last year persist

04 Feb 2026

4 min read

Popular distrust

Popular distrust

Richard Mahapatra

03 Feb 2026

3 min read

Competing concerns

Competing concerns

03 Feb 2026

4 min read

Poll-bound Bengal gets a few infra projects, but less investment compared to pre-budget expectations

Poll-bound Bengal gets a few infra projects, but less investment compared to pre-budget expectations

03 Feb 2026

5 min read

Big promises, slow ground action: What Budget 2025-26 delivery reveals about India’s rural, farm, climate & energy priorities

Big promises, slow ground action: What Budget 2025-26 delivery reveals about India’s rural, farm, climate & energy priorities

02 Feb 2026

4 min read

Union Budget 2026-27 was all about building assets but ignoring climate and ecological ground realities

Union Budget 2026-27 was all about building assets but ignoring climate and ecological ground realities

Sridhar Radhakrishnan

02 Feb 2026

6 min read

Simply Put: Space vs drinking water

Simply Put: Space vs drinking water

02 Feb 2026

1 min read

Budget 2026: Boost for modernisation and sustainability in Indian textile industry

Budget 2026: Boost for modernisation and sustainability in Indian textile industry

Sayantan Haldar

02 Feb 2026

3 min read

Economic Survey 2025-26 treats air pollution as a regulatory problem, not a health emergency

Economic Survey 2025-26 treats air pollution as a regulatory problem, not a health emergency

02 Feb 2026

5 min read

Factories that policy forgot: Can Budget 2026 breathe new life into India’s legacy industrial clusters?

Factories that policy forgot: Can Budget 2026 breathe new life into India’s legacy industrial clusters?

Subhrajit Goswami

02 Feb 2026

5 min read

Interviews

‘Trump’s tariffs mark weaponisation of trade, threaten globalisation’

‘Trump’s tariffs mark weaponisation of trade, threaten globalisation’

09 Apr 2025

4 min read

'Half of India without significant wealth'

'Half of India without significant wealth'

Richard Mahapatra

07 Dec 2021

2 min read

A locked-up house in the village of Baluni, Uttarakhand. Photo: Srikant Chaudhary

45% of migrants will stay back in Uttarakhand, says CM Rawat

26 Aug 2020

4 min read

‘Repressive governments use financial crises, global pandemics to change societal norms’

‘Repressive governments use financial crises, global pandemics to change societal norms’

13 Jul 2020

3 min read

COVID-19 labour laws dilution: ‘Neo-liberal character has eroded welfare state’

COVID-19 labour laws dilution: ‘Neo-liberal character has eroded welfare state’

12 May 2020

7 min read

‘Signing RCEP will mean no duties on solar products’

‘Signing RCEP will mean no duties on solar products’

04 Nov 2019

2 min read

Poor no longer moving to higher income bracket: Pronab Sen

Poor no longer moving to higher income bracket: Pronab Sen

31 Oct 2019

4 min read

'Oxfam’s used clothing trade in Africa opened employment, cut waste'

'Oxfam’s used clothing trade in Africa opened employment, cut waste'

29 May 2019

4 min read

Blog (Economy)

Designed scarcity: Why carrying your own water bottle is now a political act

Designed scarcity: Why carrying your own water bottle is now a political act

23 hours ago

4 min read

Popular distrust

Popular distrust

Richard Mahapatra

03 Feb 2026

3 min read

Union Budget 2026-27 was all about building assets but ignoring climate and ecological ground realities

Union Budget 2026-27 was all about building assets but ignoring climate and ecological ground realities

Sridhar Radhakrishnan

02 Feb 2026

6 min read

Economic Survey 2025-26 treats air pollution as a regulatory problem, not a health emergency

Economic Survey 2025-26 treats air pollution as a regulatory problem, not a health emergency

02 Feb 2026

5 min read

Videos (Economy)

Economic Survey 2025–26 explained: Why India must grow and absorb global shocks

Economic Survey 2025–26 explained: Why India must grow and absorb global shocks

30 Jan 2026

1 min read

More than trade: How the EU-India deal pushes back against US pressure

More than trade: How the EU-India deal pushes back against US pressure

30 Jan 2026

1 min read

What do gig workers really need?

What do gig workers really need?

07 Jan 2026

1 min read

COP30 Brazil negotiations: From forest funds to finance flows

COP30 Brazil negotiations: From forest funds to finance flows

11 Nov 2025

1 min read

Books (Economy)

Book Excerpt: How 7 islands that were part of a dowry became India’s leading economic centre

Book Excerpt: How 7 islands that were part of a dowry became India’s leading economic centre

Lakshmi Subramanian

25 Jan 2025

4 min read

Book excerpt: How the Suez canal was built

Book excerpt: How the Suez canal was built

04 Aug 2023

6 min read

Evolution of work

Evolution of work

29 Nov -1

4 min read

Yes, she can

Yes, she can

29 Nov -1

4 min read

Explore More (Economy)

The dried fish is an essential product not only for local consumption but also for export to other parts of India and abroad, particularly in markets where fresh fish may not be readily available.

Where ocean’s bounty meets a salt desert: Salaya's dried fish legacy

28 Apr 2025

2 min read

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

17 Apr 2025

2 min read

When disparity hides in plain sight: Malnourished migrants' cheap labour subsidises Delhi NCR's real estate boom

When disparity hides in plain sight: Malnourished migrants' cheap labour subsidises Delhi NCR's real estate boom

07 Apr 2025

2 min read

A ministry-wise look at Union Budget 2025-26

A ministry-wise look at Union Budget 2025-26

08 Feb 2025

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