Economy
India's gold paradox: at record prices, almost nobody is selling
Gold trades near ₹1.5 lakh per 10 grams, yet Indian households sold less old gold last quarter than at any point in three years. They are pawning it instead.
Economy
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Economy
The rupee's plumbing: SRVAs explained, without the jargon
Rupee at 96 to the dollar, trade talks stalled. Meanwhile a quieter project runs on: settling India's trade in rupees. How SRVAs work, and their limits.
Economy
GCCs: India's quiet $98-billion export engine
India's 2,117 global capability centres form a $98.4-billion market employing 2.36 million. Inside the quiet boom reshaping Indian cities — and its limits.
Economy
The tariff threat just got a deadline: what Goyal's Washington week actually changes
Piyush Goyal lands in Washington this week with a 100%-tariff law ticking behind him. What actually changed in the India-US trade standoff — and what hasn't.
Economy
EPFO 3.0: When Your Provident Fund Starts Behaving Like a Bank Account
EPFO 3.0 promises UPI and ATM access to provident fund savings. What's live, what's still a proposal, and what easy liquidity means for retirement.
Economy
The 100% tariff threat is forcing India's rupee moment
H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, was signed into U.S. law on September 18, 2026 — giving the president authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the largest buyers of Russian oil and gas. What it means for India's rupee-settlement push.
Politics
The US-Iran War: What It Means for Your Gas Bill
US gas prices surged 20% to $3.55 a gallon ten days into the US-Israel operation against Iran, as Hormuz disruption pushed crude past $100.