The fine difference between 'opening up the agricultural market' and 'having agricultural imports'. Of the annual goods imports of ~700 billion in FY23, agricultural imports were merely $40 billion, with vegetable oils making up for the majority of the chunk.

Is India ready to lead the global AI revolution? 🚀 Pahlé India Foundation in collab with AI Knowledge Consortium is hosting closed door roundtable on Indian AI Start-ups: Prospects and Constraints, an official pre-summit event in the lead-up to India AI Impact Summit 2026, bringing together

AI won’t make most human skills obsolete, but it will change how they’re used. Negotiation, problem solving, and leadership will matter more than ever as people work alongside agents and robots. Our new Skill Change Index shows which skills will be most, and least, exposed to

On this day, 96 years ago, 21 year old Bethune College student Bina Das stood up during the convocation and fired five shots at Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson. She was sentenced to nine years in prison. In her words, '“I can assure all that I have no personal feeling against

𝗖.𝗛.𝗔.𝗠.𝗣.𝗜.𝗢.𝗡.𝗦 🏆 Congratulations to India U19 on winning the ICC Men's U19 World Cup 2026 👏👏 Their historic 6⃣th title 🫡 Take. A. Bow 🙇 Scorecard ▶️ bcci.tv/events/266/icc… #U19WorldCup

Under the decisive leadership of PM @NarendraModi ji, India has reached a framework for an Interim Agreement with the US. This will open a $30 trillion market for Indian exporters, especially MSMEs, farmers and fishermen. The increase in exports will create lakhs of new job

किसान सुरक्षित, देश विकसित... भारत-अमेरिका व्यापार समझौते में डेयरी, फल, सब्ज़ियाँ, मसाले और अन्य अनाजों को संरक्षित किया गया है। इससे घरेलू किसानों के हित सुरक्षित होंगे, स्थानीय कृषि को इतने बड़े बाजार में preferential access से मजबूती मिलेगी और आत्मनिर्भर भारत की दिशा में एक

Great news for India and USA! We have agreed on a framework for an Interim Trade Agreement between our two great nations. I thank President Trump for his personal commitment to robust ties between our countries. This framework reflects the growing depth, trust and dynamism of

Basically, jo uchit samjha wahi kiya 🙌🏻 #IndiaUSTradeDeal

Uttar Pradesh government has done well to table its first ever Economic Survey on 9th February as a prelude to releasing its final full budget before the state goes for its next elections. The economic survey does not claim the journey is complete. What it asserts, confidently,

🚀 UP is no longer just "catching up"—it’s leading In Financial Express, Rajiv Kumar, Chairperson of Pahlé India Foundation breaks down Uttar Pradesh’s first-ever Economic Survey. Key Takeaways: ✅ GSDP poised to reach ₹36 Lakh Cr in 2025-26 ✅ Per capita income doubled in 8 years ✅

Out with the old, in with the digital! 📉📈 In Business Standard, Ashish Kumar (Chief Statistician, Pahlé India Foundation) discusses the release of India's new CPI series (Base 2024). Key upgrades: ✅ Basket expanded to 358 items (e.g., OTT, AirPods) ✅ Inclusion of e-commerce & digital services

⛏️In Odisha’s mining belts, livelihoods depend on the land—but that same land conceals invisible hazards. Children and pregnant women in nearby communities are silently exposed to lead through everyday products and environmental sources. 👥When we first engaged with families

#blopinion : Collectively described as Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), this “invisible steel” has become a core driver of India’s economic velocity. trib.al/5Vyltau

🚀The Invisible Engine of India’s Economy: Why Digital Capex is the Ultimate Multiplier While highways and power plants dominate Budget headlines, India’s most productive investment of the last decade often slips through the accounting cracks: Digital Public Infrastructure

#TempleNomics In ancient times, temple towns were centre for trade and education. In Ayodhya, we see a return to the same model, post Ram Mandir construction: 🔸₹10,000+ Cr annual tourism revenue 🔸1.2 lakh employment generated 🔸6+ crores annual visitors projected 🔸₹84,000+

‘Digital Capex’ while didn’t get prominence in the budget discussions, is a real force multiplier for the Indian economy. I and Kuntala Karkun write in the Hindu Businessline