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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Economy

Indian artisan economy isn’t just about sustaining traditions. It needs market-driven approach

A critical issue in the artisan sector is the disparity in value distribution, with artisans who are at the heart of production often receiving the smallest share of profits.

‘Reeks of double standards’—Economic Survey on EU’s new climate rules that will hit exports

2 regulations effective soon will impact roughly $9.5 billion, or 13% of India’s total exports to the 27-member bloc. ES says these are more ‘trade protection’ than climate concern.

SubscriberWrites: Are Revdis a symptom of our economic malaise?

Welfare handouts drive elections as wages stagnate, consumption dips, and household savings shrink. Govt must shift from protectionism to free-market reforms for sustainable growth.

Jagdeep Dhankhar stresses need to address farmers’ concerns

'When the farmer is economically fine, the economy gets driven, because that’s the spending power of the farmer', Dhankhar said.

Stock market closes in green; Sensex up 225 points, Nifty closes above 23,200

Top gainers included NTPC, Trent, Powergrid, Kotak Bank, & Maruti; losers were M&M, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, & Shriram Finance.

ITC partners with Dept for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade to boost Indian startups

The memorandum of understanding (MOU) will see ITC deploy startup solutions in various sectors, including digital platforms for manufacturing execution systems (MES).

The ‘I’ in AI & burning resolutions

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

India’s economy ends 2024 with solid momentum as business growth hits 4-month high

Service providers led the rise in sales with the new business sub-index touching the highest since January.

India’s service sector PMI sees marginal fall in November; hiring grew at fastest pace since 2005

Report released Wednesday by HSBC India Services Purchasing Managers' Index highlighted service providers in India attribute strong performance to growth in demand & new business gains.

Ancient Indian temples were like VCs. Today’s economists should study history

Dharmanomics, written by economist Sriram Balasubramanian, proposes an economic framework based on the Indian philosophy of dharma.

On Camera

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.