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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicICRIER

Topic: ICRIER

New report finds the source of ‘hidden hunger’—India’s fertiliser policy is degrading soil

An ICRIER study shows that Indian soils are increasingly deficient in sulphur, zinc, iron and magnesium, with excessive dependence on a single nutrient—nitrogen.

‘Encouraging green tech, export tax incentives’: ICRIER on how to decarbonise India’s steel sector

A report by Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations presents policy options for India to meet growing steel demand while adopting carbon-reducing practices.

Ubalta Punjab: How top state fell to 16, rising to broken & why Punjabis are forever furious

From farmers to government workers, people of Punjab are out on the streets protesting. And it’s not hard to see why, given the economy's data indicators.

India’s top economic policy think-tanks and the changes in their leadership

World Bank economist Deepak Mishra was appointed director & chief executive of ICRIER. NIPFP made 2 changes last year, while NCAER is looking for a new chief.

On Camera

India must allow citizens to invest beyond its borders. It’s risk management, not luxury

The financialisation of Indian household savings is one of the most important economic shifts of the past decade. But financialisation without international diversification creates fragile balance sheets.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.