October 2026
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Brazil’s Energy Test After Lula’s Re-election: Can Ethanol, Oil and Renewables Protect Household Spending?
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured a fourth, non-consecutive term in the presidential runoff held on 25 October 2026, winning 51.79% of valid votes against Flávio Bolsonaro’s 48.21%. His next administration inherits an important economic challenge: ensuring that Brazil’s considerable energy resources translate into affordable fuel, stable consumer expenditure and reliable energy supplies.…
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Wednesday Wisdom – Global Media Literacy Week Special with Shri. Sunil Mali, Resident Editor, Pudhari News
Future of Journalism: What Works, Which Skills Matter, and How to Build a Career in the Age of AI and Digital Media? Journalism has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past few decades. From newspapers and radio to television, digital news platforms, social media, podcasts and artificial intelligence, the ways in which information is produced,…
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Is Easier Credit Making Us Spend More?
There was a time when buying a phone in India meant saving for it. Today it means reaching the checkout page and picking a tenure. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) and its close relatives, card EMIs and NBFC-backed instalment loans, have become the default way Indian households pay for things they cannot quite afford in…
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Where Should Your Next Business Investment Go?
Every business owner faces the same investment problem: capital is limited, but opportunities to spend it are numerous. Advertising promises more customers, machinery promises higher production, recruitment promises faster execution, and expansion promises access to new markets. Yet the investment producing the greatest revenue may not generate the greatest profit—or the strongest cash flow. This…
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How Did Japan Make Convenience Stores Part of Everyday Infrastructure?
Japan turned convenience stores konbini into more than places to buy snacks. Through dense networks, reliable supply chains, standardised service, and public-private cooperation, they became a daily interface for food, payments, logistics, and disaster support. Urban time scarcity By the early 1970s, Japan was urbanising rapidly, households were becoming smaller, and more people especially women…
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Wednesday Wisdom – Police Commemoration Day Special with Shri Praveen Dixit (IPS), Former DGP, Maharashtra
What Works in Building Safer Communities and More Effective Policing? From community policing and crime prevention to cybersecurity, technology and public trust: lessons from an experienced police leader. Every year on 21 October, India observes Police Commemoration Day to honour the courage, dedication and sacrifices of police personnel who have laid down their lives in…
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What makes an Emergency-Response System work better in Some Countries?
Emergency numbers that are said to be “working” in one country, but not another, are typically comparing two apples and two oranges. It’s not always the technology that is key. What is important is what occurs during the seconds following the dial up: Does the phone ring? Does anyone know where it is? Has the…
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How Can India Obtain More Completed, Functioning Infrastructure from the Capital Expenditure it Already Commits?
India has substantially increased public capital expenditure to strengthen infrastructure, connectivity and economic productivity. The Union Budget 2026–27 provides ₹12.22 lakh crore for capital expenditure. However, greater allocations do not automatically result in more completed and functioning infrastructure. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) reported 1,775 ongoing central-sector infrastructure projects costing ₹150 crore…
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Building Globally Competitive Indian Shipping Companies: What Can India Learn from the World’s Leading Maritime Enterprises?
A new research report by VP Research Company examines what it takes for Indian shipping businesses to compete internationally and why expanding the fleet may not be enough. India has ambitious plans to strengthen its position in global maritime trade. With investments in shipping, ports, maritime infrastructure and fleet expansion, the country is preparing for…
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How can India stop cities from flooding & make them resilient?
Some cities recover from floods within days, while others remain waterlogged, disrupted, and economically paralysed for weeks. The difference is rarely rainfall alone. Cities that recover faster have usually made a series of deliberate choices before the rain arrives: they protect natural drainage systems, invest in resilient infrastructure, map risk, maintain drains, warn residents early,…