For decades, Assam’s economic imagination revolved around one central aspiration — the secure government job. Families nurtured it with emotional intensity. Society elevated it as status. Educational systems aligned themselves around examinations and recruitment structures. Entire generations grew up believing that stability, dignity, and social mobility ultimately depended on entering government service. But history has…
In what could mark a defining shift in India’s entrepreneurial landscape, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has introduced sweeping changes to the Startup India policy. For the first time, the coveted “startup” label — along with its basket of tax benefits, funding support, and innovation incentives — is no longer reserved only for urban…
Inside NITI Aayog’s Masterplan to Decarbonise India’s MSMEs If you want to understand the real pulse of the Indian economy, don’t look at the skyscrapers of Mumbai or the glass towers of Bengaluru. Look instead at the casting foundry in Coimbatore, the textile unit in Surat, or the brassware workshop in Moradabad. These are India’s…
The proposed India–European Union Free Trade Agreement is forcing India to confront an uncomfortable reality. Europe is no longer a market that merely buys products. It buys proof. Proof of compliance. Proof of science. Proof of systems. For North East India, this trade moment is not about tariffs or access. It is about relevance. The…
India’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are often described as the backbone of the economy. The numbers support the claim. MSMEs contribute nearly 29–30% of India’s GDP, account for around 46% of total exports, and generate livelihoods for over 28 crore people, second only to agriculture. Yet, despite this economic weight, India’s MSME ecosystem…
For much of the last decade, India’s startup ecosystem lived on an abundant flow of venture capital. Capital chased growth, valuations expanded rapidly, and scale often mattered more than sustainability. That era is decisively over. In 2025, venture capital in India did not disappear — it changed character. Investors became more selective, deal volumes shrank,…
The announcement that National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) plans to launch two new funds worth ₹1,300 crore in January 2026 has generated quiet optimism across India’s agritech and climate innovation ecosystem. At first glance, the initiative appears timely and well-aligned with India’s stated priorities: sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, and rural transformation. However,…
India’s startup ecosystem raised approximately $11 billion in 2025, but the headline number hides a deeper truth: capital became concentrated, selective, and strategic. The funding slowdown narrative is misleading. Money did not disappear — it moved carefully. Funding Didn’t Collapse. It Consolidated. Compared to the boom years of 2021–22, 2025 funding: Key patterns observed: This…
As India moves towards an ambitious target of registering 10,000 Geographical Indication (GI) products by 2030, the role of North East India is becoming increasingly important. Against this backdrop, GI Mahotsav 2026, scheduled from January 15 to 18, 2026, at Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati, assumes special significance. The four-day event comes at a time when…
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