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The Tea Revolution: Can a Cooperative Brew Disrupt Assam’s Plantation Monopoly?
ByTeam TQ February 14, 2026February 14, 2026

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…

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The “North East Premium”: Why 2% Inflation in Delhi Feels Like 6% in the Hills
ByTeam TQ February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

The national headlines are celebrating. As of January 2026, India’s retail inflation has cooled to a comfortable 2.75% under the newly minted 2024 CPI base year. On paper, the dragon is slain. But if you’re standing in a market in Aizawl, Itanagar, or Shillong, those celebratory numbers feel like a statistical mirage. While the “mainland”…

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The US–India Trade Moment: Opportunity Knocks, But Will India — and the North East — Answer?
ByTeam TQ February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Why the next trade deal could reshape India’s global positioning, and what the North East must do before it’s too late. A quiet but consequential churn is underway in global trade diplomacy. As the United States looks to de-risk its supply chains and India seeks deeper access to advanced markets, a renewed US–India trade understanding…

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Union Budget 2026: What It Really Means for North-East India
ByTeam TQ February 1, 2026February 1, 2026

When the Finance Minister rose in Parliament to present the Union Budget, the macro story was familiar: fiscal discipline, capital expenditure, manufacturing, and growth amid global uncertainty. But for the North-East — a region long treated as a footnote in national economic imagination — the real question was simpler and sharper: does this budget finally…

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Beyond Bamboo Products: Why North East India Must Stop Importing Technology and Start Exporting Innovation
BySMS BORDOLOI January 31, 2026January 31, 2026

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…

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Tripura: The “Single Window” National Leader
ByTeam TQ January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

Tripura has transformed from a largely agrarian state into a national case study on Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) and regulatory reform. In recent months, the state’s performance in deregulation and compliance has earned formal recognition at the national level. National Achievement in Deregulation Tripura has emerged as a national leader in deregulation and compliance…

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The Sikkim Pivot: Unleashing the Creative Economy in the Himalayas
ByTeam TQ January 13, 2026January 13, 2026

Sikkim has long been recognised for its leadership in organic farming, pharmaceuticals, and ecological stewardship. Now, the Himalayan state appears to be scripting a new economic chapter—one that shifts the focus from land-intensive industries to knowledge-, design-, and creativity-led growth. Two recent policy signals make this transition unmistakable: the Sikkim Start-up Policy 2025 and a…

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GI Mahotsav 2026 in Guwahati: Why North East India Matters to India’s GI Growth Story
ByTeam TQ January 10, 2026January 10, 2026

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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Northeast India’s GI Push: From Heritage Labels to a New Growth Engine
ByTeam TQ January 1, 2026January 1, 2026

India’s Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) has signalled a major shift in how the “Ashtalakshmi” states will be positioned in the national—and global—economy: not merely as a frontier region, but as an origin hub of premium, protected products. In a year-end official update, the ministry said 150 distinctive products from the North…

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The Nitrogen Fortress: Inside Namrup-IV’s Industrial Renaissance
ByTeam TQ December 21, 2025December 21, 2025

On a historic Sunday in Upper Assam, the steady flow of the Dilli River was joined by a louder current — the applause of thousands — as Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Namrup-IV Ammonia–Urea Complex. Valued at approximately ₹10,600 crore, this brownfield expansion is not merely another fertiliser project. It…

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