Topic: Industries & sectors

Sep 17, 2026

The UPI MDR pool is about ₹1,000 crore a month, and two-thirds of it sits where nobody can see it

NPCI publishes UPI merchant payments by category every month, and the volumes reconcile exactly to the headline person-to-merchant totals — which means the merchant discount rate base can be...
Green trifecta: Financing higher retail capex in a low greenium world
Aug 16, 2024

Green trifecta: Financing higher retail capex in a low greenium world

Financial Express Green transition (a) requires an increased share of investments by households, (b) creating an economy with higher capex and lower opex, and (c) without material green...
Careers in economics and public policy
Jun 18, 2024

Careers in economics and public policy

Career Day at OIS Last year and again this year, I gave a talk at Oberoi International School JVLR to the students of high school on careers in economics and public policy I highlighted five...