A long-form explainer — what changed, how the new FoSCoS pathway works, who benefits, what the risks are and how India’s youth can seize the moment. Regulatory door opens for traditional food On 25 September 2025 the Press Information Bureau published a clear, consequential announcement: the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched a dedicated licensing and registration window for “Ayurveda Aahara” products on its Food Safety...
On Republic Day, India celebrates the adoption of its Constitution, a document that promised dignity, safety, and equality to every citizen. Parades march down wide avenues, speeches invoke justice and rights, and the idea of the republic is publicly honoured. Yet alongside this celebration sits an uncomfortable reality. The society for which the Constitution was written and the society we inhabit today are no longer the same. The distance between...
Imagine a country’s economy as a car on a long journey — toward progress, prosperity, and sustainability. This vehicle has three critical components that must function in harmony: the gear, the accelerator, and the clutch. Each of these represents a sector in the economy. The household sector is the gear system — it determines the direction and speed at which the economy can realistically move. The government sector acts as...