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Rainfall derivatives have arrived in India. We need 3 steps to make them work

The new RAINMUMBAI contract covers the monsoon months and makes a payout based on the occurrence and magnitude of predefined weather conditions....

26.05.2026 20

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

Want to save Alphonso mango from heatwave? Start with open data

The Maharashtra government must fund activities that can develop, certify, and rapidly multiply climate-resilient mango cultivars, along with other...

28.04.2026 10

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

RBI is going out of its way to compensate fraud victims. It doesn’t have the mandate

The RBI may consider evaluating the structural reasons why banks do not invest in fraud protection.

14.04.2026 20

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

Why shielding consumers from rising fuel prices can backfire

IOC, BPCL, and HPCL have lost about Rs 20,000 crore due to the fuel price freeze. These losses will accumulate on balance sheets, raise borrowing...

31.03.2026 20

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

Now is India’s chance to reform its electricity system—utilise the energy crisis

India’s states have vastly different electricity needs. Tamil Nadu has high wind penetration and Rajasthan has abundant solar irradiance. A...

17.03.2026 30

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

India needs derivatives for high economic growth. STT hike is a bad move

A sound tax system is one based on the ability to pay or economic surplus. But the STT taxes the circulation of capital and not its returns, making it...

02.02.2026 20

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

Budget 2026: Push for India’s bond market needs the foundations fixed first

Corporate bonds are priced as a spread over the risk-free rate. In India, the reference risk-free rate is unreliable as large institutions are...

01.02.2026 20

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

In trying to offer security and flexibility, the EPFO may end up providing neither

24.10.2025 10

Indian Express

Renuka Sane

SECI’s overly cautious procurement rules will deter investors from India’s renewable projects

The conditions in the tenders of the Solar Energy Corporation of India are a reflection of the larger policy obsession in India to uncover the...

16.06.2025 20

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

Bhushan Steel-JSW saga exposes cracks in insolvency code. Where’s the finality?

If every resolution is subject to reversal years later, and every acquirer must factor in the risk of ED or other state action, then the core promise...

09.05.2025 20

ThePrint

Renuka Sane

Bill Gates' AI roadmap | In a post-labour world, humans may have to redefine the meaning of life

26.03.2025 10

Indian Express

Renuka Sane

Let our money travel: RBI and government must allow retail investors to look beyond India

26.03.2025 10

Indian Express

Renuka Sane

Bill Gates' AI roadmap | In a post-labour world, humans may have to redefine the meaning of life

26.03.2025 10

Indian Express

Renuka Sane

Let our money travel: RBI and government must allow retail investors to look beyond India

26.03.2025 10

Indian Express

Renuka Sane

Tips to survive a market slump—stay invested, diversify portfolio, learn from World War I

Many in India think that overseas investing is not as lucrative because returns in India are higher. They are making two mistakes.

19.03.2025 10

ThePrint

Renuka Sane