Loved the Ten Questions for 2026 piece — it made me think about some quieter layers beneath many of those themes.
One area I’m curious about, and that seems under-analysed, is certifications and the quality infrastructure behind India’s growth push. A few questions that might be interesting to explore from a research lens:
1. As India rolls out more quality control orders, ESG norms, and export-linked standards, do certifications measurably improve outcomes, or do they mainly shift costs around the system?
2. How much of India’s manufacturing and export competitiveness is constrained not by capacity, but by access to trusted certification, inspection, and testing?
3. Why do companies often prefer international certification bodies like TUV and SGS over local ones like QACA, even when standards are harmonised?
4. With CBAM and sustainability-linked trade approaching, will certification requirements reshape export flows, especially for MSMEs?
5. Are India’s quality and certification frameworks keeping pace with fast-growing sectors like batteries, EVs, data centers, green hydrogen, and renewables?
It feels like one of those foundational topics that cuts across reforms, trade, manufacturing, and climate policy, but rarely gets examined head-on.
Would be very curious to hear the team's take on this in a future episode.
Hey Tanya, you might like to check out today's story. Thank you for the inspiration - we weren't able to tackle *every* question, but hopefully it's just enough :)
Ahh ... that's another great question we would also want to know the answer too. These commodities cycles really make a dent in a lot of businesses and their margins.
While copper rose >50% last year, nickle and aluminium saw ~20% rise.
Hello Daily Brief team,
Loved the Ten Questions for 2026 piece — it made me think about some quieter layers beneath many of those themes.
One area I’m curious about, and that seems under-analysed, is certifications and the quality infrastructure behind India’s growth push. A few questions that might be interesting to explore from a research lens:
1. As India rolls out more quality control orders, ESG norms, and export-linked standards, do certifications measurably improve outcomes, or do they mainly shift costs around the system?
2. How much of India’s manufacturing and export competitiveness is constrained not by capacity, but by access to trusted certification, inspection, and testing?
3. Why do companies often prefer international certification bodies like TUV and SGS over local ones like QACA, even when standards are harmonised?
4. With CBAM and sustainability-linked trade approaching, will certification requirements reshape export flows, especially for MSMEs?
5. Are India’s quality and certification frameworks keeping pace with fast-growing sectors like batteries, EVs, data centers, green hydrogen, and renewables?
It feels like one of those foundational topics that cuts across reforms, trade, manufacturing, and climate policy, but rarely gets examined head-on.
Would be very curious to hear the team's take on this in a future episode.
Cheers,
Daily Reader
Hi Tanya, this is so thoughtfully compiled. We will definitely research on this and release a story :)
Hey Tanya, you might like to check out today's story. Thank you for the inspiration - we weren't able to tackle *every* question, but hopefully it's just enough :)
https://thedailybrief.zerodha.com/p/is-10-minute-delivery-just-an-indian?open=false#%C2%A7the-power-dynamics-of-international-standards
Hi Pranav, thanks for listening to your readers! I enjoyed reading the story. :)
Great article team.
Thanks Abhishek :)
More than gold silver how are the other metals copper nickel aluminium going to behave? And how will that affect their mining companies?
Ahh ... that's another great question we would also want to know the answer too. These commodities cycles really make a dent in a lot of businesses and their margins.
While copper rose >50% last year, nickle and aluminium saw ~20% rise.