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RAINMUMBAI Explained: Can You Really Trade Rainfall in India? Benefits, Risks and Lessons from Global Markets | Fingineer

By Awanish Kumar Mishra May 31, 2026

In a country where the monsoon influences everything from farm output and food inflation to power generation and GDP growth, the idea may sound logical. Yet, for many investors, it also raises an obvious question: Are we creating a useful risk-management tool or simply inventing a new playground for speculation?

Awanish Kumar Mishra
Delhi University, IIM Alumni
Founder, Center for Financial Inclusion and Planning

Mr. Awanish Kumar Mishra straddles the domains of media, finance, academics, policy making, and digital transformation.

An alumnus of reputed institutions like the Ramjas College (Delhi University), the Indian Institute of Management (Indore), the Xavier Institute of Communications (Mumbai), the Indian Institute of Capital Market (Navi Mumbai), and the National Institute of Securities Market (Navi Mumbai), Mr. Mishra is a public intellectual of repute.

After quitting UTI Mutual Fund in 2003, Mishra worked with several major media houses, including Dainik Bhaskar (Resident Editor-Delhi NCR), Dainik Jagran (Corporate Editor) and Amar Ujala(Economic Editor). Later, he founded a personal finance magazine, Money Mantra, which he edited till July 2013.

Currently, Mr. Mishra is working on a project, ‘Risk Mitigation Mechanism in Financial Market.’ The project strives to protect small investors from scams and promote fair play.

For Mr. Mishra, subjects like financial inclusion and financial planning are not just academic matters but also a passion. He wants to enliven www.natfin.org with his enthusiasm and knowledge.

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