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22nd October, 2020
The Covid pandemic has highlighted the urgency for economists to find a ‘new normal’ economics,... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy
21st October, 2020
For so many students sitting in their homes and not knowing when the lockdown will end for their... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, China-India, Global, Jobs, India politics, Inclusive growth
19th October, 2020
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das recently spoke of a focus on human capital and productivity growth as... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Taxes, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth, GST
15th October, 2020
‘Social distancing’ has become the phrase of the year, perhaps the decade. An essential practice in... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
15th October, 2020
Why do people repay a loan? Firstly, because they are bound by a loan contract to repay. If they... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Taxes, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, GST
12th October, 2020
There was a unanimous decision to hold the policy repo rate constant primarily because the headline... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Taxes, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, GST
12th October, 2020
Hathras is the first case of Independent India where the State has deprived the parents of sexual... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Inclusive growth
10th October, 2020
An 18-year-old girl had been brought out of one of the best-known public hospitals in the country... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Taxes, Jobs, India politics, Inclusive growth
10th October, 2020
The Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI, which concluded its third meeting for 2020-21 on Friday,... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Taxes, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth, GST
6th October, 2020
This is the first time in India’s history that we are experiencing a steep recession without any... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Taxes, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, GST
6th October, 2020
Three farm bills passed by the parliament last week have become a bone of contention. At one level... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Taxes, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
5th October, 2020
The overwhelming feeling that comes to mind about the manner in which the Uttar Pradesh... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Inclusive growth
30th September, 2020
There are, broadly speaking, two approaches to building as also to breaking – be it a policy, an... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy
27th September, 2020
Covid has altered everybody's life, but the closure of schools has meant the impact on the... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Taxes, China-India, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
25th September, 2020
The contempt of court case against the Tamil actor Suriya (which was fortunately and wisely dropped... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
18th September, 2020
Across India, about 1.5 million schools were shut as part of the nation-wide lockdown, affecting... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
16th September, 2020
The economy shrank by nearly one fourth during the first three months of this fiscal year. Much of... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, GST
14th September, 2020
This is the curious predicament of the inherited, "trapped" investor. The shareholder is... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Sustainability
12th September, 2020
The Covid-19 novel coronavirus continues to spread, by now afflicting all continents except the... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Global, Jobs, India politics, Inclusive growth
11th September, 2020
Two Indian initiatives have found places amongst the ten best global initiatives selected by the... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth, GST