Columns: April 2021

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Global problems need local solutions
by Arun Maira
25th April, 2021
The Covid crisis is the story of two global solutions to a medical problem: one was lockdowns; the... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth, GST
The disease that kills us
by Jagdish Rattanani
22nd April, 2021
COVID-19 is a terrible disease that is killing us but the disease that allows this disease to... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, China-India, Global, Jobs, India politics, Inclusive growth
RBI embarks on quantitative easing
by Ajit Ranade
22nd April, 2021
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India meets every two months to decide... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Union Budget, RBI, India politics, Indian economy, GST
Encounters are our killing fields
by Lekha Rattanani
20th April, 2021
So why is India surprised when Sachin Vaze, an assistant police inspector, was found camped in a... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics
Will govt business recharge private banks?
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14th April, 2021
The latest measure will push Indian banking, if not banks, into creeping privatisation and at the... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Taxes, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth, GST
Moral hazards of RBI's balance sheet approach
by Ranjit K Pattnaik
12th April, 2021
The monetary policy announced on April 07, 2021 has been along expected lines, on the surface. But... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Taxes, Global, RBI, India politics, Indian economy
The healthcare crisis we don’t see
by Jagdish Rattanani
9th April, 2021
This week, April 7, is World Health Day, and we can expect discussions to be largely focused on the... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
MPC: Steady opening for 2nd innings
by Himadri Bhattacharya
8th April, 2021
In its first meeting of 2021-22, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India kept... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Taxes, China-India, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth, GST
Bringing the minimum wage movement to India
by Ajit Ranade
7th April, 2021
The current national minimum wage of 176 rupees per day certainly needs to be revised upward. An... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth, GST