Columns: February 2022

Philanthropy
Union Budget
China-India
RBI
UP results will define national politics
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28th February, 2022
March 10, 2022 would be an important day for all concerned when the results of Uttar Pradesh,... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Sustainability, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
Lessons from Dholpur for the rest of India
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25th February, 2022
In 2017, Rajasthan’s Dholpur district launched a programme titled ‘Udaan’ to educate adolescents... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Global, Jobs, India politics, Inclusive growth
The medicalisation of death
by Jagdish Rattanani
23rd February, 2022
As the pandemic recedes, some memories will not. One of the more terrible outcomes of Covid-19 was... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Global, India politics
A long and winding road
by Vidyadhar Date
22nd February, 2022
Baje payal chhun chhun, one of the memorable melodies sung by Lata Mangeshkar, is about... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Health, Jobs, Indian economy
It’s all yours… after 25 years
by Thomas Isaac
16th February, 2022
India’s economic performance has been among the worst in the world. According to the IMF in 2020,... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Union Budget, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
Budget doesn’t hold much for the environment or its protection
by Ishan Chauhan
15th February, 2022
Although the last year was largely overshadowed once again by COVID-19, one event that arguably... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Union Budget, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
Framing the political debate
by Arun Maira
15th February, 2022
If you want someone to not think of an elephant, don’t tell them to ignore elephants, George Lakoff... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
The RBI’s sanguine inflation bet
by Himadri Bhattacharya
11th February, 2022
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 4... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy
Dress code that does disservice to education
by Jagdish Rattanani
10th February, 2022
The “row” in Karnataka over wearing the hijab or head scarf by some Muslim girl students which... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Global, Jobs, India politics, Inclusive growth
A futuristic Budget
by GN Bajpai
9th February, 2022
The budget proposals for 2022-2023 tabled in Parliament and the preceding speech of the Union... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Union Budget, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth, GST
India's budget is reflective of a distorted political economy
by Dr. Indira Hirway
8th February, 2022
The slogan with which the present government came to power was “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas”, i.e.... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Inequality, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Union Budget, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth
A Budget that is medium term growth-oriented
by Saugata Bhattacharya
4th February, 2022
The most commendable aspects of the FY23 Union Budget are that it eschews populist spends despite... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Union Budget, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth, GST
With vision but shorn of populism
by Himadri Bhattacharya
2nd February, 2022
Most of us wanted the finance minister to present a popular budget this time as well. After all,... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Union Budget, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth, GST
Strong outlook, weak numbers
by Ranjit K Pattnaik
2nd February, 2022
The focus of the Union budget 2022-23 presented to Parliament on February 01, 2022 is to facilitate... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Union Budget, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth, GST
Behind the scenes of an optimistic survey
by Ranjit K Pattnaik
1st February, 2022
Given the persistence of the inflation rate at more than the target (average 4 per cent) mandated... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Taxes, Global, Union Budget, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, GST
Need more direct, less indirect taxes
by Ajit Ranade
1st February, 2022
The presentation of the Union Budget to Parliament is one of the most awaited and watched events of... read more
Categories: Common citizen, Governance, Health, Sustainability, Taxes, Global, Union Budget, RBI, Jobs, India politics, Indian economy, Inclusive growth, GST