A Meme-Worthy Budget
Leaving people in the lurch is not a new thing for the Modi government. If people have not understood this, it is clearly their fault, they had 10 years to do so.
Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget
This budget is the last chance for course correction for the Modi regime. It is going to be a test of who the government sides with, the 90% citizens of the country or the...
Karnataka: Flip-Flop on Migrant Workers Continues
Revival of an anti-migrant Bill smacks of hypocrisy, with both Congress and BJP forgetting lessons from the pandemic exodus. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent unplanned lockdown announced in India, saw...
Issues raised by the Consortium comprising former mayors and commissioners of municipal corporations of Himachal Pradesh
We, former mayors, and commissioners who have served city governments in different periods of time welcome you to this historic town of Shimla.
State of Finance in India Report 2023
The second edition of the State of Finance in India Report was released in November 2023. It is a first of its kind that expands the domain of finance and economics beyond the confines...
Concrete Ambitions: The Environmental and Livelihood Toll of BJP’s Decade-Long Infrastructure Drive
In the past decade, NDA's approach to development through relentless pursuit of infrastructure has come at a steep cost. To say the least, it has been both uncooperative and myopic in nature.
Claims of employment rate increase a sham: Economists
At a time when the report of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) report claims an upward trend in employment in India’s labour market with 15 million people entering the workforce, professional economists,...
Economists slam govt claims of rapid economic growth as a sham
The claims of robust growth, according to experts, are rather a celebratory note in the self-appraisal of the government in terms of India’s economic recovery. Claims of rapid growth the Indian economy is projected...
‘New jobs distress-driven’: Economists criticise CMIE claim of upward trend in employment
At a time when the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE’s) report claims an upward trend in employment in India’s labour market with 15 million people entering the workforce, senior economists have sought to...
Economists Term CMIE Employment Rate Increase Claim ‘Sham’
Real earnings have increased only for casual work, economists said at a conference titled ‘Measuring Recovery’. Several economists have termed the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE) claim that the labour market witnessed an...
वित्तीय संस्थानों के लिए पर्यावरण और सामाजिक जवाबदेही नीतियों की आवश्यकता
वित्तीय संस्थानों में पर्यावरण और सामाजिक जवाबदेही नीतियां क्या हैं? ये वित्तीय संस्थानों को उनके द्वारा वित्त पोषित परियोजनाओं के सामाजिक और पर्यावरणीय प्रभावों के लिए जवाबदेह बनाने के लिए तंत्र हैं। वास्तविक प्रावधान...
Claims of Employment Rate Increase a Sham: Economists
New Delhi: At a time when the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s report claims an upward trend in employment in India’s labour market with 15 million people entering the workforce, economists exposed that claim...
‘Climate Finance: Symptoms of a Broken Multilateralism’ says New Report
New Delhi: “The flow of 100 billion dollars for climate finance from developed to developing countries for mitigation and adaptation of climate impacts are neither enough to meet the needs of addressing the climate...
A Statement sans Solutions: India’s G20 Presidency and Its Outcome
The 18th G20 Leaders’ Summit, under India’s Presidency, concluded with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration. In the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and a “new cold war” between the US and...
Institutions expecting mega-scale in future infrastructure projects
The infrastructure continues to be the focus to push the economic growth rates in India. This month’s update provides the developments around the financial institutions such as India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL), Rural...
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