De-dollarisation: Are the days of dollar supremacy over?
For the first time, the Gulf countries are trading oil in Yuan. BRICS countries are planning a new common currency. Are the days of dollar supremacy over?
What is happening with the PM CARES fund?
Remember the PM CARES fund? Set up during the Covid-19 pandemic, this fund was supposed to help us to fight Covid, and other emergency situations, instead, it became mired in controversies. In January this...
Ratnagiri protests: Cost of development
A battle is raging in the Konkan region of Maharashtra between the people and the government. So far over a thousand people were arrested and many were booked for rioting, unlawful assembly and disobedience...
Fortified Rice: A Villain or a Saviour?
India suffers from high rates of malnutrition, especially among women and children. The government claims that the fortification of food can be a sure-shot solution to combat it. As rice is a staple diet...
Are we prepared for extreme temperatures ahead?
India Meteorological Department has issued a heatwave warning for several states. The Delhi Govt has brought out guidelines for schools and other institutions. Similarly, the Bengal Govt has advanced the summer vacations for schools...
Will India Reap the Benefits of its Demographic Dividend?
China was able to reap the benefits of its demographic divided on the back of rapid industrialisation, with manufacturing and exports leading the way. Its population was also more skilled and educated. Without ample...
The curious case of Cash App; Hindenburg’s latest victim
Hindenburg, which became a household name with the expose on Adani, is out with a new report. This time it is the mobile payment company based in the US, Block Inc. It has alleged...
From ‘Too Big to Fail’ to a smaller, healthier financial system
Why are banks allowed to be grown into such big entities that they become ‘too big to fail?’ And their failures become a burden on public money! Is the government hand in glove with...
LIC – Adani; political game at the cost of taxpayer’s money?
Since the Hindenburg report is out, LIC’s share exposure in Adani’s portfolio has come under scrutiny. LIC’s total purchase value of equity in the Adani firms, purchased over many years was around Rs. 36000...
Digital India: Data amassing for whom, to what end? | Podcast
In the Budget 2023, the finance minister highlighted the importance of digitalisation and announced several initiatives to support this objective. Launched in 2015, this is the 8th year of the ‘Digital India’ mission. This...
निजीकरण से निपटाई जाती रेलवे
पिछले बजट सत्र (2020-2021) से ही सरकार ने अनेक सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र की कंपनियों के निजीकरण की घोषणा की है। भारतीय रेल इनमें से एक है। सरकार ‘एसेट मॉनीटाइज़शन’ के द्वारा रेलवे से 90,000 करोड़ रुपयों की वसूली चाहती है।...
Rail privatisation has been a disaster in Britain. Why is India pushing ahead with it?
As talk of privatising the Indian Railways gathers steam, the Narendra Modi government would do well to pay attention to the experience of the United Kingdom. The UK’s railway system began to develop in the...
Why privatising India’s rail network is a bad idea
It is no secret that the Indian Railways is in dire need of funds. If the country’s rail network is to be truly strengthened and its capacity augmented by increasing the speed of trains...