Viksit Bharat and the Unmaking of MGNREGA
The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin Bill 2025 is being projected as a bold reform that modernises rural employment and aligns it with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. In...
Capital and Labor in the Digital Age: The Rise of Digital Labour Platforms
Economic development is characterized as a shift from low levels of productivity as in an agrarian economy that relies on subsistence farming, to higher levels of productivity as in an industrialized economy dominated by...
Telangana State Energy Finance Conference 2025
The Telangana State Energy Finance Conference held on 25th September 2025 at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad was co-organised by CESS, the People’s Monitoring Group on Electricity Regulation (PMGER), Rural...
India’s New Fisheries Census Risks Erasing Traditional Fishing Communities
This article is the first in a series reflecting on 10 years of Sagarmala Programme, ‘The Coastal Course’, co-curated by the Centre for Financial Accountability and Delhi Forum. The Government of India has launched...
IMF Report: Another ‘One Size Fits All’ New Year Prescription for the Indian Economy
In its assessment, the IMF evaluates India in four major policy domains – fiscal policy, monetary policy, the financial sector, and a broad set of structural factors – and offers recommendations on each. In...
“नये साल में हम सभी का संकल्प हो” प्रकृति से कम लो, उसे अधिक लौटाओ: सतत जीवन का मूल मंत्र
प्राकृतिक दुनिया एक अद्भुत आश्चर्य है जो हम सभी को प्रेरित करती है। यह हमारी अर्थव्यवस्था, हमारे समाज और यहां तक कि हमारे अस्तित्व का आधार है। हमारे जंगल, नदियां, समुद्र और मिट्टी हमें...
Interview with Harsh Mander on World Inequality Report 2026 | On Second Thought
🎙️ On Second Thought | New Episode 📽️Interview with Harsh Mander on World Inequality Report 2026 In this episode, writer and researcher Anirban Bhattacharya speaks with Harsh Mander on rising inequality and the politics...
SHANTI Act: Another Dangerous Example of Profit Over People
President Draupadi Murmu gave assent to the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, formally opening up India’s nuclear energy sector to private players for the very first time....
ANALYSIS OF THE SUSTAINABLE HARNESSING AND ADVANCEMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR TRANSFORMING INDIA – SHANTI ACT 2025
1.0 Purpose and objectivesThe purpose and objectives of the, inappropriately titled, SHANTI Act are: 2.0 The SHANTI bill enacted by the Parliament without adequate scrutiny 3.0 Endangering not only lives but enforcing untold misery...
How Rural Credit Crunch Played a Role in the Birth of the State Bank of India
In the early years after Independence, India’s rural economy faced a deep and persistent credit crisis. Agriculture employed the majority of the population, yet formal banking institutions had little presence in villages. Rural households...
G20 Johannesburg: A Rare Moment of Political Will
Debrief by Jayati Ghosh on 4th December 2025 (Transcribed) The G20 Summit is often seen as a self-declared club of the world’s most powerful countries. Over the past 20 years, it has delivered concrete...
VB – G RAM G to replace MGNREGA; a decimation of employment guarantee
In the recently concluded session of Parliament, amidst blaring opposition, Speaker Om Birla passed the Viksit Bharath – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (VB – G RAM G). Proposed as a replacement for...
Imaginary figures to dramatize the Labour Codes – Should SBI’s Economic Research Wing do this?
Researchers and writers are expected to analyse schemes critically. They should look at the positives and negatives. Once upon a time, SBI’s Economic Research Wing used to do this. Often, it used to be...
Digital Infrastructure
This edition of the State of Finance in India report has India’s digital economy and its impact as its special theme. The term ‘infrastructure’ conjures up images of large projects made of steel and...
INDIA’S “GREEN HYDROGEN” MIRAGE
India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), launched with the ambition of making the country a global hub and exporter, is promoted as a cornerstone of its climate strategy. This article argues that, far from...
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