Across the globe, we are seeing a rise in authoritarian regimes. Vladimir Putin in Russia, Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, R.T. Erdoğan in Turkey, Xi Jinping in China and Narendra Modi in India are glaring...
In pursuance of its policy of monetisation of national assets, the government earlier this month approved the setting up of the National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC). It would be a government-owned company with the...
The Modi government’s accounting jugglery and gaslighting are legendary. Yet, here is one more instance, which is a work-in-progress, and threatens to further damage the society and the economy.
The union government deregulated the price of petrol in 2010 and diesel in 2015, after which, on paper, oil marketing companies (OMCs) were free to fix the price of the respective fuel, based on...
'The rot within' is the title of an article of Ms. Purnima. S. Tripathi, wrote in the Frontline magazine, in its March 25, 2022 issue. The article further states – 'State Bank of India,...
Gender mainstreaming (the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels) became popular in several international institutions,...
In yet another hasty, half-hearted, hallucinational, last minute tokenistic action to showcase something to the world, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued an office memorandum on the 10th of March to...
The Russian belligerence and the unfolding war has led to an immense humanitarian crisis and the sanctions, while purportedly aimed at hurting the government of the aggressor, also have the potential of causing immense...
Lack of access to clean energy is a major challenge among the marginalised and vulnerable sections of the population, both in rural and urban areas across the country. Migrant workers, construction workers, and a...
With the growing integration of economic activities around the world, international trade has become an interesting arena for observers of international political economy and development practices.
The SDGs have set a broad agenda of advancing health and achieving equity by 2030, with SDG 3 calling for promotion of healthy lives and wellbeing for all.
The economic sanctions against Russia are transferring into a long trade battle. Tremors are slowly spreading. With China hinting to jump in, a new power bloc may also emerge. India needs to be very...
On 14th March 2022, RBI issued revised instructions for microfinance loans to the poor by Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) called Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs).
One of the striking factors in the BJP’s electoral win in the just concluded election in five states is the role welfarism played in overcoming anti-incumbency.
Mr. Amit Bhandari, in his article “A sovereign wealth fund for oil security” published in the Financial Express on February 1, 2022 suggests that despite the push for renewable energy and electric vehicles, the...