The Ostrich Budget: An Analysis of the Union Budget 2025-26
A reading of the budget and the Economic Survey is a crucial exercise to understand the direction that the economy is taking. It gives a sense of how responsive is a government to the...
Charts: The Modi Govt Has Reduced Spending For Almost All Major Social Sector Heads
These are all major schemes and essential programmes that many marginalised communities rely on.
100 Days agitation by 100 workers per day demanding 100 days’ work without hitches
15 crore workers who have registered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme have been under difficulties ever since the BJP Govt came to power in 2014.
Developing Rural Economy through Unionisation- A Classic Model
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 was started in 2005 by the United Progressive Alliance- a coalition Govt led by the Congress Party in which the Left played an important role.
Political motive? NREGA’s payment move creating caste divide where ‘none existed’
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. We are talking about the...
Why caste-based MGNREGS payment is sending shock waves across India
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.
Indian Economy in Shambles-What is to be done?
RBI has downgraded India’s growth projection to 9.5% from 10.5%. World Bank projects it at 8.3%. Actually, it may be worse. This is at the backdrop of GDP growth of a negative 7.3%. Last year,...