Economy

Green Steel Mission

Context: Indian Government is set to introduce a procurement policy to boost demand for green steel and promote sustainable manufacturing....

Digital Tools and Formalisation of Small Businesses

Context: A large part of India’s economy still operates in cash, with many small businesses preferring to remain informal to...

India Maritime Industry

Context: The Ship Building Financial Assistance Policy (set to lapse in 2026) is expected to be replaced with a new...

Design Linked Scheme 

Context: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has approved 12 Indian start-ups for chip design projects under the Design...

Digital Public Infrastructure

Context: India’s achievement of over 80% financial inclusion within six years has set a global standard, particularly highlighted at the...

India’s Shifting Food Habits

Context: A working paper by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister analyses the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (2022-23)...

Tourism Governance in India 

Context: The 2020 Tourism Policy in Jammu and Kashmir led to a significant rise in tourist numbers, reaching 1.2 million...

Revamped PDS under the Food Security Act

Context: During NFSA 2013 discussions, concerns about food security arose due to PDS inefficiencies, with 41.7% leakages reported in 2011-12...

World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024

Context: Inequality is increasing globally as labour income has stagnated, and a significant portion of youth remain outside employment, education,...

FAME-3

Context: In encouraging news for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, the government has announced that the third phase of the Faster...

Food Inflation in Inflation Targeting of  RBI

Context: Recently in  an interview Viral Acharya, former RBI deputy governor, explains the importance of including food inflation in the...

Gap Between Allocations for Health and Outcomes in States

Context: The effectiveness of Union Budget health allocations relies on State-level factors, especially for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), as States...

Food Irradiation Units set up by the Ministry of Food Processing 

Context: In the Union Budget 2024-25, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries announced support for setting up 50 multi-product food...

NBFC

Context: Education loans  for NBFCs grew over 80% in FY2023 and 70% in FY2024, expected to rise 40-45% to over...

Challenge Of Rising Income Inequality

Context: Addressing income inequality is crucial for building a more equitable society, particularly in countries like India, where disparities in...