Economy

Bridging the Economic Divide in India: Ensuring Growth for All States

Bridging the Economic Divide in India: Ensuring Growth for All States

Bridging the Economic Divide in India This essay, based on Professor Arun Kumar’s article “A Picture of a Growing Economic...

AI-India’s Big Step into the Future of AI with Nvidia

AI-India’s Big Step into the Future of AI with Nvidia

Introduction to AI in India: This essay, inspired by Jas Bardia’s lead article “India’s Top Tech Services Firms Map AI...

Understanding Digital Arrest Scams: Protecting Oneself from Cyber Fraud

Understanding Digital Arrest Scams: Protecting Oneself from Cyber Fraud

Introduction – Understanding Digital Arrest Scams This essay, based on the news story “PM Modi Cautions Against ‘Digital Arrest’ Scams:...

Partisanship and Pragmatism in India’s Neighbourhood First Policy: Navigating Complex Regional Relationships

Partisanship and Pragmatism in India’s Neighbourhood First Policy: Navigating Complex Regional Relationships

Partisanship and Pragmatism in India’s Neighbourhood First Policy. India’s Neighbourhood First policy, launched in 2014, is designed to prioritise strong...

Beyond Institutions: A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding Economic Disparities Among Nations.

Beyond Institutions: A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding Economic Disparities Among Nations.

A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding Economic Disparities Among Nations. This analysis, based on Prashanth Perumal’s article “A Nobel for Explaining...

India’s Road to Escaping the Middle-Income Trap: Opportunities and Challenges

India’s Road to Escaping the Middle-Income Trap: Opportunities and Challenges

This essay analyses Prof. Rahul Menon’s article, “Can India Escape the Middle-Income Trap?” (The Hindu, October 11, 2024). It highlights...

High-Performance Buildings: Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future

This analysis, based on Sandhya Patil’s article “High-Performance Buildings are the Next Step Towards a Sustainable Future” in The Hindu...

Building Sustainable Cities Through TOD

This analysis, drawing from the article “How to Enable Transit Oriented Development” by Radha Chanchani and Jaya Dhindaw in The...

Government Partially Restores Wheat Allocation Under PMGKAY

Context: The Centre will partially restore wheat distribution for beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) after...

Governance and Oversight of SEBI: A Critique for Reform

This essay talks about K P Krishnan’s article “A Checks and Balances Challenge” from Business Standard, published in Business Standard...

Balancing Climate Action, Economic Growth, and Poverty Reduction: A Global Dilemma

The essay, based on Prof. Dani Rodrik’s article titled “The Global Economy Confronts Yet Another ‘Impossible Trinity’” and published in...

Unified Pension Scheme (UPS)

Context: Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), which will provide government employees with assured pensions...

Government Approves BioE3 Policy and Vigyan Dhara Scheme

Context: The Union Cabinet has approved the ‘BioE3’ (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment, and Employment) policy and the Vigyan Dhara scheme. ...

Growing Deposit-Saving Gap in the Banking Sector

Context: Recently, the financial services sector experienced outflows of Rs 23,000 crore by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), as per National...

PM WANI

Context: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) proposed reduction in broadband connection rates charged by telcos and Internet service...