2017-02-14T00:49:24+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
It is generally agreed that a key element in the transformation of India is the creation of a large number of good jobs. While micro and small enterprises provide lots of jobs, consistent with their low productivity, they pay relatively low wages. […]
2017-02-14T00:02:59+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Nearly three-quarters of India’s families depend on rural incomes. The majority of India’s poor (some 770 million people or about 70 percent) are found in rural areas. India’s food security depends on producing cereal crops, as well as increasing its production of fruits, vegetables and milk to meet [...]
2017-02-13T21:43:57+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
What is GI :- “Darjeeling”, “Ceylon”, “Assam”, “Kolhapuri”, “Banarasi”, “Champagne”, “Roquefort”, “Chianti”, “Sheffield”, “Camember”, “Havana” are some well-known examples for names which are associated throughout the world with products of a certain nature and quality. One common feature of all these names is their geographical connotation, that is to say, [...]
2017-02-13T21:21:25+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials, Society|
Inclusive Development :-The quintile income and the poverty line Background:- The rhetoric of “inclusive development” tends often to be lost in vague generalities, when it is not altogether absent in various processes on the ground or in state policy that claims to be inspired by its demands. This note suggests [...]
2017-02-13T15:10:57+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
When Mukesh Ambali’s Jio entered the telecom market last year with free voice calls for life and free data for a limited period, it was clear that a shake-up was imminent in the market. At one point, India’s telecom market had close to a dozen players but competitive intensity had [...]
2017-02-10T14:37:44+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
Note:-Use this article wisely in your answers. It can help you in emphasizing the importance of infrastructural mega projects and what they mean for an economy. For instance – Dubai’s international airport is the world’s busiest, accounting for 21 percent of Dubai’s employment and 27 percent of its GDP (A Single [...]
2017-02-06T22:37:52+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
What Is A Bad Bank? […]
2017-02-06T21:01:48+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
On 1 July, if all goes to plan, the country would have formally transitioned to the goods and services tax (GST) regime. By the sheer path-breaking nature of the tax reform initiative, which for the first time economically unifies the country, GST will have a special place in India’s modern [...]
2017-02-03T17:20:53+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
“Probability is not a mere computation of odds on the dice or more complicated variants; it is the acceptance of the lack of certainty in our knowledge and the development of methods for dealing with our ignorance.” – Nicholas Nassim Taleb. The whole significance of this quote is profound. On [...]
2017-02-02T12:58:01+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
Population explosion has resulted in manifold increase in demand for energy. The conventional, non-renewable sources of energy, such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, etc. are experiencing extensive pressure, resulting in an urgent need to switch to non-conventional sources of energy which are renewable and ecologically safe. […]
