Economy Watch – Challenges Before Make in India !!!(Q & A Format – Interview with Nirmala Sitharaman )! and UPSCTREE Summary.
What is Make in India? Is it a scheme, a slogan or a campaign? […]
#Must Read – Society Watch-Globalization and its impact – A Comprehensive Analysis !!!
Globalization is the buzzword in the contemporary world. Broadly speaking, the term ‘globalization’ means integration of economies and societies through cross country flows of information, ideas, technologies, goods, services, capital, finance and people. Cross border integration can have several dimensions – cultural, social, political and economic. In fact, cultural and [...]
Economy Watch – The Coastal Economic Zone Push !!!
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. […]
Economy Watch – India: Issues and Priorities for Agriculture
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 [...]
Economy Watch – Geographical Indication and India !!!
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, [...]
Economy Watch-Inclusive Development :-The quintile income and the poverty line !!!
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 [...]
Economy Watch – Idea-Vodafone Merger – Explained !!!
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 [...]
#Must Read – Economy Watch – Infrastcure Megaprojects: The good, the bad, and the better
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 [...]
Economy watch – What Is A Bad Bank And Does India Need One?
What Is A Bad Bank? […]
Economy Watch – Budget 2017 and its place in history !!!
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 [...]