Important Editorials on Economy
The first principles of commerce should guide E-com policy too
This retail outlet sells a lot of products from all sorts of producers. The shopkeeper also buys stuff in a [...]
India’s first scam-Haridas Mundhra affair, LIC and Chagla Commission
Context:- It is now celebrates 30 years since India’s economic liberalization programme began. Massive libraries can be built solely devoted [...]
[Economy] Growth matters but income levels matter more
Context The provisional estimates of annual national income (2020-21), released on May 31 by the National Statistical Office, did not have [...]
India after 1991
India reconnected with the global economy three decades ago. The Indian economy had begun to gather pace around 1980, after [...]
The cost of China’s economic achievements
The Communist Party of China (CPC), which observed the centenary of its founding on July 1 with a very assertive [...]
Understanding the Bad Banks-arguments for and against
The idea of setting up a bad bank to resolve the growing problem of non-performing assets (NPAs), or loans on which borrowers [...]
Does India need a new assessment of Poverty – Yes. It does
The son of a corn merchant-turned sociologist, Charles Booth had little patience for Charles Dickens and others in his time, [...]
India for a post-pandemic equitable recovery
After last year’s pandemic-induced economic collapse, the global economy is on track to make a synchronized—though unequal—recovery. A little over [...]
Intellectual Property and India-A Complete Coverage
What is Intellectual Property:- The concept of intellectual property (IP) will be understood better if we understand what is meant [...]
[Economy] Microfinance and building a resilient India
Over these years, no other form of financial services has had the kind of far-reaching impact, in terms of fostering [...]
[Economy] India is making the right moves with its mega privatization plan
One of the most ambitious plans to emerge from India’s recently announced Union budget was the government’s proposal to privatize [...]
[Economy] Green hydrogen and India’s transition to clean energy
Energy is a master resource which has the ability to catapult or cripple a growing economy. The rising threat of [...]
[Economy] Realistic growth outlook for India amid uncertainty
We are in the midst of an unprecedented and atypical global adverse shock. While all attention must focus right now [...]
[Economy] Covid and Poverty
As the world continues to be ravaged by the covid pandemic, more than a year on, it is becoming increasingly [...]
[Economy] An effective plan to monetise government assets
A debate on the monetisation of unutilised and under-utilised government and public sector assets has started with the introduction of [...]
[Economy] Public spending for private revival
A chapter in the October 2020 edition of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) biannual publication, Fiscal Monitor, argues that as a response [...]
Economy – From SUNSET to SUNRISE Areas of Growth (Post Pandemic Recovery)
Written by:- Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog Syllabus Connect :- General Studies -Paper II (Indian Economy and issues relating to [...]
Economy-Speeding up financial inclusion of women.
Syllabus Connect :- General Studies -Paper II (Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and [...]
Economy – Is flexible inflation targeting still fit for the purpose ?
Is ‘flexible inflation targeting’ (FIT) ripe for a coup d’état that topples its almost three-decade grip on the ruling dispensations [...]