By recruiting women, India’s armed forces can meet the severe shortage of hands while addressing the inclusivity issue. Read more »
Despite the mayhem it caused, demonetisation benefited the Indian economy by triggering the growth of fintechs, techfins and gig platforms. Read more »
The mushrooming of research publications and increased allocation for doctoral fellowships are not matched by improvements in the quality of social science research in India. Read more »
The World Bank should leave the ease of doing business ranking to universities or think tanks as there is an inherent conflict of interest in its evaluation of shareholders. Read more »
As the world sat and debated about cryptocurrency in the last few years, this asset class has gained a lot of attention and value. Read more »
At COP26 climate change summit, world leaders will strive to put together adequate climate funds, a Paris Agreement rulebook. Read more »
The current coal shortage in India is caused by a sharp increase in power demand from the economy that is recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »
Air India sale must embolden the government to hasten its PSU privatisation and asset monetisation programmes. Read more »
As double materiality is fundamental to integrated thinking that will drive sustainable businesses, there is no viable alternative. Read more »
The effort of e-Shram portal to bring a large number of unorganised labourers under the social security net may fall flat in the absence of quality employment data. Read more »