Wealthy Indians in a bind over the new RBI guidelines for liberalised remittance scheme that prevents them from holding money in offshore bank accounts for longer than six months. Read more »
There is little correlation between MGNREGS and unemployment -- the former is a scheme for unskilled workers, while unemployment affects educated youth. #unemployment #SkillIndia #MGNREGS #economy Read more »
The Union and state governments in India need to invest heavily in education and healthcare to enjoy the benefits of demographic dividend. Read more »
Based on scientific evidence, gene-edited crops can be made available to farmers quicker than GM crops that require more time and regulatory scrutiny. Read more »
The school breakfast scheme, along with the mid-day meal scheme, would help address the issue of malnutrition among children and promote their overall health. Read more »
World Health Day 2023 is an opportunity to raise awareness about healthy food choices and policies that promote access to nutritious, and sustainable food. Read more »
Non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, account for 64.9% in all deaths in India and 74% of deaths globally. Read more »
The OROP scheme stipulates uniform pension to all armed forces personnel retiring at the same rank with the same length of service. Read more »
While India’s engineering education system churns out a large number of engineers, most of them remain under-skilled and unemployable. Read more »
The Union and state governments must be prepared and ramp up existing medical infrastructure in case of another Covid-19 outbreak. Read more »