Budget 2023 may roll out heavy public spending in education and healthcare as India seeks to tap its demographic dividend. Read more »
Improved literacy and educational attainment do not reflect in female labour force participation because of cultural norms and gender discrimination. Read more »
The government must establish a separate ministry for micro enterprises that constitute 99% of the MSMEs as they need different policies, different support and different growth strategies, writes KE Raghunathan. Read more »
Inherent flaws in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code lead to more liquidations than resolutions -- between December 2016 and March 2022, 47% of corporate insolvency processes went into liquidation while just 14%... Read more »
The Indian pharma industry is expected to grow from $50 billion this year to $130 billion by 2030 and $450 billion by 2047. Read more »
The RBI has cautioned states against their plan to shift back to the statutory old pension scheme from the participatory national pension scheme. Read more »
India should not squander the opportunity to be a world leader in online gaming by over-regulation of the sunrise industry. Read more »
As the world seems distracted by the pandemic and the Ukraine conflict, some leading corporates have taken it upon themselves to address climate change issues. Read more »
Taking on Android, iOS will be a tough task, and the effort towards a new mobile operating system can only be justified in terms of challenging the monopoly position enjoyed by Google... Read more »
The Union Budget 2022-23 must adopt a national competition policy to address the distorted playing field that disincentivises potential market entrants, prevents innovation, and locks capital and labour. Read more »