ageing, silver economy

State govts out to sabotage National Pension Scheme

As the pension payments have become unsustainably high, the need of the hour is to bring all statutory pensioners under the National Pension Scheme. Read more »
recession

Global recession fears intensify after US Fed’s bold rate hike

The looming global recession may be far more serious than anything the world has witnessed since the Great Depression, and could last more than 12 months. Read more »
global economy facing recession

Explained: What a weak rupee means to the Indian economy

The RBI may not intervene aggressively to boost the weak rupee, but it may step in to reduce volatility. Read more »
G20 summit on climate change, sustainable development

Soaring inflation may push RBI into interest rate hike spree

With both wholesale and retail inflation benchmarks on an upward spiral and the US Fed signaling more interest rate hikes, the RBI may effect aggressive increase in policy repo rate. Read more »
India-UK FTA

The new economic order offers big opportunity for India

As a democracy, India will have an advantage in the new economic order if it manages to reorient its domestic policies to promote human rights and ecological wisdom. Read more »
WTO Ministerial Conference 2022, Geneva

WTO Ministerial 2022: All eyes on India as digital economy faces threat

At the WTO ministerial conference in Geneva, India has vowed to oppose the continuation of a moratorium on duties on cross-border electronic transmissions that has been in place since 1998. Read more »
wto ministerial at Geneva

WTO ministerial: India’s stance on e-commerce taxes may be counter-productive

India's opposition at the WTO ministerial on the renewal of the moratorium on e-commerce taxes could be counter-productive as the lapsing of the ban may affect businesses recovering from Covid-19. Read more »
tobacco regulation and harm reduction

‘Harm reduction is the future of tobacco regulation’

Tobacco regulation should help people who want to stop the habit of using products that are harmful to health and allow them to embrace less harmful products. Read more »
IMF, RBI

RBI to focus on withdrawal of accommodation

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raises inflation projection for the financial year to 6.7%, retains growth forecast at 7.2%. Read more »
World Energy Employment 2023 report

How world environment day themes evolved over 50 years

The world celebrated another environment day on Sunday June 5; here are the narratives that dominated the celebrations in the last 50 years. Read more »