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Viewpoint: India's Farm Reforms
MEDC | 27 SEP,2020
The farm reforms recently proposed by the Prime Minister are a step in the right direction. His assurance on MSP reflects the government’s commitment to protect ... Read more
Technology and economic growth
MEDC | 27 SEP,2020
Covid-19 has exposed us to the enabling power of technology. With cheaply available online courses, young graduates and even progressive villagers can train themselves... Read more
Covid and policy interventions
MEDC | 27 SEP,2020
It is becoming increasingly clear that Covid is taking its worst toll on the poor, disadvantaged and marginalized. The economic burden resulting from both the disease ... Read more
MEDC | 27 SEP,2020
The Prime Minister has rightly questioned the efficacy of a few days of local lockdown every now and then in combatting the pandemic. A better approach would probably ... Read more
Viewpoint: Innovation and Economic Growth
MEDC | 21 SEP,2020
With India being ranked 48th in the latest Global Innovation Index (GII 2020), there is reason for celebration. This is the first time that India has entered the top 5... Read more
MEDC | 21 SEP,2020
Humans are exploiting and destroying nature at an unprecedented pace, and efforts by governments to halt the destruction are proving woefully inadequate. The UN’... Read more
MEDC | 21 SEP,2020
Many of India’s public sector enterprises (PSEs) have become white elephants. The share of PSEs in India’s total market capitalization fell to a decadal lo... Read more
Stagflation and policy complications
MEDC | 21 SEP,2020
Inflation was far from the nation’s anxiety radar when India went into lockdown six months ago. But today’s key policy concern is stagflation – a pot... Read more
Viewpoint: Education and Entrepreneurship Development
MEDC | 13 SEP,2020
The majority of Indians continue to find jobs in the informal sector, which excludes both government and private organizations. The best example of this is the agricul... Read more
MEDC | 13 SEP,2020
Every cloud has a silver lining. The sheer scale and uncertainty of Covid-19 has taken apart old models and forced us to do some out-of-the-box thinking. The faceless ... Read more
Technology and regulatory issues
MEDC | 13 SEP,2020
New technologies often give a biased competitive edge to business conglomerates by further sharpening their innate unfair advantages. This is not in the best interests... Read more
Inflation's persistent challenge
MEDC | 13 SEP,2020
India is one of the world’s few large economies where inflation has actually risen since the start of the pandemic. This could be partly due to the fact that the... Read more
Viewpoint: India and the Innovation Index
MEDC | 06 SEP,2020
India has been ranked 48th on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020. This is the first time we have come in the list of the top 50 countries on the GII. No doubt, it ... Read more
MEDC | 06 SEP,2020
With the world’s fastest growing economy probably becoming its fastest shrinking one, there is a need to reflect on the direction of the inevitable recovery proc... Read more
MEDC | 06 SEP,2020
The GST shortfall is becoming a taxing issue for the government. Thanks to the prolonged lockdown, economic activity has come to a standstill, and so, tax revenues hav... Read more