- Membership Enquiry
- Contact us
- Sign in/Join
- Follow #MEDC
Viewpoint: Digitalizing India's agriculture
MEDC | 27 JUN,2021
With Covid having made us increasingly dependent on digital technologies, now is the time to ensure that this revolution does not leave behind India’s poorest ... Read more
MEDC | 27 JUN,2021
As per the latest policy, the Union government will buy 75% of vaccines, which are to be given free to state governments. The remaining 25% are to be purchased by priv... Read more
MEDC | 27 JUN,2021
The second wave of Covid is rapidly receding, with a daily national count of under 70,000 cases. Vaccination is also proceeding smoothly, despite the occasional hiccup... Read more
MEDC | 27 JUN,2021
The Indian economy is gradually turning a corner. New Covid cases are falling steadily and mobility is rising. On the flip side, household savings fell for the second ... Read more
Viewpoint: Make productivity a priority
MEDC | 20 JUN,2021
Enhancing productivity is a key ingredient to higher economic growth and rising incomes. Covid has changed the way we live and work. The issue is how these changes w... Read more
MEDC | 20 JUN,2021
The government’s proposal to roll out a deep ocean mission to search for resources and develop deep-sea technologies is welcome. India has a long coastline, and ... Read more
Vaccination and disaster management
MEDC | 20 JUN,2021
Vaccination against Covid-19 is a national public good, and so it necessitates high-level coordination. Given the magnitude of the problem, government has put its best... Read more
MEDC | 20 JUN,2021
There is good news for the Indian economy recently, despite the ravages of Covid’s second wave. Advance tax collection grew almost 150 %, according to CBDT data.... Read more
Viewpoint: Rebalancing the economy
MEDC | 13 JUN,2021
As Covid enters its second year, legitimate concerns are arising about the future of the Indian economy. So far, policymakers have been agile in responding to the ec... Read more
Managing Covid-induced inequalities
MEDC | 13 JUN,2021
Low-skilled workers have been among the hardest hit by job losses due to Covid. Some of those jobs may never reappear, as the structure of the economy changes in the p... Read more
Adopting sustainable technologies
MEDC | 13 JUN,2021
In both the public and private sectors, Covid has forced adoption of sustainable solutions in the workplace. The global supply chain is being redesigned and redefined,... Read more
MEDC | 13 JUN,2021
The second wave of Covid may have impacted rural areas more than urban centres, but growth in agricultural exports, despite pandemic disruptions, has been impressive. ... Read more
Viewpoint: Adapting to new realities
MEDC | 06 JUN,2021
The Covid-19 pandemic is a black swan event occurring once in seven generations. It has exposed new risks and vulnerabilities and heightened uncertainties about the ... Read more
MEDC | 06 JUN,2021
The rural economy was a bright spot during the first wave of the pandemic. The agricultural sector is estimated to have grown by 3 percent during the last fiscal year ... Read more
MEDC | 06 JUN,2021
The impact of the second wave seems to be ebbing judged by the fact that the government of Maharashtra is gradually removing restrictions from the once stringent lockd... Read more