Archived Articles (July 2021)

  • Viewpoint: Growth in the Post-Pandemic World

    MEDC | 25 JUL,2021

      Governments globally spent $ 16 trillion providing fiscal support to their economies since March 2020. In the same period, global central banks increased their balan... Read more

  • Databank for MSMEs

    MEDC | 25 JUL,2021

      The government is working towards developing a robust databank for MSMEs, by integrating information across various ministries and departments. This is a welcome step,... Read more

  • Rationalizing taxation

    MEDC | 25 JUL,2021

      India’s fiscal situation has been under stress for years and Covid has only worsened the situation. To its credit, the government has recently implemented some i... Read more

  • Market power and monetary policy

    MEDC | 25 JUL,2021

      Excess market power in the hands of any single entity is undesirable. Not only does it hamper overall business dynamism and growth, it also dampens RBI’s ability... Read more

  • Viewpoint: Covid and Climate Change

    MEDC | 18 JUL,2021

      All crises teach lessons, but Covid taught a particularly insightful one – it impressed upon humankind the power of Mother Nature and reminded us to never take... Read more

  • Policy push for EVs

    MEDC | 18 JUL,2021

      Recent incentive schemes announced by both the state and central governments are likely to enhance the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) throughout the country. In M... Read more

  • Speeding up vaccination

    MEDC | 18 JUL,2021

      The threat of a third Covid wave in India is now real, and the best prevention for it is vaccination. To promote herd immunity, a certain minimum proportion of the pop... Read more

  • A rocky revival road

    MEDC | 18 JUL,2021

      The second Covid wave may have been deadlier than the first in terms of total casualties, but the economy has not been as severely impacted by it. Thanks to targeted f... Read more

  • Viewpoint: Dealing with rising inequality

    MEDC | 11 JUL,2021

      Socioeconomic stratification still remains relatively rigid in India and the extent of stickiness in incomes across generations is higher than in most other developi... Read more

  • Focusing on alternate fuels

    MEDC | 11 JUL,2021

      Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has rightly stressed the need to focus on biofuels and alternate fuels to boost economic competitiveness. Maharashtra, in particular, is r... Read more

  • Reviving global growth

    MEDC | 11 JUL,2021

      A recent study by the OECD showed that labour markets in developed nations have recovered half of the loss of employment they suffered in the pandemic. The Paris-based... Read more

  • The emerging world order

    MEDC | 11 JUL,2021

      Today’s complex geopolitics– complicated further by Covid – offers India a unique opportunity. We need to recognize the new world order and begin to ... Read more

  • Viewpoint: Three decades of reforms

    MEDC | 04 JUL,2021

      Thirty years have now passed since the first thorough liberalization of the Indian economy was attempted. The reform was prompted by a balance of payments crisis tha... Read more

  • Data and demographic dividend

    MEDC | 04 JUL,2021

      The Prime Minister has rightly said that data and demographic dividend present a huge opportunity for India. Digital India has now completed six years and the use of o... Read more

  • Package for industry

    MEDC | 04 JUL,2021

      The Finance Minister announced an economic package for industry, including the formulation of a new policy for the appraisal and approval of PPP projects, and the mone... Read more

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