Viewpoint: Addressing Inequality
MEDC | 26 MAR,2024
According to a recent study by the World Inequality Lab, India’s richest now have a larger share of the national income than in over a century. The top 1% of Indians ear... Read more
MEDC | 26 MAR,2024
Four years after the first official lockdown in India, what is most visible is the resilience demonstrated by our economy. The tripling of the capital expenditure outlay over ... Read more
MEDC | 26 MAR,2024
The RBI Deputy Governor said that robust regulatory frameworks are needed to protect customers from misuse and fraud resulting from rapid digitalization in financial services ... Read more
MEDC | 26 MAR,2024
The SEBI Chairperson said that democratizing the stock-market is all about digitalizing it, and enabling an easy entry and exit for small investors. That is a prescient observ... Read more
MEDC | 26 MAR,2024
International trade is expected to rebound in 2024, reversing last year’s downturn amid lingering geopolitical uncertainties, according to the United Nations Conference ... Read more
Viewpoint: Enhancing financial literacy
MEDC | 18 MAR,2024
Financial literacy is an important tool for bringing about India’s economic rejuvenation. Along with infrastructure and investments, a financially literate population wi... Read more
MEDC | 18 MAR,2024
The Centre announced a new scheme, the Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme, to promote the sale of electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India. The allocated Rs. 500 cror... Read more
MEDC | 18 MAR,2024
The commerce ministry is in discussions with the RBI to facilitate e-commerce exports by liberalizing the Foreign Exchange Management Act guidelines. The ministry is also work... Read more
MEDC | 18 MAR,2024
The Chief Economic Advisor to the government Dr V Anantha Nageswaran exuded confidence about India achieving a hat-trick of 7% growth in the current financial year. An economy... Read more
MEDC | 18 MAR,2024
The European Union (EU) is enacting the most comprehensive guidelines on the fast-developing world of artificial intelligence (AI), after the bloc’s parliament passed th... Read more
Viewpoint: Agriculture and Viksit Bharat
MEDC | 11 MAR,2024
Over the past few years, the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision has been a key aspect of policy discussion. The Prime Minister has outlined his government’s action plans to trans... Read more
MEDC | 11 MAR,2024
The Union Cooperation Minister launched the National Cooperative Database this week. It will help in the expansion and development of cooperatives in India. There are over eig... Read more
MEDC | 11 MAR,2024
Investment worth a hundred billion dollars over 15 years will be linked to a trade agreement between India and the four-member European Free Trade Association (EFTA). This inv... Read more
MEDC | 11 MAR,2024
Moody’s Ratings has raised India’s GDP growth forecast from 6.6% (in November 2023) to around 8% for FY24. This quantum leap is due largely to strong domestic cons... Read more
MEDC | 11 MAR,2024
The US Federal Reserve Chairman said that their central bank is getting close to the confidence it needs to start lowering interest rates. That is good news. He said that they... Read more
