How a circular economy can make India resilient
The pandemic has exposed gaps in the notion of development across global markets. India now needs to rely on a circular economy, by laying emphasis on people, planet, and profits.
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Covid-19 vaccine: The accessibility challenge
While the government rolled out the Covid-19 vaccination programme on January 16, questions of accessibility and affordability remain for sections of the population.
What if AI meets India’s ‘aspirational districts’?
If India’s rising power in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence could be married to its ‘aspirational districts’, it could be a mini revolution.
Restoration of trust between schools and community
NITI Aayog’s Aspirational District Programme is catalysing a mass movement among the people.
AIIB scales up India investment to $3 billion
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank allocates $500 million to the government for the development of infrastructure in Mumbai and $75 million to Tata Cleantech Capital.
Create fiscal space for UBI: Abhijit Banerjee
Economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo of MIT, and Harvard professor Michael Kremer, have jointly won the Nobel prize for Economics. Here’s an interview with Banerjee on UBI, from last year.
Achieving quality education in India
Although India has made substantial progress in getting children enrolled in schools, this has not led to children getting a quality education.
India Inc. welcomes corporate tax cut
India Inc. and market experts say the move will help provide a level-playing field to local manufacturers, and boost the manufacturing sector.
Building blocks for a “New India”
Minister of state for finance and corporate affairs Anurag Singh Thakur lays down the economic roadmap for a $5 trillion economy and is confident that it can be achieved.
‘GDP calculations’ require inter-sectional validation
This will help to check whether extrapolations made from growth-driving sectoral trends reflect a true picture of the economy.
