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[Burning Issues] Fiscal Push for MSME Sector of India (Part I)

The Covid-19 pandemic has left its impact on all sectors of the economy but nowhere is the hurt as much as the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) of India. All anecdotal evidence available, such as the hundreds of thousands of stranded migrant workers across the country, suggests that MSMEs have been the worst casualty… Continue reading [Burning Issues] Fiscal Push for MSME Sector of India (Part I)

[Burning Issue] Judiciary in Times of COVID-19 Outbreak

  During the Second World War, when the Luftwaffe (German air force) was wreaking havoc over London with its incessant bombing attacks, the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill took cognizance of the heavy casualties and economic devastation. While he was briefed on the casualties and economic collapse, he asked, “Are the courts functioning?” When told… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Judiciary in Times of COVID-19 Outbreak

[Burning Issues] Fiscal Push for MSME Sector of India (Part II)

COVID-19 and MSMEs The MSMEs were already struggling — in terms of declining revenues and capacity utilization — in the lead-up to the Covid-19 crisis. The total lockdown has raised a question mark on workers payment primarily because these firms mostly transact on cash. That explains the job losses. The problem with most small Indian… Continue reading [Burning Issues] Fiscal Push for MSME Sector of India (Part II)

[Burning Issue] Key takeaways from the report on National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)

As India embarks on its journey of 5 trillion Economy, the importance of Infrastructure cannot be undermined. PM Modi in his Independence Day speech 2019 had highlighted this aspect by allocating ₹100 lakh crore for infrastructure projects over the next 5 years. The latest move- ‘National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)’. NIP will help to augment infrastructure… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Key takeaways from the report on National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)

[Burning Issue] 100% Reservation and Associated Issues

Background Reservation in India is a system of affirmative action by the State that provides representation for historically and currently disadvantaged groups in Indian society in education, employment and politics. It was envisaged to help address social disparities and economic backwardness of certain sections of the population within a few decades. But gradually, amendments have… Continue reading [Burning Issue] 100% Reservation and Associated Issues

[Burning Issue] India’s Amended FDI Norms amidst Hostile Takeover Efforts by China

    For India, the problem lies that, trade with China has often been viewed as a positive in a relationship without any positive sentiment. Post-Doklam, the Wuhan ‘reset’ with China was premised largely on India and China working towards a more robust economic relationship. Yet, China’s reluctance to adequately address Indian concerns and the… Continue reading [Burning Issue] India’s Amended FDI Norms amidst Hostile Takeover Efforts by China

[Burning Issue] World Health Organization (WHO) And Coronavirus Handling

    International organisations are important for the UPSC exam. International Relations (IR) is a crucial segment of the UPSC syllabus and every year, questions are asked based on international organisations in the UPSC prelims and mains exams. We have covered the most important organisations in various articles and Burning Issues. This article focuses on the recent… Continue reading [Burning Issue] World Health Organization (WHO) And Coronavirus Handling

[Burning Issues] J&K New Domicile Rules

Context Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs has promulgated the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020, which comes into force with immediate effect. It defines “domiciles” in the new Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir for protecting jobs in the Group D category and entry-level non-gazetted posts for the domiciles.… Continue reading [Burning Issues] J&K New Domicile Rules

[Burning Issue] Migrant workers amid COVID-19 outbreak

    Blamed for leaving their homes in defiance of the lockdown, hungry and cash-strapped migrants are struggling in packed shelters while those who managed to reach their native places are facing hostility. What makes India’s migrant crisis unique is not the nature of its migrant workforce but the abruptness of its public policy. Context… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Migrant workers amid COVID-19 outbreak

[Burning Issue] Economic Impact of Coronavirus in India and Government’s intervention (PART II)

As the virus continues its march around the world, governments with India being no exemption have turned to proven public health measures, such as social distancing, to physically disrupt the contagion.  Yet, doing so has severed the flow of goods and people, stalled economies, and is in the process of delivering a global recession. Economic… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Economic Impact of Coronavirus in India and Government’s intervention (PART II)

[Burning Issue] Economic Impact of Coronavirus in India and Government’s intervention (PART I)

It’s life itself that is affected, profoundly so and almost from a genetic level. And that means at every other extended level of human experience. Emotional and psychological, to begin with, and from there to what we go about doing with our daily lives. Earning their bread, trying to survive-or thrive. The coronavirus or COVID-19… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Economic Impact of Coronavirus in India and Government’s intervention (PART I)

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