Recent amendments to FDI policy – a boon or a bane?
This article deals with the recent changes made by the government in the FDI policy. The major change was that… Continue reading Recent amendments to FDI policy – a boon or a bane?
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Highlights of the World Press Freedom Index, 2020
India has dropped two places on a global press freedom index to be ranked 142nd out of 180 countries… Continue reading Highlights of the World Press Freedom Index, 2020
[pib] VidyaDaan 2.0 Programme for e-learning content contributions
The Union HRD Ministry has e-launched VidyaDaan 2.0 program for inviting e-learning content contributions. There are various web/portals/apps with peculiar… Continue reading [pib] VidyaDaan 2.0 Programme for e-learning content contributions
[pib] Species in news: Anthurium
A women innovator from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has developed ten varieties of Anthurium, a flower with high market value, by cross-pollination.… Continue reading [pib] Species in news: Anthurium
Fiscal empowerment of States
The article elaborates on the central role played by the States in the fight against Covid-19. The article emphasises the… Continue reading Fiscal empowerment of States
Super-power rivalries exacerbated by coronavirus pandemic offer India an opportunity
The article discusses three fronts on which actions are required viz- health, economy and geopolitics. How much the global economy… Continue reading Super-power rivalries exacerbated by coronavirus pandemic offer India an opportunity
[pib] ‘COVID India Seva’ platform for citizen engagement on COVID-19
The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched the COVID India Seva platform to establish a direct channel… Continue reading [pib] ‘COVID India Seva’ platform for citizen engagement on COVID-19
Let’s make the most of dirt-cheap oil
For the first time in history, oil prices hovered in the negative territory recently. This article discusses how this opportunity… Continue reading Let’s make the most of dirt-cheap oil
Amendment in the FDI Policy for curbing opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies
The Government of India has reviewed the extant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy for curbing opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies… Continue reading Amendment in the FDI Policy for curbing opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies
[pib] Draft Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020
The Ministry of Power has issued a draft proposal for amendment of Electricity Act, 2003 in the form of the… Continue reading [pib] Draft Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020
What is Helicopter Money?
With the coronavirus-hit economy falling deeper and deeper into a chasm with each passing day, Telangana chief minister KC Rao… Continue reading What is Helicopter Money?
Indian’s decision on FDI to stop predatory Chinese hunt for Indian companies
This editorial discusses the implications of growing Chinese investment in India. After People’s Bank of China bought 1 per cent… Continue reading Indian’s decision on FDI to stop predatory Chinese hunt for Indian companies
How reverse repo rate became benchmark interest rate in the Indian economy?
Context The Indian economy’s slowdown during 2018 and 2019 is becoming much worse in 2020 with the spread of COVID-19… Continue reading How reverse repo rate became benchmark interest rate in the Indian economy?
SDR general allocation by IMF
Finance Minister has said that India could not support a general allocation of new Special Drawing Rights (SDR) by the… Continue reading SDR general allocation by IMF
Matterhorn Mountain of the Swiss Alps
Switzerland has expressed solidarity with India in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic by projecting the tricolour on the famous… Continue reading Matterhorn Mountain of the Swiss Alps
Time for govt, RBI to rethink bank architecture
To deal with the damage inflicted by the corona crisis on the economy, both the RBI and the government are… Continue reading Time for govt, RBI to rethink bank architecture
A virus, social democracy, and dividends for Kerala
This article is an analysis of Kerala’s success in dealing with the Covid-19. Factors that emerge are-strong emphasis on the… Continue reading A virus, social democracy, and dividends for Kerala
Institutional fixes and the need for ethical politics
The article discusses the recent event in Madhya Pradesh where a group of legislature resigned bringing down the government. A… Continue reading Institutional fixes and the need for ethical politics
Virus outbreak can potentially spur the next quantum leap for computing
The article suggests that the corona crisis would speed up research in the field of quantum computing. The tremendous speed… Continue reading Virus outbreak can potentially spur the next quantum leap for computing
What nation can learn from Kerala in the fight against Covid-19?
With figures emerging of Kerala’s success in dealing with the Covid-19, the rest of the nation has lessons to learn… Continue reading What nation can learn from Kerala in the fight against Covid-19?
