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?
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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?
What is Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)?
Various news reports in recent weeks have pointed out that for some COVID-19 patients who needed intensive care, the journey… Continue reading What is Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)?
[pib] Amendment to the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006
To address unprecedented situation arising from the global outbreak of COVID-19 and to ramp up availability or production of various… Continue reading [pib] Amendment to the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006
Government must fix an upper limit for fiscal deficit
D. Subbarao in this article discusses how the government is facing the hard choice of choosing between saving lives and… Continue reading Government must fix an upper limit for fiscal deficit
How a dollar swap line with US Fed can help in uncertain times?
India is working with the US to secure a dollar swap line that would help in better management of its… Continue reading How a dollar swap line with US Fed can help in uncertain times?
[pib] Operation Lifeline UDAN
To ensure a steady supply of essentials, even in the most remote locations, the Union Civil Aviation Ministry launched ‘Lifeline… Continue reading [pib] Operation Lifeline UDAN
A plan for the aftermath
Context Everyone is agreed that the whole world is hurtling towards an unprecedented economic recession. India, already facing a massive… Continue reading A plan for the aftermath
Know all about the National Board for Wildlife
The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) hasn’t met since 2014. Policy decisions and clearances have, meanwhile, come from a standing… Continue reading Know all about the National Board for Wildlife
Financing the pandemic rescue package
Context The priority for India is to ensure that it overcomes the COVID-19 pandemic and kick-starts GDP growth. Financing strategy… Continue reading Financing the pandemic rescue package
Is e-NAM portal capable of supporting farmers?
Context The union government has launched new features in electronic agriculture market platform (e-NAM), to decongest wholesale markets amid coronavirus… Continue reading Is e-NAM portal capable of supporting farmers?
Third mass bleaching of Great Barrier Reef
A survey has found record sea temperatures had caused the third mass bleaching of the 2,300-kilometre Great Barrier Reef system… Continue reading Third mass bleaching of Great Barrier Reef
