In an interview around the release of the fourth-quarter growth figures for 2020-21 by the NSO, the Finance Minister asserted that all that needs to be done to restore growth has already been done in terms of the proposals...
In an interview around the time the National Statistical Office said that the economy had grown at only 1.6% in January-March quarter, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asserted that all that sufficient measures had already been taken to restore growth in the...
In one of her interviews with the media around the release of the fourth quarter growth of 2020-21 at 1.6% by the NSO, the Finance Minister asserted that all that need to be done for restoring growth has already...
The vaccination drive has so far been chaotic. Centre and States must take urgent measures to step it up A retired JNU professor who could not get a hospital bed or an oxygen concentrator in Delhi died of Covid-19...
All this have happened despite the State being rich in nature’s bounties in terms of water, forest, mines and minerals, and huge biodiversity. Instead of sustainably harnessing these resources for prosperity, these are becoming a source of human miseries...
The most noteworthy job that the Assam Government has done is the non-discriminatory extension of health services in the polarized milieu in contrast to the general mood unleashed by the actions of the Central Government. It is certainly in...
More funds could have been allocated to MGNREGA and PM Garib Kalyan Yojana to spur short-term demand Budget 2021-22, presented in the backdrop of Covid-19, has three major challenges: Containment of the pandemic; Budget 2021-22, presented in the backdrop...
It should set aside the fiscal deficit for now, while raising revenue through wealth tax and monetising idle PSU assets An annual budget is a short-term instrument with a longer-term perspective. Rapid inclusive growth is a widely acceptable goal....
There is no question about the need to simplify labour laws, but a hire and fire policy may not be what the doctor ordered for the manufacturing sector. Since the shift of the Indian economy to a market-driven, open...
The current tussle between the Centre and States on the issue of GST compensation could be briefly put as follows: While bringing into operation the GST regime, there has been a statutory commitment that the Central Government would compensate...