The Agnipath scheme has been formulated to ease the burden on the defence budget and to enhance the country’s preparedness in the face of emerging new threats.
A more gender-inclusive approach needs to adopted by financial institutions to boost women entrepreneurship in India
The success of this new scheme can only be gauged once it has been implemented and tweaked over time.
The Agnipath scheme may come short on economic merit but could lead to a huge social change in the regimental system.
To boost women’s entrepreneurship in India, fintech lending should become more gender-inclusive.
It is hard to see how the BBNL-BSNL merger might boost efforts to provide broadband to India’s villages.
For India to achieve net-zero by 2070, the Hydrogen Mission needs to closely align with its climate agenda systematically.
The undeniable misuse of the sedition law compelled the Supreme court to revisit this archaic law.
Arguments are being advanced for and against the trifurcation of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi as one single entity to deliver good governance in the megacity.
What are the consequences of illegal construction in urban India?
With the onset of unprecedented technological and digital advances in today's time, India witnesses a widening inequality between the digital haves and have-nots.
The Indian government should review the provisions of the sedition law, a remnant of the colonial past, as it stifles the expression of dissent.
To ensure responsible borrowing, FinTechs should build a credit assessment framework that the microfinance industry can adopt to help keep low-income households out of debt traps.
Despite the official narrative of a peaceful Jammu and Kashmir, the ground realities depict a rather different story.
Debates have arisen on the account of the new proposal for a three-year Tour of Duty (ToD). Would the ToD prove to be the first step in reforming the Indian Army?
With regard to the growing use of BNPL, the RBI would have to strike a balance to allow innovation and yet have all safeguards in place.
Despite the prevailing environment of gloom and doom due to the Ukraine crisis, the Indian economy’s ability to resist imported inflation is greater than ever.
The Ukrainian crisis has negatively impacted the Indian economy, but the rising global demand and domestic fiscal management could help cushion the blow.
Twenty-first century work has changed the way societies view education and employment—both are being delinked from the formal economy and integrated into the passion economy. ...
Enhancing the tourism infrastructure would help create employment opportunities and aid the economic reconstruction of the Valley.
Would the longstanding dispute between the states of Haryana, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh over Chandigarh ever be resolved?
Unlike what was expected at the onset, more women than men have registered on the e-Shram portal. What could this mean for the female workforce of the country?
India's two-wheeler industry needs to ensure that the quality of the two-wheelers is not compromised for the sake of mass and quick production.
Through timely regulation, the government can aid in enlarging the ecosystem of retailers in e-commerce
Akanksha Narain is an independent researcher based in London. ...
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