The current unemployment and high educational inequity levels continue to weigh heavy on the country’s youth
This year’s budget has laid out the framework for a digitally-led India, with special emphasis placed upon digitalising finance
Amid rising debt, government bets that big infrastructure spending is not just growth-enhancing, but also popular
Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the budget continues to club the health sector with the social determinants of health
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman budget remains unassuming in grand announcements, matter of fact in its outlook, and deglamorised in form—just the way a Union Budget ought to be
Keeping in line with the security needs of India, the defence budget saw a significant increase. Will this be enough to boost defence research and development?
Budget 2022’s attempt to deal with critical challenges that the Indian economy will face is welcome, but a more holistic approach is still the need of the hour
While the focus on mental health is welcome, concentrating capacity to only a few institutions will affect the quantity and quality of mental healthcare services extended
This year’s survey encompasses the massive changes that the country has had to go through over the decades in the long term as well as through the pandemic
The CSS needs to be revamped to address its various shortcomings and thereby, strengthen the judicial infrastructure.
This year’s Union budget brings an opportunity to formulate a climate-responsive budget that integrates both economic and climate targets
Budget 2022 could be a turning point for India in achieving its climate ambitions if adequate steps are taken to improve investments and innovation in the green sectors
The Modi government’s fragmented approach has remained at the canopy and has not been able to achieve foundational improvements in budgeting at the root-level
Modern India has put a lie to the notion that democratic governance and economic progress are incompatible with extreme social diversity and high initial levels of poverty
The positions taken by India on new areas of economic diplomacy will be followed closely, not only by India’s competitors but also by its allies in the developing world
India’s trajectory towards becoming a powerhouse economy is only possible by reconciling between the irreconcilable trinity of equity, efficiency and sustainability
Commitment, co-benefits, cost, and capital are the four Cs of India’s renewable miracle
Are new terms such as “Hybrid” and “OGWs” just another tool to antagonise the civilians or do they reflect the changing dynamics of militancy in the Valley?
This year’s budget should prioritse the growth of transport infrastructure rooted in environmental and social sustainability
COVID-19 has demonstrated how copyright acts as a barrier in accessing educational material
The fourth Master Plan for Delhi aims to address the increasing air pollution in the city. Would such an action plan be enough to improve Delhi’s air?
It is imperative that climate-related factors are built into the recruitment, induction and compensation processes
The cries to repeal AFSPA have grown louder in the wake of the recent Nagaland massacre. Will it finally be reality?
The large deployment of border security forces for elections could jeopardise national security
With metro rail adding one more layer to urban mass transit, an autonomous UMTA is necessary to increase the modal share of public transport in urban India
The year 2021 saw a slew of measures being adopted for the implementation of the NEP, with differing results at the early and higher education levels
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