This segment headlines one of the most important questions of our time: how should cyberspace be governed? This segment features insights from experts and emerging voices at the intersection of law, security, economics and the politics of global internet governance.
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This segment tracks the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDG) in India with a focus on reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child (RMNC) health and nutrition. Starting with the processes of mainstreaming of SDGs in the national plan and the nationalisation of SDG indicator framework, segment will also regularly feature guest posts on health and nutrition.
This segment seeks to provoke new ideas about India and explore the diverse challenges facing the country. It provides a platform to increase engagement on the contemporary debates and developments in India’s social, political and economic orders.
In terms of outcomes, the first decade of coal nationalisation saw “political patronage of mafia activities” and bureaucratic corruption. ...
The intellectual framework for high taxes was set by Finance Minister C.D. Deshmukh in his 27 February 1953 Union Budget speech, where he set up the Taxation Enquiry Commission. ...
Possibly enthused by the socialist celebration of nationalisation as a silver bullet for all things market, the nationalisation of textile mills failed to achieve the desired objectives of rehabilitating or reorganising them. ...
A five-decade-old issue — concentration of economic power, dominance in the hands of the few and the resultant inequalities — remains alive even today, not only in India but across the world. ...
Initially offered by post offices and branches of select public sector banks, today, most private sector banks can offer the provident fund scheme to the public, though they try and dissuade investors and distract them towards higher fee generating options like insurance. ...
The Special Economic Zones Act was, and still remains, a difficult legislation to turn into action. ...
Completely aligned with a control mindset, the practice of ensuring that farmers get a fair return on their production in an era of food surpluses continues till date — and seems more a political tool than an economic one. ...
The new FCI should be a market-friendly agency for food management, with a primary focus on creating competition in every segment of foodgrain supply chain, from procurement to stocking to movement and finally distribution in TPDS, so that overall costs of the system are substantially ...
While building institutions is hard, maintaining them is even harder. ...
Akshay Shetty leads the collaborative-building efforts on climate action at ClimateRISE ...
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Kirti Jain leads the research and knowledge-building initiatives in inclusive and equitable climate action at ClimateRISE team ...
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