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Administrators in municipal corporations: What does it mean?
Apr 19, 2022

Administrators in municipal corporations: What does it mean?

Since the OBC reservation in municipalities in Maharashtra has not been implemented, the municipal elections have been stalled.

Assessing the Merger of Delhi’s Municipal Corporations
Jul 20, 2023

Assessing the Merger of Delhi’s Municipal Corporations

In April, the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022, merged the North, South, and East Delhi municipal corporations into a single urban local body (ULB) called the Delhi Municipal Corporation. The unification is expected to lead to better service delivery, greater financial strength, economies of scale, and eliminate administrative duplication. However, the Act does not outline the functional and financial domains of ULBs and aspects

For multinational corporations, there is a call to rise for the greater good
Nov 30, 2021

For multinational corporations, there is a call to rise for the greater good

Global corporations can proactively work towards sustainable and ethical development, particularly in the post-pandemic recovery

Gold, diamonds & large corporations; India's biggest tax beneficiaries
Jun 28, 2013

Gold, diamonds & large corporations; India's biggest tax beneficiaries

In the current and preceding years, the government has been trying everything to limit gold imports to control the current account deficit. Yet this commodity has one of the largest share in terms of exemption given. In 2012-13, the estimated amount of custom duty foregone for diamond and gold would be Rs 61,035 crore or 20.5% of the total revenue foregone.

Taxing corporations in the 21st century
Nov 30, 2021

Taxing corporations in the 21st century

It is clear that the reform that began by addressing tax challenges from digitalisation is now one of taxing MNEs better

The merger of municipal corporations: Good or bad?
May 25, 2022

The merger of municipal corporations: Good or bad?

Arguments are being advanced for and against the trifurcation of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi as one single entity to deliver good governance 

TPP -- FDI booster or Corporations handcuffing Governments?
Dec 11, 2015

TPP -- FDI booster or Corporations handcuffing Governments?

A common thread that runs through TPP, TTIP and CETA deals is the Investor-state dispute settlement system (ISDS), an opaque supranational court that decides disputes, bypassing the domestic courts and national laws. Now, the fear is that these trade deals might just end up producing managed rather than free trade.

Transnational corporations and the challenge to underwrite trade disruptions scare
Nov 29, 2021

Transnational corporations and the challenge to underwrite trade disruptions scare

The flailing multilateral system has led global corporations to rethink just how connected they ought to be

#Urban Policy: नगर निगमों का विलय; कितना अच्छा, कितना बुरा?
Jul 02, 2022

#Urban Policy: नगर निगमों का विलय; कितना अच्छा, कितना बुरा?

मेगासिटी में बेहतर तरीक़े से काम करने के लिए अलग अलग टुकड�

Auditing AI: What is it and why does it matter for India?
Jan 30, 2024

Auditing AI: What is it and why does it matter for India?

To ensure that AI’s benefits are realised and risks are addressed, algorithmic auditing can help analyse how these systems operate, and in the proce

Bangladesh: What city corporation elections indicate
May 01, 2015

Bangladesh: What city corporation elections indicate

The recently-concluded elections to three city corporations of Dhaka North, Dhaka South and Chittagong put forward some interesting trend about the present political situation in the country.

Collective action against plastic pollution: A global priority agenda
Jun 05, 2023

Collective action against plastic pollution: A global priority agenda

This year’s World Environment Day is aiming to steer individuals, corporations, and governments towards the shared vision of reducing plastic produc

Digital Futures: Leveraging G20 for UK-India Cooperation
Aug 04, 2022

Digital Futures: Leveraging G20 for UK-India Cooperation

India will assume the presidency of the G20 in 2023. One of the key policy challenges for India and other member states is how to regulate the global digital economy. Once a fringe policy issue, the global digital economy is now central to the G20 agenda, with significant implications for individuals, corporations, and governments. Bilateral cooperation within the G20 system can provide additional resources and capability to any presidency, which

From growth-less jobs to jobless growth
Jun 30, 2017

From growth-less jobs to jobless growth

India can thrive locally — but taking away overseas jobs if Indian corporations are ready to cut down on margins — and pay domestic employers more

High-profile resignations in Africa: Is it really for good of people?
Mar 13, 2018

High-profile resignations in Africa: Is it really for good of people?

Stability is currently a prized characteristic of African governmentality: it has become the desirable state-of-being for African governments to exist

Making profit a public good: Creating shared values between business and society
Apr 09, 2024

Making profit a public good: Creating shared values between business and society

Governments will have to work with private corporations to provide them with a framework for making profit a public good through a long-run vision of

Next step for the bank reforms
Dec 26, 2017

Next step for the bank reforms

Banking is the only prominent sector within the Indian economy where private corporations are dwarfed by public entities. The sector needs to be recti

Offshore Tax Heavens: Pirates of Global Finance
Feb 19, 2011

Offshore Tax Heavens: Pirates of Global Finance

Tax heavens will exist as long as corrupt corporations and looting dictators do. The only way in which tax heavens can be countered is through technological development, and systems like Swift, which increase transparency of transactions, suggested noted investment analyst Mr. K. Arunachalam.

The case for R&D in climate tech innovation
Nov 07, 2022

The case for R&D in climate tech innovation

A combined push from government, investors, corporations, and entrepreneurs will provide opportunity for R&D climate tech start-ups to scale up their

The Digital Silk Road in the Indo-Pacific: Mapping China’s Vision for Global Tech Expansion
Jan 03, 2024

The Digital Silk Road in the Indo-Pacific: Mapping China’s Vision for Global Tech Expansion

The Digital Silk Road (DSR), part of the Belt and Road Initiative, symbolises China’s approach to expanding information exchanges and digital cooperation with emerging markets and developing economies. Under the DSR, several private corporations and state-owned enterprises supported by Chinese state banks are offering inexpensive technological contracts and rapidly building digital infrastructure projects. This brief examines the operationalisa

Why artificial intelligence needs a new name for better regulation
Jan 29, 2021

Why artificial intelligence needs a new name for better regulation

To regulate entities and aid in better rulemaking, it is important to get the nomenclature right.

एआय ऑडिटिंगचा अर्थ आणि भारतासाठी त्याचे महत्त्व
Feb 23, 2024

एआय ऑडिटिंगचा अर्थ आणि भारतासाठी त्याचे महत्त्व

कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्तेचे फायदे लक्षात आले आहेत आणि धोके दू�

बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपन्या आणि जागतिक आव्हाने
Nov 30, 2021

बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपन्या आणि जागतिक आव्हाने

गेल्या दोन दशकात जागतिक आर्थिक व्यवस्थेतील एकात्मतेविरोधातील वादविवादाच्या केंद्रस्थानी बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपन्या असणे वाढले आहे.

बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपन्या आणि जागतिक आव्हाने
Nov 30, 2021

बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपन्या आणि जागतिक आव्हाने

गेल्या दोन दशकात जागतिक आर्थिक व्यवस्थेतील एकात्मतेविरोधातील वादविवादाच्या केंद्रस्थानी बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपन्या असणे वाढले आहे.

बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपन्या आणि जागतिक आव्हाने
Nov 30, 2021

बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपन्या आणि जागतिक आव्हाने

गेल्या दोन दशकात जागतिक आर्थिक व्यवस्थेतील एकात्मतेविरोधातील वादविवादाच्या केंद्रस्थानी बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपन्या असणे वाढले आहे.

बिग टेक कंपनियों पर चीन की कार्रवाई को समझना- भाग 2
Nov 15, 2021

बिग टेक कंपनियों पर चीन की कार्रवाई को समझना- भाग 2

चीनी कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (सीपीसी) बड़ी टेक कंपनियों को अपन�

महापालिकांचे विलीनीकरण चांगले की वाईट?
Apr 14, 2023

महापालिकांचे विलीनीकरण चांगले की वाईट?

मेगासिटीमध्ये सुशासन देण्यासाठी दिल्ली महानगरपालिकेच्या त्रिभाजनाच्या बाजूने आणि विरोधात युक्तिवाद केले जात आहेत.

महापालिकांमध्ये प्रशासकांची नियुक्ती : नेमका अर्थ काय?
Jan 08, 2023

महापालिकांमध्ये प्रशासकांची नियुक्ती : नेमका अर्थ काय?

महाराष्ट्रातल्या महापालिकांमध्ये ओबीसी आरक्षणाची अमलबजावणी झाली नसल्यामुळे महापालिका निवडणुका स्थगित करण्यात आल्या आहेत.

शहरीकरण की चुनौतियों से निबटने के लिए नगर निकायों को सशक्त बनायें
Apr 25, 2018

शहरीकरण की चुनौतियों से निबटने के लिए नगर निकायों को सशक्त बनायें

भारत में शहरी विकास के लिए एक व्यापक राष्ट्रीय नीति तैया�

মিউনিসিপ্যাল কর্পোরেশনের একত্রীকরণ: ভাল না খারাপ?
Jun 26, 2022

মিউনিসিপ্যাল কর্পোরেশনের একত্রীকরণ: ভাল না খারাপ?

মেগাসিটিতে সুশাসন প্রদানের জন্য দিল্লি মিউনিসিপ্যাল কর