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Closing the gender data gap will enable more effective policymaking, driving significant advancements in gender equality and contributing to broader s

Some of the parameters used in the estimation of the SCC depend on ethical values, which could be subjective. This raises questions about the use of t

The connections between SDG 5 and other goals underscore the imperative of attaining gender equality as both a moral obligation and a strategic invest

As Maldives faces a complex economic landscape driven by import dependencies and fiscal policy challenges, strategic policymaking is imperative

India has undertaken steps towards exports-centric manufacturing and has kickstarted its own industrial policymaking, suggesting that India’s indust

The stablecoins have not achieved full price stability, thus raising concerns about their credibility. Continued monitoring and proactive policymaking

सामान्य आंकड़ेबाज़ियों से हासिल जानकारियों से इतर सर्व�

भारत को भविष्य में एक प्रौद्योगिक शक्ति के रूप में सामने �

Three poorly-designed recent policies display a yawning gap between the makers and the takers of economic policy

Overstating Indian activism in the Western Pacific creates a false narrative that is harmful to balanced policymaking.  

Reducing the trade deficit is essential for economic growth. Better policymaking can aid to that end.

Research suggests that higher women’s participation in global value chains will prove to be economically beneficial for the world.

এ বছরের সমীক্ষার আওতায় সেই সব ব্যাপক পরিবর্তনকে আনা হয়েছ

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 p

To emerge as tech power in the future, India needs to rethink its approach towards policymaking

Singapore’s predominantly state-based school system and agile policymaking ensure minimal impact of the pandemic on its children

It is about recognising that while cities offer economic opportunities to millions, they come with poor and overcrowded housing, lack of safe water an

Perhaps for the first time in the history of India’s health policymaking, multiple agencies are moving in a closely coordinated manner.

“Nationalisation,” Indira Gandhi proclaimed, “is necessary for the speedy achievement of these objectives.”

With Verdict 2019 giving a greater political force to Modi’s next five years, we hope some of them will make the grade, or at least, in experiential

Focused primarily on the Indian economy, Gautam Chikermane's new book, 70 Policies, also explores the impact of external influences — legal, politic

The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act extended controls to “the use or disposal of — or dealings in — coin, bullion, securities or foreign exchang

From 1972 to 2002, the journey of GIC — from nationalisation to a general insurance monopoly to opening up to private competition and finally to bec

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 T

Possibly enthused by the socialist celebration of nationalisation as a silver bullet for all things market, the nationalisation of textile mills faile

A five-decade-old issue — concentration of economic power, dominance in the hands of the few and the resultant inequalities — remains alive even t

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 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 con

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

While building institutions is hard, maintaining them is even harder.

While the ostensible reason for nationalisation and the obliteration of all competition was unfair practices of the companies and the protection of po

The resolution emphasised on support for cottage, village and small-scale industries by restricting production for large players, differential taxatio

Through the six decades of SBI’s presence, the initial objective of extending “banking facilities on a large scale, more particularly in the rural

Intermingled with ONGC’s corporate structure was India’s strategic goal of energy security, the route to which was through global acquisitions.

At a time when India was emerging from the aftermath of Partition and shortages, the objective of this Act was to protect citizens from exploitation b

Finance Commissions decide the distribution taxes between the centre and the states, and is the key financial lever determining the federal structure

If airlines symbolised the travel of the rich, they should logically have been banned altogether or taxed heavily. Instead, the government nationalise

The law declared “in the public interest” — a term that would get echoed over the next five decades for several laws and policies, to mean the c

An analysis of the agenda papers and records of the first 50 meetings indicates the dominance of a central economic thought, articulated by the prime

As companies and producers began to embrace and communicate their adherence to the “ISI Mark” as a virtue, the mark and the quality it certified s

In their new avatars, ICICI Bank and IDBI Bank command the size and scale to repeat that performance for household finance, while IFCI is teetering un

This law enacted in 1947 showed who would be in charge of capital in socialist India.

Through the Minimum Wages Act, the Parliament declared that governments — not economic agents — would decide the amount of wages paid.

The Factories Act ensures that working conditions of Indian labour are humane and entitles them to protection against loose processes.