The Periodic Labour Force Survey conducted by the NSSO shows that, of India’s labour force of 487 million, about 458 million are gainfully employed—i.e. 29 million of the labour force is unemploye
Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong say that the US Congress should reconsider the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. They also hope that the US-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 is re-evaluated, w
The policy requires full assessment of all measures proposed to improve efficiency, to ensure that their social and environmental impacts are also net positive.
Some have argued that the such a large chunk of reserved category candidates clearing the general category cut-off gives lie to the merit argument used to criticise the reservation policy.
In the event, Aadhaar authentication was to be used only for availing government subsidies, but it couldn’t be used for compulsorily linking with bank accounts or as a KYC for getting a mobile phone
The working paper mentions the National Statistical Commission (NSC). The seeds of NSC were sown by the C. Rangarajan Commission in September 2001. Many people may have forgotten what this report said
On balance, the model produces significant savings in cost with contained risk; importantly, it can also enable companies to increase their tenor of risk identification
It is not just auditors & raters that got it wrong in IL&FS, so did RBI and other regulators. Govt needs to fix its rules and there has been little or no action on reports of siphoning funds by using
Although the proposed National Medical Commission Bill, which creates a body to replace the MCI, has several progressive clauses on regulation of malpractice and misconduct by hospitals, it is still h
Acquisition of more aircraft than required, a badly planned merger, and massive increase in bilateral air traffic rights to Gulf nations took Air India to the ICU.
Those countries that rely heaviest on oil and gas taxes will, of course, find it hard to loosen up. Equally, though, they will ultimately confront the prospect of rival producers taking a bigger share
Experts claim that there is little to suggest that Huawei's network hardware and phones are any more or any less vulnerable to attacks compared to the competitors' offerings. For India, it might be un
United Nations Environment Programme reported that climate change adaptation costs could range between $140 bn and $300 bn per year by 2030, and between $280 bn and $500 bn per year by 2050.
The government of India has indicated that the fiscal impact of this withdrawal, which would impact approximately $5.6 billion of India’s exports, is not significant.
Union Budget 2019 India: The government is reportedly considering bringing back a banking cash transaction tax (BCTT), of the type introduced in 2005 when P Chidambaram was the finance minister.
The Union government forcing 12 senior tax officials to retire because of misconduct and inefficiency is a step towards clean and effective bureaucracy.
Even if one uses this relative notion, the case of a middle income trap existing is not proven. Does that mean there are no issues with the Indian economy? Certainly not
There is need for skilling, reskilling and upskilling of persons to participate in the global knowledge economy driven by emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and data analytics.
Post bank nationalisation, hiring of personnel was done through banking service recruitment boards (BSRBs), which brought in a national cadre of competent people.
