Agriculture and rural incomes are under stress for several reasons. The budget has given importance to agriculture and allied activities and strengthening their cooperative model, digital infrastructure, and the production of millets. These are...
The finance minister’s five budgets, including the 2023–24 budget, demonstrate a welcome commitment to transparency. They also reveal a clear strategy of combining high capital expenditure-led growth with fiscal consolidation. But post the pandemic...
Union Budget 2023–24 attempts to strike a balance between accelerating growth and achieving fiscal consolidation. The increased allocation to capital expenditure is important to crowd in private sector investment. However, the allocation to the Food...
The fiscal deficit and expenditure composition in terms of revenue and capital expenditure in a pre-election budget capture the net effect of the compulsion of reducing taxes and levies, and spending more, particularly on welfare measures, partly to...
An appropriate balance between fiscal rules and discretionary development spending within the overall borrowing limit of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act is critical for macro stability. However, monitoring and compliance of the...
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The recent decision by the Karnataka government to grant reservations to the Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities in the state is likely to have a significant impact on the upcoming state assembly elections. Both these communities are politically influential and have...
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Moving forward from an announcement of the launch of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the Union Budget 2022–23, India has launched
e-rupee on a pilot project basis. Since, the CBDC or e-rupee is still a budding project, not much can be...
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The Chinese-mediated agreement between the two West Asian rivals, Iran and Saudi Arabia, on 10 March, will re-establish diplomatic relations between the two countries after a seven-year period of cold hostility. This agreement and Chinese mediation methodology change the regional...
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It is a simple matter to make connections between establishing a personal hold in the public eye through the circulation of images. This has become easier through the uses of digital technology. Digital circulation of images seems to have both...
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Aspectre that has always haunted the banking industry is the fear of a bank run. But unfortunately, the regulators have been unable to resolve this issue despite continuous efforts. The challenges became very acute towards the end of the 19th...
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This reading list explores the history, impact and implications of the Unlawful Activities (...
The 1947 partition of British India on religious lines significantly impacted Hindustani classical...
There is a large magnitude of income inequality in Indian states, as estimated by various measures, with substantial variation among states and between rural and urban areas of the states along with...
This paper examines how social norms affect the gendered experience of men and women receiving direct benefit transfer payments and its impact at the household level using three criteria: physical...
On one hand the BJP defines SC, BC castes as Hindus, and on the other hy banning beef denies them their age-old food habits. If beef is banned it will he the beginning of the end of the country's...
Poverty as a concept is closely related to inequality. Given the average income level, a higher level of inequality (reflected by the usual measures) will tend to be associated with a higher level of...
The assertion of autonomous dalit women's organisations in the 1990s threw up several crucial theoretical and political challenges, besides underlining the brahmanism of the feminist movement and the...
This paper examines the role of 'Hinduism' in the course of socio-historical development in the Indian subcontinent, how there has been a gradual process of construction of a 'Hindu', community and...
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Stories and snippets from the everyday experiences of a Muslim fishing community in a coastal region in Kerala
Alix E Harrow’s The Once and Future Witches is an ode to the transformative power of female anger with each character.
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s short story “Mahesh” reads almost like a presage to the problems faced by the disenfranchised today.
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The paper attempts to forecast the growth pattern of the COVID-19 spread in India and examines the impact of the lockdown on its spread and deaths. Comparing different models for short-term forecasts...
A few other articles related to this discussion: BIHAR-Landlord s Witch-Hunt, Umesh Sinha, 1984 Women as Witches and Keepers of Demons-Cross-Cultural Analysis of Struggles to Change Gender Relations...
These quotes are taken from the article “ Debating Metro Car Shed: Lessons for Aarey Movement ” by Sulakshana Mahajan The article argues that the Aarey metro car shed is an attempt to make the best...
The crisis of COVID-19 vaccines in India is a consequence of government policies dating back decades. Private foundations led by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have engineered a shift in...
The government’s narrative on vaccination should reflect sincerity, truth and transparency.
