Global Hunger Index: India’s Improved Ranking in 2024 Should Not Overlook the Lack of Critical Data on Nutrition
One of the biggest ironies of present times is that a substantial number of people still go hungry, without the required calorie and nutrient intake, often because of income disparities and circumstances that are beyond their control. In an era when most nations have achieved food sufficiency barring those that
Modi government shuns populist Budget as focus stays on infrastructure
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a news conference in New Delhi on February 1. In her last Budget speech before the general election, Sitharaman said that the Central government will increase infrastructure spending by 11 per cent in the coming financial year and curb its fiscal deficit. | Photo Credit:
Economic Perspectives | C.P. Chandrasekhar writes: Indians lining up for jobs in Israel exposes India’s unemployment problem
Recruitment drives held over the last week of January, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and Rohtak, Haryana, for Indian workers to undertake construction and caregiver jobs in Israel have captured global attention. Thousands of job aspirants, who had either registered online or just walked in for interviews, were seen as vying
Karnataka Cabinet Goes to Delhi in Widening Feud over Funding
The issue is whether Karnataka has been getting rightful share in the devolution of funds between the Union and States, not how it spends the fund. It was both dramatic and unprecedented. The entire Karnataka Cabinet and almost all the elected members of the Congress in the State, led by
Follow the money: Supreme Court’s electoral bond ruling marks a significant step in India’s anti-corruption journey
In 2017, then Finance Minister, the late Arun Jaitley, rose to announce a new method of electoral funding. Individuals, associations, and corporations wishing to make donations to political parties could approach India’s largest public sector bank, State Bank of India (SBI) and purchase tax-free, time-limited bearer bonds during certain windows of
Is India’s fiscal federalism breaking apart?
Indian federalism is on the verge of a breakdown. Ministers from opposition-ruled States have taken to the streets in New Delhi to protest against discrimination by the Centre. And Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who leads the use of a divisive majoritarian agenda for political gains, has attacked the protesters saying
Centre versus West Bengal: Can Mamata Banerjee stay defiant?
December 26, 2021. This was the date on which West Bengal last received funds from the Centre for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). It was within months of the BJP’s defeat at the hands of the Trinamool Congress in the 2021 Assembly election in West Bengal.
‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen
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The unsung hero of India’s economic rise might surprise you: Post Office
In the early years of independent India, resource mobilisation was crucial for the planned development of the country. The Indian postal system, through strategic messaging and accessible financial services, played a largely overlooked but significant role in mobilising small savings from millions of citizens, contributing to the country’s socioeconomic development.
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu explains the difference between Ram Rajya and Dravida Rajya
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu explains the difference between Ram Rajya and Dravida Rajya Source link