IndiaN economy, $5 trillion economy

$5 trillion economy: 5 states will contribute most to India’s ambitious target

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Karnataka will contribute more than half to $5 trillion economy dream. #India #GDP #$5trillion Read more »
energy imports, coal energy

Energy imports: India must tap local resources to avert crisis

India must ramp up domestic production of energy as it stares at a situation where a fifth of its GDP will go to energy imports. #energy #GDP #India #economy #cleanenergy Read more »
solar energy

Solar energy: Reforms needed as policy guidelines clash with installation targets

India has restricted developers of solar power projects from using imported modules, delaying utility scale projects for solar energy. Read more »
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Govt cites fiscal prudence for delay in OROP payout

The OROP scheme stipulates uniform pension to all armed forces personnel retiring at the same rank with the same length of service. Read more »
NIRF rankings, education

Sub-par engineering education chips away at India’s technology leadership

While India’s engineering education system churns out a large number of engineers, most of them remain under-skilled and unemployable. Read more »
Ayushman Bharat scheme

Covid-19: XBB 1.16 variant no big threat, but too early to lower guard

The Union and state governments must be prepared and ramp up existing medical infrastructure in case of another Covid-19 outbreak. Read more »
The rupee free fall

Indian economy: RBI confident in the face of global crisis, but concerns remain

Contrary to the optimism in the RBI report for Indian economy, the eight high-frequency indicators tracked by Bloomberg point to moderating credit growth, weaker tax revenues and rising unemployment. #economy #recession Read more »
climate change, Bonn Climate Change Conference

IPCC lists simple solutions to climate change crisis; demands action at individual level

The window of opportunity to tackle climate change and secure a liveable and sustainable future for all is rapidly closing. There's no point in sticking to the global warming target of 1.5... Read more »
e-commerce exports

E-commerce exports: India can borrow from China, Japan playbooks

The existing rules governing e-commerce exports are a compilation of the guidelines framed for regular B2B exporters. #ecommerce #exports #economy Read more »
US economy awaits Fed action

Can the US economy avert a banking crisis, global recession

The crisis in the banking sector has aggravated the situation for the US economy and the #federalreserve that are struggling to avert a full-fledged #globalrecession. #fed #creditsuisse #svb Read more »