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TReDS and India’s Small-scale Enterprises

The Trade Receivables Discounting System was introduced to ease working capital constraints for India’s micro and small enterprises by enabling...

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M Manickaraj

Regulating Coaching Centres

The Guidelines for Regulation of Coaching Center 2024 mark an assertive regulatory intervention into India’s proliferating shadow education sector....

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Nivedita Sarkar

Employer Social Security Benefits and Its Impact on Job Retention

The impact of employer social security benefits on job retention by employees in the Indian labour market is investigated, using the propensity...

12.09.2025 2

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Swapnanil Sengupta

Windfall and Warning

A booming but narrow Arctic economy now sits at the junction of new sea routes, wartime geopolitics, and rising climate costs. Drawing on The...

05.09.2025 1

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K M Seethi

Public Policy Dilemmas

Kerala has grappled with public policy dilemmas regarding the liquor sector, raising questions about the effectiveness of the state’s alcohol...

05.09.2025 3

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Rahul V Kumar

Missing in Policy

Infrastructure, especially in the rural areas, is not caste-neutral. Caste hierarchies mediate access to and benefits of rural infrastructure in...

05.09.2025 2

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Sandeep Hegade

Pumping the Brakes

Addressing emissions from transport, particularly road transport, which accounts for two-thirds of the sector’s emissions, is of crucial...

05.09.2025 1

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Akash P Poojari

CGHS Rate-based Private Healthcare Services in Bihar

The Government of Bihar has adopted an innovative public–private partnership model to address the critical gaps in healthcare by collaborating with...

05.09.2025 2

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Aviral Pandey

Why Is Family Planning Women-centric in South Indian States?

Contraception plays a crucial role in reproductive health and population control, with methods available for both men and women. However, in south...

29.08.2025 1

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Rahul Mishra

Private Healthcare Sector in India

In over three to four decades, the private health sector has evolved from small individual practices to a large, organised industry in India....

29.08.2025 1

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Indira Chakravarthi

Fighting Carbon Sinks

Wetlands are complex ecosystems that are nature’s most efficient climate sequestration technology. We treat these ecosystems as wastelands, and...

29.08.2025 1

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Mani Prakash

Jingrwai Iawbei

The unique practice of Jingrwai Iawbei in the village of Kongthong, located in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, gives it the popular name of “...

29.08.2025 1

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Nikita Agarwalla

Should India Pursue Active De-dollarisation?

There is a rising global trend towards de-dollarisation, driven by the desire for economic resilience, the quest for financial stability, and a...

23.08.2025 3

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Ejaz Ghani

Unequal Schooling in India

Despite considerable improvements in enrolment, India’s school education system is characterised by a hierarchy that reflects and reinforces social...

23.08.2025 1

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Jyoti Raina

Understanding the Economic Deceleration of Punjab

Punjab’s journey from the top performer to an economically decelerating state is a serious cause of concern for the nation, given its implications...

23.08.2025 1

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Ranjit Singh Ghuman

Sustainability and Macro-level Performance of India’s Natural Rubber Sector

This article examines the sustainability and macro-level performance of India’s natural rubber sector by analysing productivity trends. The...

23.08.2025 1

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Anoopkumar M

Why Kerala Needs Anthrotherology to Handle Human–Wildlife Conflict

Human–wildlife conflicts must be understood not merely as spatial encroachment or biodiversity loss but as a socially embedded fracture—a...

23.08.2025 3

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Muhammed Haneefa