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The fact is that wages are stagnant because employment is not picking up. Job creation will happen only when half a million new small and medium...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her record eighth budget to Parliament on February 1. This is her second one during the third term of...
Stagnant growth, rising populism, and global pressures threaten Germany's economic powerhouse.
Germany is the third largest economy in the world with a nominal GDP of 4.7 trillion dollars in 2024 as per the estimate of the International...
The passing of Dr. Manmohan Singh, architect of economic reforms is truly the end of an era. His style of leadership exemplified simplicity,...
As Prime Minister for two terms from 2004 to 2014, Dr. Manmohan Singh led coalition governments and achieved a great deal in terms of landmark...
We always begin the calendar year with a degree of optimism. To live with hope is in the very nature of human existence. No matter how tough the...
We always begin the calendar year with a degree of optimism. To live with hope is in the very nature of human existence. No matter how tough the...
The Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, Anantha Nageswaran while speaking to corporate leaders at an industry chamber event,...
The share of workers in industry has stagnated for far too long. And so have wages
Maharashtra at 14 percent has the biggest share of the nation’s economic output. Its capital Mumbai is also the commercial and financial capital of...
Poll myopia needs an antidote of responsible fiscal leadership for long-term sustainable growth
India’s relationship with the US will likely become more transactional in President Trump’s second term as he makes domestic issues a high priority...
The election of Donald Trump for a second presidency is a turning point for the world. The outcome was decisive even as the reasons can be debated...
There are several recent data points emerging from government and other sources, that are pointing to an economy slowdown. Whether this is a...
An economy slowing down — even if cyclically — during the festival season is a worrying feature
In the Economic Survey of 2016-17 the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) was discussed as a potential solution to reducing poverty and income...
Given the proliferation across different states of various cash transfer and other free in-kind benefits schemes for girls and women, we are...
A 25-year old nurse Aruna Shanbaug was sexually assaulted by a male sweeper in Mumbai’s renowned King Edward Memorial Hospital. He choked her with...
It is not just the prevalence of crime but the threat of sexual violence that can deter women from taking up formal sector jobs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country. How rapidly and suddenly her regime has unraveled. It started with an anti-quota...
This was the first budget of the government led by Prime Minister Modi in his third outing as the PM. It has laid the contours for Modi 3.0...
The budget has laid the contours for Modi 3.0 economic policies, which need to get the nod from NDA allies too. Clearly, the emphasis is on job...
The world is in a turmoil. The Russia-Ukraine conflict is well into its third year with no end in sight. Israel’s pounding of Gaza is eight months...