Economic Policy

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Sustainable funding and the Indian start-up ecosystem

Published on Dec 09, 2022 02:31 pm IST
The competition for talent is pushing early-stage startups to raise funds prematurely to compete with their well-funded peers.(HT File)

Indian Navy on the cusp of technological transformation

Mumbai, Dec 05 (ANI): An Operational Demonstration is being showcased by the Indian Navy during a Beating Retreat and Tattoo Ceremony as part of Navy Day celebrations at Gateway of India, in Mumbai on Sunday. (ANI Photo)(Deepak Salvi)
Updated on Dec 08, 2022 05:26 pm IST

Emerging domains of conflict in the 21st century

This paper highlights five emerging domains of conflict that will characterise the remainder of the first half of the 21st century.(Thinkstock)
Published on Dec 02, 2022 02:04 pm IST

Explainer on the Supreme Court upholding the EWS quota

SC order on EWS: What will be the impact on Maratha reservation issue?
Published on Nov 16, 2022 11:17 am IST

The growing popularity of flexible office spaces

According to a report, the flex workspace stock is expected to cross 60 million square feet in metro and non-metro cities by 2023. (Pexels)
Published on Nov 07, 2022 07:06 pm IST

Moving towards an inclusive India

Under the aegis of the ministry of housing and urban affairs, the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), through its Building Accessible Safe and Inclusive Indian Cities (BASIIC) programme, has been systematically working towards bringing this transformation and mainstreaming inclusion in urban India.
Published on Oct 28, 2022 01:29 pm IST

How sports can be a marker for holistic development

India had a rich tradition of sports and games prior to the British era.
Published on Oct 27, 2022 01:24 pm IST

India’s trilateral diplomacy format in New York

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar participates in the India-UAE-France trilateral Ministerial meeting with counterparts Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Catherine Colonna, in New York on Tuesday. (S Jaishankar Twitter)
Updated on Oct 25, 2022 01:09 pm IST

India and the Blue Economy: Synergies in the neighbourhood

It is useful to mention that Blue Economy has been identified as a special focus area of the IORA.(Bloomberg)
Published on Oct 25, 2022 11:08 am IST

Affordable housing in Bhubaneswar

The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has embarked on the ambitious task of creating a roadmap for the production of 100,000 affordable housing units.
Published on Oct 13, 2022 03:42 pm IST

Digitally empowering micro -entrepreneurs

India is home to thousands of microenterprise clusters as well as millions of distributed entrepreneurs who can become job creators.(Shutterstock)
Published on Oct 08, 2022 03:44 pm IST

The need for plastic de-addiction

As plastic waste (literally) takes over our lives, here’s a reality check: There is a lot to do in the field of environment.(PTI file photo)
Published on Oct 03, 2022 12:39 pm IST

We must modify and transform our agri-food systems

The wake-up call came two years ago with the arrival of a global pandemic. While food production didn’t come to a halt, the lockdowns and supply chain disruptions that followed took a serious toll on this interdependent system.(HT File)
Published on Oct 03, 2022 12:30 pm IST

How can the government revive agricultural reforms?

The findings brought out in the SCC report at the end of 2021, indicated that the majority of the Farmer Organisations (FOs) that participated in the discussions supported the farm laws in its entirety, while a few supported it with minor suggestions and a meagre four did not support it at all.
Updated on Sept 30, 2022 10:37 am IST

Reintroducing the cheetah will save our grasslands

The MoEF wanted to reintroduce cheetahs in Kuno, Madhya Pradesh, which, along with other areas, was occupied by the cheetah in historic times. The reason for choosing cheetah was the conservation benefits.(AP)
Published on Sept 17, 2022 11:41 am IST

Dispelling myths about universal iron fortification

According to research done by Indian researchers, like Dr Dipty Jain, many children with sickle cell disease have an iron deficiency as well.(Twitter/AndyVermaut)
Published on Sept 09, 2022 05:43 pm IST

For India Inc, nature conservation needs to be a priority

Nature conservation is concerned with the protection of nature and its resources that are vital for the survival of the planet and all its inhabitants. But India has a poor record on that front. The country barely achieved 2.8% of its plantation target under the government’s 10-year afforestation scheme, the Green India Mission (GIM), according to the Economic Survey 2020-21.
Published on Sept 01, 2022 05:40 pm IST

The Crossing of the re line of Euro-dollar Parity

As per the July 2022 estimates (the latest available) of the Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.7 per cent in the euro area in the second quarter of 2022, compared with the previous quarter.(HT File)
Published on Aug 26, 2022 12:19 pm IST

Remote Learning Paradox in Developing Asia

In a report published by UNICEF on online digital learning, they termed this phenomenon of shifting to online education as a remote learning paradox, as 1.38 billion school-aged children in the world do not have access to the internet at home.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Aug 26, 2022 12:02 pm IST

Which way are cryptocurrencies headed?

The recent rapid meltdown in the crypto market has further cemented this view. In the past several weeks, more investors have exited the crypto markets rather than enter it.
Updated on Aug 22, 2022 10:21 am IST

Using construction technologies to solve mass housing woes

The Union government’s flagship affordable housing scheme—Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY-U)—marks a break from previous housing schemes by making serious efforts at mainstreaming alternate construction technologies.(PTI PHOTO)
Published on Aug 13, 2022 04:10 pm IST
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