Economic Policy

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Competition law in digital space: Exclusionary conduct by tech conglomerates

Published on May 17, 2022 02:54 pm IST

The Big Five in tech—Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft—operate more than half of the global internet market. The growth of these conglomerates and their acquisition of an increasing number of companies has allowed them to engage in anti-competitive activities, such as deep and pervasive control of markets, abuse of dominance, and signing of horizontal and vertical agreements.(AP)

Southeast Asian economies are becoming dynamic again

The Southeast Asian economies underwent a massive contraction in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic due to nationwide lockdowns and border closures. (BLOOMBERG PHOTO.)(HT_PRINT)

Published on Apr 28, 2022 01:08 pm IST

Strengthening implementation of energy-related NDCs to limit global warming

Power sector is the single largest source of energy-related CO2 emissions, as per the International Energy Agency (IEA), contributing about 32% of global Green House Gases.(HT File)

Published on Apr 26, 2022 12:23 pm IST

US secondary sanctions and petroleum imports: Safeguard India’s energy security

The US has since become India’s fourth-largest supplier of oil, and India is the US’s largest export market globally for crude oil.(REUTERS)

Published on Apr 24, 2022 12:58 pm IST

Seabed mining gets impetus in IORA Blue Economy initiatives

It is useful to mention that Blue Economy has been identified as a special focus area of the IORA.(Bloomberg)

Published on Apr 10, 2022 01:21 pm IST

Business model for scaling up super-efficient appliances

India has achieved near-universal access to electricity in recent years, but there remain gaps in power supply reliability and quality (Agrawal, Mani, Jain, et al. 2020).

Updated on Apr 02, 2022 03:55 pm IST

District mineral foundation funds and welfare of the mine-affected communities

Under PMKKKY, 60 per cent of the DMF fund has been allocated to high priority areas such as drinking water supply, environment preservation and pollution control, health care, education, women and child welfare, the welfare of aged and disabled people, skill development and sanitation.

Published on Apr 01, 2022 12:54 pm IST

Reimagining the role of philanthropy in India

The robust civil society in India continues to work tirelessly towards accomplishing transformational change in socioeconomic structures to bring prosperity for all; where the benefits of growth and opportunities are more fairly distributed across communities and regions.

Published on Mar 25, 2022 12:42 am IST

A Blueprint for recovery after pandemic

A Blueprint for recovery after(Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 18, 2022 08:16 pm IST

Empowering India’s women farmers: Bridge the gap

Women’s continued role in agriculture is well marked, well realised, however, it is often underestimated. Close to 75% of the full-time workers on Indian farms are women.(AP)

Published on Mar 17, 2022 03:43 pm IST

Asia-Pacific countries will transform agrifood systems via digital technology

Progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of defeating both poverty (SDG 1) and hunger (SDG 2) has been thrown off track amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which has devastated both lives and livelihoods.

Published on Mar 04, 2022 03:42 pm IST

Agricultural Diagnostics for Bihar

During 2008-16, its per capita income was one-fifth of Haryana’s and a just about one-third of India’s. Bihar lost the bulk of its mineral resources in 2000 when the new state of Jharkhand was created, but it retained its fertile agricultural land and water resources.(HT File Photo)

Published on Mar 04, 2022 03:23 pm IST

Value the knowledge of the Ganga’s riverine communities for river’s development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also announced the launch of the Namami Gange Clean-up programme with a budget of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20,000 crore during 2015–2020.(PTI)

Published on Mar 03, 2022 03:09 pm IST

NCLT can deal with the problem of struck-off companies

Constituted under the Companies Act 2013, NCLT was initially established to adjudicate on corporate disputes under the Act but was later saddled with additional caseload arising from cases of bad debt under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).

Published on Mar 02, 2022 03:31 am IST

Post-pandemic recovery of the ASEAN economies

Early 2021 saw hints of recovery, however, the recurring waves of new Covid variants slowed down the pace in the third quarter of 2021. With a gradual decrease in the number of cases, the Southeast Asian (SEA) region is once again entering the phase of recovery in sync with the global economy.

Published on Feb 28, 2022 01:38 pm IST

MSMEs now have to think big for real growth

Traditionally, India has supported and encouraged MSMEs as it is believed that these enterprises use labour-intensive methods of production, thereby generating the much needed employment opportunities outside the agriculture sector.

Published on Feb 24, 2022 03:15 pm IST

Is cricket any match for India’s caste bias?

Members of the Dalit community, the 300 million people at the bottom of India’s caste ladder, have to put up with the worst of the consequences.(PTI)

Published on Feb 16, 2022 12:35 pm IST

How PM’s EAC brings the focus back on the ECCE

The report points out that effective implementation of FLN can potentially grow our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 7.39%, when the benefits are calculated over 20 years.

Published on Jan 19, 2022 11:32 am IST

Does India need an entirely new development model?

A pre-Covid-19 estimate by Price Waterhouse Cooper had suggested that, based on current trends, even by 2050, India’s per-capita income will only be at half the current levels for developed countries.

Published on Jan 12, 2022 12:55 pm IST

State of Education, Health & Tourism In Uttarakhand

It estimates the total education expenditure of the State at Rs. 14,758 crore, of which expenditure by households and government expenditure accounts for 20.0 per cent and 57.6 per cent, respectively, while the remaining is spent by private entities.(HT File Photo)

Published on Jan 06, 2022 08:10 pm IST

Regulating crypto assets in India

The size of first-generation internet technology companies today is testament to the enabling power of safe harbours as a tool to promote innovation. If the crypto asset space presents the future of the internet, as many experts propound, it is imperative that the crypto industry be afforded the same legal succour that allowed big technology companies to reach where they are today.(iStock)

Published on Jan 04, 2022 04:24 pm IST

Applying the insolvency code to the power distribution sector

The discom can be seen a combination of two businesses: the network operator business (operating and maintaining the distribution network) and the supply business (buying power from generators and selling it to retail customers). The network business is a largely risk-free regulated business, and as such, it is not a loss making business.(Bloomberg)

Published on Jan 02, 2022 06:44 pm IST

Post-pandemic economy of Southeast Asia: A slow-paced recovery

After a strong economic rebound in the first two quarters of the financial year 2021, the third quarter saw a contraction in growth caused by the recurring of Covid-19 in the form of the new Delta variant.(AP Photo/representative image)

Published on Dec 23, 2021 03:02 pm IST

The long road to finding an end to Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis

Today, 97% of all Afghans live below poverty line, and one in every three Afghans (or 14 million) face severe hunger.

Published on Dec 17, 2021 10:32 pm IST

Impact of crop diversity on dietary diversity among farmers amidst Covid-19

Dietary diversity was measured using a modified version of the FAO Minimum Dietary Diversity score for women, which has been used in representative samples of the Indian population in both men and women. Eight food groups were included: (1) starchy staples (rice, wheat, and potatoes), (2) pulses, (3) nuts, (4) vegetables, (5) fruits, (6) dairy, (7) eggs, and (8) fleshy foods (meat, poultry, and fish).

Published on Dec 16, 2021 06:25 pm IST

NCAER Study: State of education, health & tourism in Himachal Pradesh

The total education expenditure amounts to be 9.03% of the state GDP and 18.4 per cent of the total state government exchequer.

Updated on Dec 17, 2021 10:43 am IST

Rebuild more sustainable tourism in mountains

Covid-19 has hit the tourism industry like a seismic shock. Before the pandemic, mountain tourism accounted for up to a fifth of tourism worldwide.(Unsplash)

Published on Dec 15, 2021 03:20 pm IST

Snail’s pace of Southeast Asia’s Economic Recovery

By mid-year 2021, it was noted that the economic recovery stories were more optimistic than reality depicted.

Published on Nov 27, 2021 06:48 pm IST

Is there really a tech boom in Southeast Asia?

The merging of ride-hailing giant Gojek with the online marketplace Tokopedia in a deal valued at $7.6 billion was another significant investment in the SEA tech space.

Published on Nov 26, 2021 02:37 pm IST

India’s coal transition: A market case for decarbonisation

In August 2020, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged India to give up coal immediately.(HT File)

Published on Nov 19, 2021 07:50 pm IST

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