Economic Policy

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Digitalisation of rural communities is the way forward

Published on Jul 08, 2022 05:57 pm IST

The digital revolution sweeping rural areas of Asia and the Pacific holds great promise, not everyone is benefiting equally.(HT_PRINT)

LaMDA: The hype about Google AI being sentient

LaMDA: Google’s Language Model for Dialogue Applications.

Published on Jul 07, 2022 03:50 pm IST

India’s role in refugee protection

UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Ms. Gillian Triggs pays floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.

Published on Jul 05, 2022 05:16 pm IST

Public spaces make cities more inclusive

The narrow roads of Delhi (In picture).(Flicker)

Published on Jun 29, 2022 04:13 pm IST

The impact of Agnipath

In the Agnipath scheme,75% of the strength whose services will be dispensed with, will attempt to gain entry in the CAPFs thereby upsetting the applecart of seniority in these forces.

Published on Jun 27, 2022 09:30 am IST

Khadi artisans’ struggle for economic emancipation

Spinners account for approximately 78% of the artisans working in the khadi sector. However, spinners and weavers in the sector earn measly amounts for their skilled work.(HT File)

Published on Jun 27, 2022 09:00 am IST

Sustainability needs a mix of planet, people and communities

Over 70 countries accounting for 80% of carbon emissions and 90% of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) have agreed to net-zero commitments.

Published on Jun 24, 2022 03:42 pm IST

Padma railroad bridge: A crucial connectivity link

This is Padma railroad bridge, on Padma river . The bridge will be inaugurated on June 25,2022.

Published on Jun 24, 2022 03:09 pm IST

Children shouldn’t work in fields, but on their dreams

Puri: Artist Sudarsan Patnaik gives finishing touches to a sand sculpture with a message, Stop Child Labour, ahead of World Day against Child Labour, in Puri, Thursday, June 11, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI11-06-2020_000162A) (PTI)

Published on Jun 12, 2022 12:01 am IST

Acting East from North East India

On May 28 and 29, the Asian Confluence, a think-tank based out of Shillong, organised a river conclave in Guwahati, in collaboration with the ministry of external affairs and Act East Dpartment, government of Assam.

Published on Jun 07, 2022 09:19 am IST

Embracing future-ready digital strategies for a greener, equitable world

Technology is an integral part of our everyday lives, and it needs to be leveraged further to unlock its full potential to create a sustainable future.

Published on May 31, 2022 03:03 pm IST

Effects of Russia-Ukraine conflict on Asian Economies

The war in Ukraine will have far-reaching economic consequences on Asian economies as Russian energy is the major driver of the economic growth in the region.(Bloomberg)

Published on May 23, 2022 01:01 pm IST

Competition law in digital space: Exclusionary conduct by tech conglomerates

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)

Published on May 17, 2022 02:54 pm IST

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

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