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Indian Toys are a global choice

Since 2018-19, India’s Toy exports have turned around and net exports is positive. Between 2018-19 and 2021-22, Toy exports reportedly…

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AI in Agriculture

AI can detect plant diseases, pests, insects, locusts and chemical fertilisers, find out malnourished farms, detect plots of lands thirsty…

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Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT) and Women Empowerment?

Women who get and retain their DBT can improve their disposable income, financial decision making and the family’s respect for…

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Saving=Investment & Economic Growth.

Savings=Investment is a pre-condition for economic equilibrium, students are taught. But, when both start declining, the equilibrium is reached at…

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Coal and Energy Security

India plans to reduce emission intensity of GDP by 45% and aims at generating 500 GW of Renewable Energy from…

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Are we adopting ESG in India?

As companies and investors continue to increasingly prioritize investment decision-making that not only benefits the shareholders, but also other stakeholders…

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What would be the likely impact of Artificial Intelligence and Automation?

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Wave is expected to nullify entire job pools where human resources are considered to be cheap…

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How do you feel about the Development of Enterprises and Services Hub (DESH) Bill?

Government of India plans to replace the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act, 2006 with a new legislation entitled Development of…

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Does agriculture need to embrace e-commerce?

The scattered nature of agricultural markets across the length and breadth of the country in large numbers, higher variations in…

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International Economic Sanctions: How Effective Are They?

The beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022 comes hand in glove with international sanctions against the aggressor. However, the…

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The Contract Farming Act of India: How Useful Is It?

The Act is known as The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020. The…

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How can Cyber Security Awareness be Raised?

The rapid penetration of smartphones and online banking and payment systems without increased awareness about their risks seems to have…

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Which is the way ahead for higher education in India?

Soon the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), and the National Council of Teacher…

Health & Lifestyle

What is the way ahead for drug quality control in India?

66 children in Gambia died after consumption of four cough syrups made by an Indian Pharmaceutical Company and subsequently the…

Finance & Economy

What are the benefits of R & D Tax Incentives?

Globally, governments provide significant tax incentives to corporations for expenditure on research and development (R&D) to foster innovation. Studies have…

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What are the prospects for energy reform?

Indian economy is on a recovery path. As per calculations, if India’s GDP has to grow at 7% by 2030,…

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What is the utility of a national urban employment guarantee scheme?

One of the north Indian states recently launched an Urban Employment Scheme to provide 100 days of employment. That such…

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What does the future hold for microfinance?

Last month, RBI issued guidelines that made banks and NBFCs responsible for the conduct of the digital intermediaries hired by…

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What is data governance, and why is it important?

Data governance is defined as the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of data used in an…

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What is the road ahead for Digital Lending?

RBI’s new digital lending rules lay stress on three points: (a) customer protection and conduct (b) technology and data requirements…

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Which direction will Indo-Asean trade take?

India’s Act East Policy is centered around its relations with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the…

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How should online gaming be regulated?

India has become home to a booming online gaming industry, fostering an attractive domestic market and an ecosystem of creative…

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Which way are cryptocurrencies heading?

Crypto trading increased last year as millions stayed home and received government aid, while low-interest rates and flowing liquid money…

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What is the way ahead after Farm Laws?

We all know about the repeal of the proposed Farm Laws. Our point of discussion is the way ahead. The…

Health & Lifestyle

What is an ideal Doctor Pharma Relationship?

A recent PIL in the Supreme Court by the Federation of Medical and Sales Representatives Association of India has again…

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How to foster Supply Chain transiliency?

The COVID-19 pandemic followed by the war in Europe has revealed the critical importance of Supply Chain management in navigating…

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Which direction is the global economy shifting?

The new estimates of IMF (July 2022) show that the growth rate of global output will decline by almost half…

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How to sustain Indian Entrepreneurship?

India has the third largest Start Up ecosystem globally, after the US and China with over 65,000 recognised Start Ups…

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What would be an ideal Data Protection Bill?

In our opinion an ideal Data Protection Bill would ideally manage both the Fundamental Right to Privacy and National Security…

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Do we need to integrate more with Global Value Chains?

A successful export strategy no longer involves manufacturing a product in one country and exporting to other countries. Instead, the…

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How can we balance meeting ESG Goals with Energy Security?

India’s non-fossil fuel energy capacity, including hydel and nuclear stands at close to 170 GW, @ around 41% of total…

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How effective are publicly Financed Health Insurance Schemes?

Publicly Financed Health Insurance (PFHI) schemes are a major healthcare reform that has been adopted on a large scale to…

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Which way ahead for Ed-Tech?

The Indian Ed-Tech industry has been growing rapidly since the Covid 19 pandemic and is expected to reach $4 billion…

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Does Financial Outreach imply Financial Access too?

The conventional wisdom is that opening up new branches is the best way to extend the outreach of the formal…

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Are there gender differences in occupation?

Conventionally supply-side analysis of the labor market uses differences in knowledge accumulation and readiness to opt for adventurous assignments between…

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Are EVs safer than Internal Combustion Engines?

As we move towards a catowardutral future, the world is looking at Electric Vehicles (EV) as the preferred mode of…

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Are we ready for the Blockchain revolution in Healthcare?

Blockchain is a distributed, decentralized, peer-to-peer, immutable, and secure computer network to store information and transfer digital instruments of value….