Budget 2021 gives boost to SVAMITVA Yojana– making rural India AtmaNirbhar
SVAMITVA scheme has the potential to transform rural India and uplift the rural economy. Budget 2021 has made a provision of Rs 200 crore…
16 February 2021
Ritu Bhandari
The author is Head of Research, Smahi Foundation of Policy and Research. She is based out of Mumbai. She tweets at @Ritu_twt Views are personal.
What’s holding India back?
While India’s business climate has been continuously improving since 2014, India must study and bring new reforms to overcome its slow judicial process, complex…
9 February 2021
Global proliferation of Drones
Drones is the future of aviation. UAVs can no longer be viewed as precious aircraft of an elite few. The next generation of drones…
9 February 2021
Decoding the Labour Code
India’s archaic labour laws have been highlighted as one of the key impediments in attracting investment in labour intensive manufacturing - key to India’s…
9 February 2021
Budget 2021- A welcome shift in policy perspective
The Budget shows a growth trajectory that will not be constrained by resources such as fiscal deficit, inflation, rating agencies
6 February 2021
A take on the agriculture reforms in India- 2020
The agri reforms are progressive and structurally positive, given the state of agriculture in India and reflects the need of the changed times; from…
28 December 2020
Should large corporate houses be allowed to promote banks?
Broadly, the main concerns of allowing large corporate houses to own banks relate to conflicts of interest, governance issues and concentration of economic power.
23 December 2020