India ranks among the top 10 countries globally in terms of gold reserves, and the recent discovery of new gold deposits in Odisha highlights its expanding mineral wealth. https://sputniknews.in/20250324/indias-gold-reserves-shield-against-global-turmoil-game-changer-for-economy-8900814.html
India needs to reimagine the mechanism of fiscal transfer. One way out could be the Union govt taking financial responsibility for providing education and healthcare to all states https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/mind-the-gap-india-needs-to-reimagine-the-mechanism-of-fiscal-transfer/cid/2074618
With just about 5 beds per 10,000 people, India’s hospital capability is abysmally low, lower than most developing Asian nations and also World Health Organisation’s recommended number of 30 Read more
Eine CO2-Abgabe der EU wäre unfair gegenüber Indien https://www.welt-sichten.org/artikel/40633/eine-co2-abgabe-der-eu-waere-unfair-gegenueber-indien
Overtaking China in terms of population is not a good news for India. While there has been much talk about demographic dividend, what India has been experiencing is rather demographic disaster, which can be reduced only through faster improvement of education and healthcare in the country.Read More
Despite implementation of the One Nation One Ration Card Scheme, which is a game-changer for beneficiaries, portability among migrants has been found to be low. This is because 79 per cent of them avail PDS only at their home locations, a new study has found. The study conducted jointly by the Council for Social Development (CSD) and German Development …
Almost 79% migrants availed PDS at their home locations, says study Read More »
Delivering the keynote address at a dissemination-cum-consultation workshop on the study on ‘Status and Pathways for Portability of Cash and In-Kind Transfers in India’, Dr Apurv Mishra from the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) mentioned that this report came at a time of intense and cascading global challenges. The short-term disruptions with COVID-19 have …
Marketing reforms in the agriculture sector is the need of the hour to make it a remunerative livelihood activity for farmers of the country, who constitute almost 70 per cent of the population. But this needs to be made through a wide consultation process involving all stakeholders, particularly the farming community. Reforms made by the …