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What is Inclusive Growth? As per OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), inclusive growth is economic growth that is distributed fairly across society and creates opportunities for all. UNDP described it as “the process and the outcome where all groups of people have participated in growth and have benefited equitably from it”. Put simply,… Continue reading Inclusive Growth-Explained Pointwise

India has become the most populous nation with ~1.44 billion population, which is slightly more than China. The exponentially increasing population levels in the 1970s, predicted a doom for India and the World. However, the Indian population growth story has belied the prediction of doom. With drop fertility rates (which is now below the replacement… Continue reading Demographic Dividend & Employability Concerns in India – Explained Pointwise

A new analysis by Climate Trends, a Delhi-based organisation, has connected the dots between climate change, crop losses and rising food prices. The study shows how extreme heatwaves and erratic rainfall have severely impacted TOP production over the past five years, pushing up prices of these staples and driving food inflation to alarming levels. In… Continue reading Inflation Management in India – Objectives & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

According to the Economic Survey 2024-25, India needs a continued step-up of infrastructure investment over the next two decades to sustain a high rate of growth. The Economic Survey states that building infrastructure – physical, digital and social – has been a central focus area for the Government in the last five years. This has… Continue reading National Infrastructure Pipeline – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

Just a few weeks after PM Narendra Modi announced, in his independence day speech, spoke about ushering in of the next generation GST reforms, the GST council has move towards restructuring the indirect tax regime – touted as GST 2.0. Combined with the new Income Tax Bill & the rejig of income-tax slabs in this… Continue reading GST 2.0 – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

Recently, the government has decided to lift all the restrictions on ethanol production from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, and molasses for the year 2025-26. The decision demonstrates the government’s commitment to achieve the target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol by 2025, with potential expansion to 30% thereafter. However, there are certain challenges that have… Continue reading Ethanol Blending Programme (E20 Blending)- Significance and Challenges- Explained Pointwise

The Supreme Court recently directed the State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) and distribution companies (DISCOMs) to clear the existing regulatory assets within four years and liquidate any new assets within three years. The court also advised capping the regulatory asset at 3% of a DISCOM’s Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) and instructed regulators to set out… Continue reading Regulatory Assets of DISCOMS – Explained Pointwise

The India-U.S. relation is presently undergoing through a tough phase, especially after the US’s decision to sharply raise the tariffs on Indian exports to 50% on a wide range of products – has caused deep concern & disappointment in India. However, India-US relationship is anchored in resilience, strategic convergence, and people-to-people ties. In this regard,… Continue reading India-U.S. Relations – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

  The 25th SCO Summit is being held from August 31 to September 1, 2025, in Tianjin, China. It marks the fifth time China hosts the summit and is expected to be the largest gathering in SCO history. Leaders from over 20 countries, plus heads of about 10 international organizations, will be present. PM Narendra Modi… Continue reading SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise