Author: Luv Sharma

A fresh blow to globalisation

News: There are two broad possibilities that may arise as an effect of the present Ukraine crisis – one is the reordering of international relations, and the other is declining globalisation.   Contents1 How the western countries have responded to the Ukraine Crisis? 2 What, as per experts, led to the Ukraine crisis?3 How the present… Continue reading A fresh blow to globalisation

Insolvency proceeding deadline problem 

News: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 aims for time bound corporate insolvency resolution process or CIRP. Although initially these timelines were adhered, but with time, considerations of factors like livelihood of those related to the company have led to delays. Due to this, the focus has shifted to revival rather than on timely resolution. … Continue reading Insolvency proceeding deadline problem 

Water Management needs a Hydro Social Approach 

News: The fact that freshwater resources are under stress is very widely acknowledged, and also that the principal driving force behind this situation are human activities in their various forms.  According to the IPCC estimates the gap between demand for and supply of fresh water may reach up to 40% by 2030 if present practices… Continue reading Water Management needs a Hydro Social Approach 

An alternative export strategy 

News: In a recent interview Raghuram Rajan, the former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, has suggested that India should focus primarily on exports of information technology-enabled services (ITeS) along with professional services such as consultancy, legal, medicine, accounting, etc.  Contents1 What are the problems associated with making service export as the mainstay of… Continue reading An alternative export strategy 

 A new Vision for Old age care 

News: According to the UN World Population Ageing Report, India’s ageing population (those aged 60 and above) is projected to increase to nearly 20% by 2050 from about 8% now.  Also currently, as India becomes increasingly urbanised, families are breaking up into smaller units which has lead to several homes for the elderly coming up… Continue reading  A new Vision for Old age care 

The burden of Govt Equity in PSUs

News: From the analysis of PSU investments by different governments in the last two decades, the result shows that their share in total government expenditure increased rapidly since 2014.  What has been the disinvestment and Privatisation trajectory in the last decade?  Although the government in the time period ranging from 2009-2014 dropped the total equity… Continue reading The burden of Govt Equity in PSUs

We may need a Bretton woods pact of data regulation 

News: Experts globally have been voicing the need for an international solution for data protection and regulation on the lines of Bretton woods arrangement of the 1940s.   What is the need for an international approach for data protection standard?  Currently there are broadly three different approaches to data governance being practised by countries around… Continue reading We may need a Bretton woods pact of data regulation 

If women are not empowered, the economy loses 

News: Women in India have been in top positions in almost all the sectors like politics, administration and financial sector as well. However, despite this progress, we have a long way to go before we could say that there is complete gender equality in every respect. Glass ceilings are beginning to shatter, but there is… Continue reading If women are not empowered, the economy loses 

Risks of imported energy gets real

News: India imports 36 per cent of its total energy needs and biomass still accounts for a fourth of India’s energy supply.   The current spike in energy prices due to sanctions on Russia have the potential to derail India’s post-Covid recovery.  This crisis should strengthen policymakers’ resolve to focus on self-sufficiency in energy over… Continue reading Risks of imported energy gets real

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