News: By the middle of this century, the country’s population will finally start to decline, ending up at perhaps a billion by 2100. India is ageing faster than expected. The latest round of India’s massive National Family Health Survey (NFHS) highlights the point. For instance, in urban India, the fertility rate is now 1.6, according… Continue reading India seems likely to grow old before it can become wealthy
Author: Ram Manohar
The WTO’s challenge to MSP is another frontier to cross
News: A legal guarantee for MSP will violate international law obligations enshrined in the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) What is Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) of the World Trade Organization (WTO)? Read more here: https://forumias.com/blog/wto-terminologies-aoa-blue-green-amber-box-peace-clause/ How a legal guarantee for MSP will violate WTO rules? Firstly, the price support provided… Continue reading The WTO’s challenge to MSP is another frontier to cross
Delivering climate action: The road ahead for India after CoP26
News: At CoP26, India pledged to become a ‘net zero’ carbon emitter by 2070. It announced enhanced targets for renewable energy deployment and reduction in carbon emissions. Achieving these targets will require focusing on the three important areas. 1) Increasing renewable energy capacity, 2) Decarbonising emission-intensive sectors, 3) Creating more carbon sinks. What needs to… Continue reading Delivering climate action: The road ahead for India after CoP26
Addressing cross border insolvency
News: Recently, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has published a draft framework for cross-border insolvency proceedings based on the UNCITRAL Model Law. Why there is a need for a separate law for cross-border insolvency? Cross-border insolvency involves a situation where an insolvent debtor has assets or creditors in more than one country. Thereby, a… Continue reading Addressing cross border insolvency
Why does the Log4Shell vulnerability have tech firms worried?
News: A new vulnerability named Log4Shell is being touted as one of the worst cybersecurity flaws to have been discovered. What is the Log4Shell vulnerability? The Log4Shell vulnerability is a flaw in one of the most widely used server software. It is a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, which means attackers can use it to… Continue reading Why does the Log4Shell vulnerability have tech firms worried?
Protecting gig workers
News: The Supreme Court recently made a significant intervention by admitting a public interest litigation from the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers. PIL seeks to classify gig workers as wageworkers entitled to social security and other employment benefits Meanwhile, the Code on Social Security, which covered unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers for… Continue reading Protecting gig workers
Surplus liquidity in the system: How it came and how it may go
News: RBI has pushed excess liquidity into the system. Now, exiting this surplus liquidity scenario of ₹8 trillion will be a challenge. What are the reasons behind surplus liquidity in the system? To stimulate growth, various tools were used by RBI during pre-Covid and Post Covid phase to push excess liquidity into the system. For… Continue reading Surplus liquidity in the system: How it came and how it may go
On Algorithmic trading/Algos: Regulate, don’t stifle
News: In a consultation paper last week, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) proposed regulating retail or third-party algorithmic trading (algos). What is algorithmic trading/Algos? Algos are programmes that automatically monitor price-volume action and make trades without human intervention, buying and selling when pre-set instructions are triggered by price moves. By the National… Continue reading On Algorithmic trading/Algos: Regulate, don’t stifle
We need a renewed conversation on economic inequality in India
News: Gaps of income and wealth have worsened after liberalization, causing various ramifications, including political ones. A response is clearly necessary. What are the stats to substantiate that the wealth gap in India is increasing? World Inequality Report Data – Read here What are the implications? Unequal growth: The top 10% of our population has… Continue reading We need a renewed conversation on economic inequality in India
Boosting agrifood life sciences is key to India’s agricultural future
News: Innovations in Agrifood life sciences in India remain deeply neglected by venture capital investors and even entrepreneurs. For instance, globally, $6 billion was invested in agrifood life sciences startups in 2020, while India raised slightly over $10 million. India is becoming a global outlier, with the US, Israel, Europe, and China all building unicorn… Continue reading Boosting agrifood life sciences is key to India’s agricultural future
