Author: Ram Manohar

Synopsis: India needs Electric Vehicles to protect the environment and acquire a permanent place in the new global order. Contents1 Introduction2 How Electric Vehicles are beneficial compared to combustion engines? 3 Initiatives to promote EV 4 Challenges in the adoption of electric vehicles in India Introduction Fossil-fuel-based transportation has resulted in pollution around the world. India has… Continue reading Is India ready for a world where electric vehicles will dominate transportation?

Synopsis: Cheap, reliable and clean energy are means to fulfil the energy demand and these will determine the success of the global climate action movement. Contents1 Introduction2 What is the reason behind increased power cuts?3 What has led to decreased production of coal?4 Which factors are responsible for the growth of RE sector in India?5… Continue reading People may now be ready for a renewable revolution

Synopsis: India must protect its interests in WTO on fishery subsidies Contents1 Introduction2 What was the proposal given by India?3 Why there was a need for global pact on fisheries subsidies?4 How has WTO responded to India’s Proposal?5 Why fisheries subsidies hold significan for India? Introduction The issue on fishery subsidies was first raised during… Continue reading Differential treatment: On fisheries subsidies issue at WTO

Synopsis: India’s start-up ecosystem is radically breaking from its past in company valuations, unicorn numbers, funding round sizes, foreign interest, and growth. Contents1 Introduction2 How economic development is like a game of scrabble?3 How triad helped entrepreneurs?4 How UPI, GST and JIO helped startups?5 What is the lesson of this economic scrabble?6 What is the… Continue reading The New Economic Scrabble

Synopsis: RBI’s recent actions against auditors highlight the need for role clarity as well as coordination among regulators Contents1 Introduction2 What are the roles and responsibilities of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)?3 While ICAI has the power to Discipline and take action on misconduct by auditors, why RBI and SEBI needs to intervene?4… Continue reading Who is my regulator?: On RBI’s recent actions against auditors

Synopsis: New revelations underline how the Facebook company is sheltering hate speech in India. Contents1 Introduction2 What were the complaints alleged against Facebook?3 Are the revelations significant in the Indian context?4 What has been various governments’ response?5 What steps should Facebook take?6 What should Govt of India do? Introduction In September 2021, Frances Haugen, a… Continue reading 5 Questions On Facebook

Synopsis: The Quarterly Employment Survey is based on an outdated frame and will result in incorrect estimates. Introduction Recently, the Labour Bureau, under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, released the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) results for April-June 2021 for non-farm industries in the organised sector. However, the findings of QES met with muted scepticism… Continue reading It’s time for a new QES

Synopsis: The post-pandemic fiscal future would depend on the way government expenditure is directed. Contents1 Introduction2 What is the current fiscal scenario?3 What are the current medium-term fiscal challenges Indian economy is facing?4 Which factors can affect the financial stability?5 What is the way forward? Introduction Tax collection in the current fiscal year is likely… Continue reading India’s post-pandemic fiscal future

Synopsis: This article elucidates why patents cannot be granted to artificial intelligence (AI) programs. Introduction In April 2020, the South African patent office granted a patent to an artificial intelligence (AI) program called DABUS (‘Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience). DABUS used fractal geometry to come up with a better design for food… Continue reading The awkward grant of patents to artificial intelligence

Synopsis: Adjusted for land holding, the Punjab farmer is doing poorly, and the culprit is paddy. By shifting from rice to maize and diversifying to fruits and vegetables, farmers in Punjab and Haryana can earn more, while practicing sustainable farming. Contents1 What are key findings of the latest Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of agri households?2… Continue reading How Punjab can shine again with nutritional security and climate-friendly agriculture