Globally, there is a growing aspiration for democracy among ordinary people seeking greater freedom and dignity. Pew Research survey of 17 advanced economies in 2021 shows disaffection of people with the lack of individual freedom in authoritarian states. According to the survey, a median of 74% of people in these countries had no confidence in… Continue reading Democracy in the 21st century | Timeline

Opinion polls to study Indian national elections emerged in the 1950s. The proliferation of electronic media and the rapid monetisation in the 1990s provided momentum to polling agencies to venture into opinion polling on national electoral politics and state election contests. What is an Opinion poll? An opinion poll (pre-poll survey) is a survey of… Continue reading Opinion polls in India | Timeline

On 22nd Feb 22, India’s ministry of electronics and information technology (MEITY) released a policy document called Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy 2022. For other articles under the TIMELINE Initiative, click HERE → The policy aims to radically transform India’s ability to harness public sector data. The proposals of the Draft Data Accessibility… Continue reading Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy 2022 | Timeline

India adopted a mixed economy model, where the Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) were established on a socialistic pattern of development. However, due to the poor performance of several PSEs and the consequent huge fiscal deficits, privatization was pursued. For other articles under the TIMELINE Initiative, click HERE → For the ongoing fiscal year FY22, the government has set a… Continue reading Privatization in India and related issues | Timeline

The Constitution of India accords the highest place to the ideal of justice. It is placed higher than the other principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. People of this country turn towards the judiciary in the quest of justice. Hence, it is the responsibility of the justice delivery system to ensure that social, economic and… Continue reading Judiciary and related issues | Timeline

Low capacity utilisation, lack of innovation and various other factors necessitated the beginning of Disinvestment process in India in the year 1991 when 31 selected PSUs were disinvested. It was from 2001 to 2004 when maximum number of disinvestments took place in India. These took the shape of either strategic sales (involving an effective transfer… Continue reading Disinvestment | Timeline

In the recent Union Budget speech, the Finance Minister announced that the RBI will issue India’s own digital rupee in financial year 2022-23. The budget announcement was made after consultations with the RBI, and the RBI will decide by when it is ready to launch the digital rupee. – India’s rushed deadline to issue a… Continue reading Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) | Timeline