News: Inflation has been on the rise in most part of the world. This has once again started the debate on the best way to restore price stability. What are various strategies to deal with Inflation? Old/orthodox method-This involves the reduction in spending and raising of interest rates. But this method often has side effects (such as bankruptcies and rising… Continue reading Inflation heresy mustn’t always be rejected out of hand
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Time’s Running out-Is India ready to handle 34,600 tonnes of solar waste?
News: India plans to generate about 280 GW of energy through solar power by 2030. While this may seem a climate smart move but it also leads to generation of huge amount of solar waste. A holistic approach to solar energy includes not only a green and clean perspective, but also resource and material management. Why India needs a solar waste… Continue reading Time’s Running out-Is India ready to handle 34,600 tonnes of solar waste?
Propping up the property market – Issues facing Housing Sector
News: Indian housing sector is struggling a lot due to stalled housing projects, which has led to a loss of output and jobs. What are the problems associated with housing projects? Fear psychosis among buyers: Customers today are reluctant to pay advances as they are not sure whether the project will complete or not. So, they… Continue reading Propping up the property market – Issues facing Housing Sector
Space for dreams: On ISRO’s new chief
News: S. Somanath has been appointed as the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). What are the upcoming programmes of ISRO? Human space flight programe– Gaganayaan Read here: Union Minister says, India’s maiden human space mission “Gaganyaan” will be launched in 2023 Aditya L1: The aim to take a space observatory to the Lagrangian point… Continue reading Space for dreams: On ISRO’s new chief
How real is the GST boost?
News: The government is delighted over the steady improvement in the collection of goods and services tax (GST) in recent months GST collections have crossed the Rs 1-trillion mark for each of the last six months beginning July 2021. The buoyancy in GST collections provides the much-needed revenue cushion to government finances and for preparing… Continue reading How real is the GST boost?
The pros and cons of big data used as economic signals
News: Big data is being used for various types of analysis like economic growth. However, there are certain pros and cons linked to this type of analysis. Google recently released some anonymized data for India, based on mobile phone locations of the users. As per the data, People are spending more time at home, rather than at work places or… Continue reading The pros and cons of big data used as economic signals
Extending GST compensation as a reform catalyst
News: The agreement to pay compensation for the loss of revenue was for a period of five years, which will come to an end by June 2022. However, the states are demanding to continue it for another five years. Because, it was hoped that the tax structure would stabilise in the first five years, however,… Continue reading Extending GST compensation as a reform catalyst
Tackling India’s unemployment wave
News: Unemployment in India has undeniably reached a critical stage. What are the available data that suggests India has undeniably reached a critical stage? Unemployment rate: India’s unemployment rate has been increasing. It increased to 7.91 percent in December 2021 from 6.3 percent in 2018-2019. It is very critical as 10 million young Indians are… Continue reading Tackling India’s unemployment wave
Treating the planet well can aid progress
News: The 2020 Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), titled “The Next Frontier – Human Development and the Anthropocene” proposed a planetary pressure-adjusted Human Development Index (HDI). This adjustment has been worked out by factoring in per capita carbon dioxide (CO2) emission (production) and per capita material footprint. The purpose is to… Continue reading Treating the planet well can aid progress
Managing biomedical waste
News: Since the outbreak of Covid pandemic, there has been rise in the Safe handling and elimination of biomedical waste. Read here: 23 states at additional Covid risk due to Biomedical waste Contents1 What are the challenges associated with biomedical waste?2 What are the government initiatives to handle biomedical waste?3 What are the challenges associated with the… Continue reading Managing biomedical waste
