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News: The formalization of India’s economy has increased over the years, but regaining a fast-growth trajectory is a challenge yet to be fully tackled. Contents1 What is the size of India’s informal economy?2 How the size of informal economy can be measured?3 What are the signs that indicate an increase in formalization of the economy?4… Continue reading Big claims of rapid economic formalization are suspect

News: In CoP 26 summit, 105 countries have pledged to reduce their methane emissions by 30% from 2020 levels, by 2030.  IPCC research estimates that 1/4th of global warming is done by CH4 or Methane. Cutting Methane emissions is easier compared to other emissions due to tech solutions. Also, UN’s latest assessment is that over 50% of available targeted measures… Continue reading Methane question: It is easier to cut CH4 than CO2

News: The rise in prices of energy may slow down the economic recovery and growth rate. How are energy prices linked to economic recovery and growth? Economic Productivity is directly related to the use of dense forms of energy*. Improvements in Indian economy’s energy density means India’s energy demand grew 2.5% slower than India’s GDP… Continue reading The energy headwind

News: The Agritech startup ecosystem can be the next-generation technology revolution in the agri-food sector. Agritech Startups are raising large sums, despite many of them currently making losses. This is because they disrupt the traditional system of doing business and increase efficiency. India witnessed an increase in funding from $619 million in H1 2020 to… Continue reading Agritech startups have great potential in India

News: India’s commitments at the Glasgow COP-26 meeting came at a substantial cost to its medium-term economic prospects, while other developed countries such as EU, US and China will have an advantage. Contents1 How new commitments will cost India its medium-term economic prospects?2 How EU, US and China will benefit from the CoP-26 commitments?3 Why… Continue reading Pledges at Glasgow could change the global distribution of power

News: Increasingly, electric vehicles are being seen as a major solution to the severe emissions problem. However, many tend to ignore the carbon emissions produced during the process of manufacturing these cars. The transport sector is responsible for almost a quarter of direct carbon-dioxide emissions from burning fuel. EVs were supposed to be the answer… Continue reading The dirty secret of EV supply chains that can’t be overlooked

News: India has announced its environmental targets are Glasgow. To achieve those targets efficiently, India needs a climate law. Our Prime Minister has recently a ‘Panchamrit solution’ which aims at reducing fossil fuel dependence and carbon intensity (reduce one billion tonnes of total projected carbon emissions by 2030). But before adopting new energy pathways, we… Continue reading The right time for India to have its own climate law

News: Categorising farmers based on dependence on farm income, land ownership is inappropriate. Harish Damodaran and Samridhi Agarwal argue that India’s farming population is much smaller than is usually estimated. They used the 2019 Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households (SAAH) survey to establish their argument. They claim that while the official estimate of the number… Continue reading How to define a farmer

News: An improvement in global trade scenario provides an ideal setting for Trade Ministers to revisit trade rules which can help maintain the momentum in trade growth. The World Trade Organization (WTO)’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) is being convened in Geneva, Switzerland at the end of this month. The MC12 is being held at an… Continue reading Charting a trade route after the MC12