Synopsis: This article explains issues and problems associated with the Ease of Doing Business report, why it gained so much importance, and should we reform the index or bring a new one in its place? Introduction The Ease of Doing Business Index (EoDB) is dead. The flagship product created by the World Bank came under… Continue reading Lessons from the death of the ease of doing business index
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We require a more inclusive financial inclusion index
Synopsis: Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unveiled its newly conceptualized Financial Inclusion Index to “capture the extent of financial inclusion across the country”. For meaningful financial inclusion, we must have meaningful metrics in the public domain. Introduction RBI recently announced the formation of a composite Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) to capture the extent… Continue reading We require a more inclusive financial inclusion index
In pursuit of Happiness
Synopsis: The great degree of unhappiness in Indian society has a lot to do with the way the law and its institutions operate. Introduction The article talks about Happiness as an important factor to measure the quality of governance. Until the beginning of the publication of the United Nations World Happiness Report in 2012, happiness was not… Continue reading In pursuit of Happiness
Stopping short of social justice – Regarding NEET
Synopsis: The Justice AK Rajan Committee report does not provide answers to the crucial questions it engages with. Introduction Justice AK Rajan Committee report states that the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) has adversely impacted the chances of less privileged students in gaining admission to government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. The committee has used various parameters in making… Continue reading Stopping short of social justice – Regarding NEET
Three IITs among world’s top 200 in QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022
What is the News? The QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022 has been released. About QS Graduate Employability Rankings QS Graduate Employability Rankings is released by global higher education analysts Quacquarelli Symonds(QS). Purpose: It is an innovative exercise designed to provide the world’s students with a unique tool by which they can compare university performance in… Continue reading Three IITs among world’s top 200 in QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022
Around 66% children below 2 years don’t get nutritious diet: UNICEF
What is the news? As per the report “Fed to Fail? The Crisis of Children’s Diets in Early Life” published by UNICEF, two in every three children between six months and two years didn’t get the nutritious diet needed for healthy growth. Policies and programmes to improve young children’s diets are not prioritised and are being further eroded by the COVID-19… Continue reading Around 66% children below 2 years don’t get nutritious diet: UNICEF
State Food Safety Index: FSSAI
What is the news? Recently, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) -State Food Safety Index (SFSI). This index is used to measure the performance of States across various parameters of food safety. What is State Food Safety Index? It is an index is developed by… Continue reading State Food Safety Index: FSSAI
Fund and Faculty count in higher education rankings
Synopsis: The new edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework highlights the huge gap between the best and the rest. Introduction National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has recently released its sixth edition of ranking for Higher Education. Read more: Union Education Minister releases India Rankings 2021 What are the advantages of the ranking? Choice of… Continue reading Fund and Faculty count in higher education rankings
India scores 46th rank in the Global Innovation Index 2021
What is the News? The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2021 has been released. What is the Global Innovation Index? The Global Innovation Index is published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in partnership with the Portulans Institute and with the support of corporate network partners. Objective: The index ranks 132 world economies according to… Continue reading India scores 46th rank in the Global Innovation Index 2021
Ease of doing business at risk if issue of appointments to tribunals is not resolved
Synopsis: Article discusses the vacancies in the tribunals and how it’s affecting the Insolvency and bankruptcy code’s actual purpose to resolve the debt. Timely appointment will make strict time-bound insolvency resolutions a reality. Introduction Recently, Supreme Court questioned the government on vacancies in the National Company Law Tribunals (NCLT), and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). What are the… Continue reading Ease of doing business at risk if issue of appointments to tribunals is not resolved
