Page 17 - Economy & Policy Analysis

National health mission drives standardisation in public healthcare system

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to address the challenges pertaining to underutilisation of public healthcare facilities and missed diagnosis on priority

'Need to moderate rate, widen tax base for Viksit Bharat goal by 2047'

Experts underscored the need on transition from rates to revenue focused on lowering tax rates, enlarging the tax-paying base and thereby creating the means for financing of India's investment

Enabling true journalism: The design principles

The role of the media as the watchdog of democracy can only be fulfilled through a balanced distribution of power, fostering dialogue, and upholding transparency

World Food Safety Day 2024: Prepare for the unexpected

Ensuring food safety is a public health priority and an essential step towards achieving food security

Strong economic base to help new govt make India a developed nation by 2047

Robust tax revenues, a fast expanding digital and financial infrastructure and a strong manufacturing sector will give the new government a base for unleashing next generation reforms

US Treasuries behind RBI's Rs 2.1 trillion bumper surplus to Centre

Dollar sale also helped; Such high surplus likely to be one-off

Study on Covaxin should revise statement on conclusions for clarity

It likely overstates actual risks associated with the vaccine and conflates common illnesses with vaccine-related adverse effects

India must create 115 mn jobs by 2030 as more people enter workforce: Study

"To achieve this herculean task, India's growth engine needs to fire on all cylinders, from manufacturing to services in the next five years," research note read

India-EU FTA: Will the marriage reconcile?

While realpolitik is not expected to result in a favourable trade agreement between India and EU, the partners would do best in settling for a more realistic agenda with some compromise from both side

Fiscal prudent Odisha faces many challenges on socioeconomic front

In last decade, it has consistently remained a revenue-surplus state, allowing govt to invest in asset generation, introduce welfare schemes. But its socio-economic indicators leave much to be desired

Intellectual property and competition law: Two sides of the same coin

The two codes are crucial for safeguarding public interest and fostering economic growth with innovation

DMRC vs DAMEPL: SC broadens scope of court intervention in arbitral awards

A perusal of the judgment in DMRC vs DAMEPL would show that the SC has interpreted the terms of the contract and that too, in its curative jurisdiction

Onus on resuming trade ties lies with Pakistan, India must set the terms

India's negotiations must maintain a strategic approach and give concessions that meet its long-term objectives

In the economic transformation of Southeast Asia, a tale of two FTAs

Advantages of India's FTA with ASEAN appear unclear and appear to make the country dependent on Chinese imports

A trillion dreams: Is this realistic, or are four states chasing a chimera?

The exchange rate will play a crucial role in this calculation and some assumptions must be made on this front

The right to first job: Why apprenticeship hasn't taken off in India

Apprenticeship in India has failed to take off majorly due to the lack of awareness among the firms especially in the services sector, believe industry observers

India-EFTA agreement aligns tariff concessions with investment promotion

In exchange for tariff reduction, EFTA countries will increase foreign investments in India

4 shocks pushed up prices, led to supply disruptions and price reactions

Easing inflation, a smaller fiscal deficit and a turn in US Federal Reserve's policy rates create grounds for policy rate cuts in India

Bias at the ballot box: The ways voters are influenced in elections

Authority figures to availability choice: Our voting decisions are often coloured by biases that are often unconscious

GST disputes persist due to conflicting interpretations of goods, services

Classification of items for GST rates was done on the basis of harmonised system of nomenclature codes. The codes contain 21 sections. These are divided into 99 chapters, which have 1,244 headings