Page 23 - Economy & Policy Analysis

Mission lifestyle for environment: Three ideas for India's G20 presidency

Think Tank 20 makes its recommendations for India's G20 presidency

How bike taxis can ease urban mobility woes and boost the economy

Bike taxis provide affordable and flexible first-and last-mile connectivity solutions, can generate huge employment opportunities, boost the local economy, and reduce pressure on public transport

Subsuming electricity into GST

This will reduce costs for businesses, eliminate cross-subsidy and reduce the inefficiencies in the use of electricity by the agriculture and residential sectors

Revisiting international trade's role in domestic development

Unlocking trade-enabled economic development alongside tenets of development including gender equity, income inequality, infrastructure, and other SDGs is very much possible

How the G20 Summit can be leveraged to showcase India's tourism sector

Thrust on developing the tourism industry will help India achieve the $5 trillion economy target faster

Statsguru: Why wheat production has been a cause for concern in India

Wheat production declined by 2.5 per cent compared to last year-its lowest level in three years

How health ministry's draft guidelines may improve nurses' work conditions

India's nursing workforce is about half of its active health workforce, which was estimated at 3.04 million in 2017-18 by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)

Freedom from freebies must not come from judicial diktat or executive fiat

The Supreme Court should stick to its normal posture of not getting embroiled in political thickets

What will it take for India to become a developed country by 2047?

Country's per capita income would need to grow 12.4% consistently to match that of OECD countries within the next 25 years

Statsguru: Six charts show hits and misses after India's independence

India's per capita gross domestic product (GDP) rose from less than $100 in 1960 to over $2,200 in 2021

Ukraine conflict: India's LNG firms see rising costs, shrinking supplies

Rising costs and shrinking supplies will impact major expansion plans

Statsguru: Six charts explain why India's trade deficit is widening

The IMF revised India's growth downward, and data from the commerce ministry show that the trade deficit is widening

Bangladesh economy outshone India, now it must learn from its neighbour

Bangladesh's per capita national income is now higher than that of India next door

Statsguru: 160,000 Indians gave up citizenship in 2021 for greener pastures

The top countries for which Indian citizenships were relinquished include the US, Australia, Canada, the UK, and Italy

Statsguru: Six charts explain state of stressed finances in India

The RBI study turned the spotlight on 10 states that were reeling from financial stress and on their growing inability to service their debt

GeM-SAHAY: Providing marginalised access to frictionless working capital

The Government eMarketplace (GeM) was integrated with SAHAY to launch the GeM-SAHAY app in May 2021 to address the credit availability challenges faced by sole proprietors on GeM

Statsguru: India's massive population challenge explained in six charts

Life expectancy at birth reduced from 70.9 years in 2019 to 67.2 years in 2021

Air safety: India sees eight aviation accidents every year on average

The frequency of serious aviation incidents is on the rise, but accident numbers have remained constant

Gender Gap Index 2022: India slips on income measures, shows data

The country performed better on education and health parameters. Political representation has been a mixed bag

Farm to Fork: Consumers curb discretionary spends to combat inflation

Households are repaying debt and replacing costlier loans with cheaper options; rising costs are taking a toll on ability to save enough