Petrol/Diesel Prices: Who is Responsible for Back-breaking Hikes?
The central government has raked in over Rs. 18 lakh crore from excise duties compared to Rs. 14 lakh crore from taxes by all state governments over the past eight years.
Fact Check: Has Extreme Poverty in India Really Dropped Below 1%, as a New IMF Paper Claims?
Economists are sceptical of the claim that the country’s food security scheme helped avert a rise in extreme poverty. Here’s why.
Fall-out of the Ukraine Conflict on India’s Economy
The Indian economy was already in crisis before the Ukraine War. However, the rulers are putting all the blame for this on the Ukraine war, an “act of God”, as it were. That provides them a ready alibi, and diverts from the already alarming condition of the people before the impact of the war.
Demonetisation, GST and Covid Doom India’s Handloom Sector
This is a largely informal industry, where the finest, most brilliant and sensitive of the nation’s craftspeople work, in dilapidated machines and subhuman conditions, celebrating centuries of inherited, meticulous and painstaking art forms, etched in archival memory. It is in deep crisis …
Remembering Mangoo Ram Mugowalia, the Revolutionary Leader Who Challenged Caste
Mangoo Ram Mugowalia passed on April 22, 1980 at the ripe age of 94. In a political career spanning 65 years, Mangoo Ram made remarkable contributions. Most notably, he was a member of the Ghadar Party and shaped the Ad-Dharm movement in Punjab.
Who Is Taking Over National Assets in India?
The government has raised more than Rs 97,000 crore in 2021-22 by leasing out state-owned properties to various private entities, including global pension funds. The properties include those related to coal mining, various bits of highways, power transmission lines, etc.
We Need to Keep a Close Watch on India’s Balance of Payments Situation. Here’s Why
India’s external sector may seem stable at present but by no means should it be regarded as foolproof. The IMF has said the state of the global economy may entail “complex policy tradeoffs” making the policy landscape very complicated.
LIC IPO: Gross Injustice To Small LIC Policy Holders – Two Letters to FM
The then PM Nehru and the then FM Deshmukh, whose foresight and vision had led to the creation of a unique institution of the LIC as a social security provider for the poor, would never have imagined even remotely that their successors six decades later would wantonly dismantle it …
Forest Rights Foster Self-Sustaining Villages in Maharashtra’s Gondia
The recognition of community forest rights has altered the lives of forest villagers of Gondia for the better, increasing employment opportunities and reducing distress migration.
‘The Immortal’: Art Brings Out Bhagat Singh’s Spirit and Thoughts Beyond Stereotypes
Bhagat Singh has been turned into a stereotype in many art pieces. But a new painting sheds a rare light on the famous revolutionary.