More Families Pushed to Surviving Without Jobs
Latest CMIE data shows that share of families with two members working has fallen drastically. This means people are surviving on much less income.
Privatisation of Public Sector, a Brazen Contempt of India’s Constitution
The People’s Commission on the Public Sector and Public Services has emphasised that the public sector was created as an essential instrument for achieving a welfare State in India in consonance with the vision articulated in the directive principles of state policy laid down in the Constitution.
MSMEs Hit by Raw Materials’ Price Rise, Entrepreneurs Down Shutters in Protest
In a first, the entrepreneurs of the micro medium and small enterprises (MSME) went on a one-day strike across the country on Monday, in protest against the policies of the Union government that have affected the sector.
As Uttar Pradesh Heads to Polls, How Does the Yogi Govt’s Economic Performance Hold Up?
Employment trends are dismal under the ‘double engine government’ of Modi and Adityanath. Several other claims made in ads do not appear to hold up.
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India’s Hierarchical Education Sector Precludes the Creation of a ‘Meritocracy’
India’s graded educational system mirrors the country’s stubbornly rigid social hierarchies. The poorest children attend the free government-run schools and those from the highest echelons of Indian society increasingly attend elite schools, with the rest of the society caught in between.
Why the Drop in India’s Labour Participation Rate Can’t Be Ignored by Policymakers
As per the CMIE, India’s LPR has further fallen to 40.15% last month. This means 60% of employable people in India have fallen off the job market. Other Asian economies like Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam etc. have over 60% employable people actively looking for jobs.
The Troubled Legacy of General Rawat Needs to Be Rolled Back
The rulers of “Naya Bharat” have introduced an imbalance in the civil-military equation. And if the politicians seek acceptability on the back of the soldiers’ sacrifice, the generals in turn will aspire to a louder voice in shaping the republic’s collective destiny.
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Call for Nationwide Protests on 16 December Against Unconstitutional CAA-NPR-NRC
Press Release: The Shaheen Bagh movement never ended, it continues to inspire us in our ongoing struggles to defend democratic rights and assert equal citizenship. On its 2nd anniversary, let us remember this powerful struggle, and organise solidarity actions across the country on 16 Dec 2021.
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Democracy Crumbling: How Did India End Up Among Top 3 ‘Backsliders’?
A recent report by International IDEA, an inter-governmental think tank, finds that “70% of the global population now live either in non-democratic regimes or in democratically backsliding countries”. The report cites Brazil, India and the United States as the biggest backsliders globally.
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How India’s Govt Is Setting in Place a New Structure for a Dysfunctional Parliament
The government of PM Modi is increasingly bypassing Parliament through executive fiat by promulgating an average of 11 ordinances a year. Legislative scrutiny is at its lowest point: from 70% of bills referred to committees in the previous Lok Sabha to 11% during the current.