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The ill effects of globalization

Increasing economic integration has resulted in higher interdependency resulting in economic and social benefits. However, it hasn’t been beneficial for all the emerging economies especially..

Uttar Pradesh Government waives farmer’s debt.

On the 4th of April 2017, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath made good on one of his promised agendas. Fresh off his appointment by the BJP..

Expired Drugs consumed by Children

On 27 March 2017, some parents have alleged that their children were given expired injections at the state-run hospital. Photos, allegedly of injection vials at the Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad have…

US lays off jobs to India

On 28 February 2017, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) laid off 49 Information Technology (IT) employees and outsourced their work to a company based in India. This marks the end a…

Air India

On 28 Feb 17, Bloomberg reported that the PMO and Finance Ministry were discussing a proposal to sell the government’s majority stake in Air India, the country’s national carrier. By bringing in a…

Democratic Index 2016

On 22 Feb 17, the Economist’s Intelligence Unit, released data about Democratic Index (DI) 2016. The DI is based on five categories; election process & pluralization, civil liberties, functioning…

Fake currency in Malda

On Monday, February 20, 2017 in West Bengal’s Malda district, the Border Security Force (BSF) confiscated 48 notes of Rs. 2000 and arrested a man acting as a courier. In the last three weeks totally…

Airtel to acquire Telenor

On 23rd Feb 2017, Bharti Airtel stated intention to fully acquire Norwegian telecom operator Telenor’s local arm, Telenor India. The deal was to include its subscribers, infrastructure and spectrum.

Choices: by Shivshankar Menon

On 10 Feb 17, Shiv Shankar Menon, former National Security Advisor and former Foreign Secretary interacted with an august gathering at the Bangalore International Centre. He was hosted by eminent…

Infosys

In recent weeks, differences have been reported between Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka and a group of the IT giant’s promoters. The differences are over the increase in compensation to the CEO, handsome…

Indian iphones

On 2nd Feb 2017, the Karnataka government issued a release welcoming Apple's proposal "to commence initial manufacturing operations" in the state. The release, signed by state IT Minister Priyank…

RBI increases withdrawal limits

On 30 Jan 17, RBI announced that it would be removing withdrawal restrictions on ATMs, from 01 Feb 17. Also with immediate effect, withdrawal limits on current accounts, cash credit and overdraft…

National budget

On the 1st of Feb 2017, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley shall present his 4th National Budget, to Parliament.This budget is special because for the 1st time, the presentation of the budget has been…

Apple in India

In May 16, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, met PM Narendra Modi to look into the possibility of ‘make in India’ – Apple products. Apple struck a deal in October 16 with Reliance Jio. As part of the deal,…

Change of Guard

Urjit Patel: India replaces 'rock star' Rajan with 'low-key' banker

Building Economic Resilience with Insurance

“The government cannot overlook the role of insurance acting as a financial safety net against possible future risk exposures:” Tapan Singhel.

Risk Taking For Economic Revival

'Countries have to be brave enough to take bold decisions on a fiscal policy for the future'

Revival Policies Should Be Country-Specific

World economies differ vastly, so a 'one-size-fits-all approach' will not work