The Farmers Bill – Understanding the provisions
While the passage of bills related to agriculture reforms passed by Lok Sabha this week is indeed landmark, it is not exactly new. The bills had already been promulgated as…
GDP Q1’FY21 – A Quarter is gone..
The GDP for the quarter ended June’20 (Q1’FY21) has suffered an unprecedented decline as per the data released by NSO (National Statistical Office) today. With a decline of 23.9%, almost…
Status of Employment in India – An Overview
While the nation grapples with the paradoxical situation of lack of jobs in rural India for the returnee migrants and lack of sufficient workforce in industries trying to re-start, the…
FY20 Inflation Trend Analysis
The Covid-19 crisis has taken all the space available and issues such as inflation, industrial production etc have firmly moved to the back seat. In fact, the fight against Covid-19…
GDP – March’20 Analysis
The much-awaited GDP data, released yesterday by MOSPI, shows that economy expanded by 3.1% during the quarter ended March’20, lowest in all the quarters since the beginning of current series…
Understanding India’s Covid-19 Relief Package.
The Finance Minister’s Covid-19 relief package announcement, spread over five long days, has not been very encouraging, at least, from the immediate perspective. While a few of the measures are…
Revising History – Banks’ Nationalization
Nationalization of 14 banks fifty years ago has been termed as the most defining economic event by RBI; even bigger than the reforms of 1991. The event, although, had political…
Industrial Investment Proposals – Was India close to an Industrial Revival?!
While the nation grapples with Covid-19 and its economic impact, a figure released last month shows that India is possibly on the cusp of an industrial revival. Industrial investment proposals…
Covid-19 – Estimating the Impact on GDP
The lockdown to fight Covid-19 is having an unprecedented impact on the GDP, possibly not seen since independence. Yet, the economic impact is no match to its potential impact on…
The Mass Exodus – Understanding the Characteristics
The nationwide lock-down to prevent the spread of Covid-19 has led to an unexpected fallout – mass exodus of people from urban centers to their home town. The gravity of…