 Access to affordable housing is crucial for achieving a number of other policy objectives, including poverty reduction, equality of opportunity and more inclusive and...
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According to the World Economic Forum, the cities which have more trees are less busy, with lower rates of noise. A fully grown tree can consume up to 150 kg of...
The Covid-19 pandemic, which pushed many countries to bring their economies to a grinding halt, has had a deep impact on the Indian economy. According to the...
Economy, Livelihood
India’s Agrarian crisis and Smallholder Producers: Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)
In the past few decades, Indian agriculture has been webbed in crisis and is facing the complex challenge of reversing the deceleration in agricultural growth. The...
The rise of FinTech sector In its November 2020 Bulletin, the RBI published a paper titled FinTech: The Force of Creative Disruption, which said that while fintechs have...
Background Fisheries in India is a very important economic activity and a flourishing sector with varied resources and potentials. The vibrancy of the sector can be...
The ‘Orange the World’ campaign sought to have 16 days of activism against gender-based violence that started on the 25th of November 2020 which was observed as the...
The Police force is essential for the maintenance of law and order, without which development cannot be achieved. For their efficient functioning, the police forces need...
The word commons evokes the imagery of a rural landscape — a village with ponds and grazing lands surrounded by forests. Though commons are equally essential for cities...
What is the vehicle scrappage policy? Urbanization, economic growth, climate change, shifting consumers and technology – are the five drivers shaping the future of...
India has had a long experience with cash crops. These include sugarcane, rubber, cashew, tea and coffee, coconut, etc., all grown with the intention of increasing the...
The central Government initiated its policy of consolidation of banks into larger banks with: 2017: State Bank of India (State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of...
Soil degradation refers to the decline in soil health, and the attendant reduction in the capacity of the soil to produce goods and services of interest to humans and...
Welfare
How can eco-centric critical mass evolve out of the constraints to ecological consciousness in a liberal democracy?
The main components of liberalism talk about equal rights for all human beings (anti-chauvinism), deregulated environment (freedom of individuals), property ownership...
Background The context of the Forest right Act (FRA) legislation in India lies in the history of denial of rights of traditional forest dwelling communities during the...
Basix Municipal Waste is for-Profit Company stated in March 2012 after culmination of work done by Indian Grameen Services (IGS) since 2008 in Jhabua, MP and other...
The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. ~ Plato Since the advent of the modern democratic politics, asenshrined in the ideals of liberty...
To begin with India is the 4th largest emitter of global Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and has the obligation to take proactive stance since it is going to be one of...
The Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA), popularly known as SOPA, is only national level body representing the soybean processors, farmers, exporters and...