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Various economic theories will lag behind in explaining the economic effects of the current pandemic situation that is prevailing all over the world. Many activities have been restrained or curbed that have made the economy sta...

Responding to the Union Budget announcement that 80 million poor families will benefit from free liquefied cooking gas, Krishnavatar Sharma, Co-Founder and Director of Programmes at Aajeevika Bureau, said:

“Our Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is right to recognise the ‘curse of smoke’ for the women of India. Women spend time and energy collecting firewood and plastic to cook with, and in turn suffer from lifelong health problems. The wom...

(Written jointly by Krishna M and Akshat Mechu)

Amidst thousands of people lined up for new currency in front of banks and ATM machines, Mr. Jitendra, a farmer from Sikar district of Rajasthan, who borrowed about Rs 3 lakh for his daughter’s marriage just 2 days before the announcement of demonetization, has been totally hacked off since the NDA government’s decision to demonetize Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes, which together constitute a significant sha...

As the BJP government presents the federal budget today in Parliament, one is reminded of the famous saying, "You can fool some people all the time but not all people all the time".  It seems that this time there will be nothing new left to be presented during the upcoming Union Budget. Most of the things to be presented by the Finance Minister have gradually been placed even before the actual budget could see the light of the day (on 10 July). In fact, the entire stretch since the G...

Just when the entire world has started clamouring about the new book on inequality by French economist Thomas Piketty, it becomes essential to mention a UNDP report on the same subject that was released in early 2014. Entitled: Humanity divided: Confron...

The second half of the Hindu calendar is marked by extra celebrity and joy with good reasons. Starting from September onwards, we enter the festive season where every region/ ethnic group has its own festivity ear-marked. Across the country, in every corner, there is some cultural celebration on its way.

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