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IMPRI, a startup research think tank, is a platform for pro-active, independent, non-partisan and policy-based research. It contributes to debates and deliberations for action-based solutions to a host of strategic issues. IMPRI is committed to democracy, mobilization and community building.

10 Sutras on World Population Day

Devender Singh World Population Day is celebrated annually on 11 July to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, including their relations to the environment and development. The Day was first marked on 11 July 1990 in…

Expanding ministry to expand the political base

TK Arun What signal is sent out by the expansion of the Council of Ministers and the sacking of 12 ministers? That the government has dumped “Minimum Government, Maximum Governance”? Or that it has no place for the feckless while…

The gaping holes in Modi Government’s New draft e­ commerce Rules

If the ecommerce site were to follow this rule, it would kill off any number of small enterprises whose business is to do price comparisons, product reviews and rankings. What is the meaning of the ban on related-party sales on ecommerce platforms? That Reliance Trends cannot sell its wares on JioMart or that Tata Cliq cannot sell Voltas or Starbucks products? Or that Amazon should entrust sales of its Echo line of products or Kindles to Flipkart ?

मांग कम, फिर महंगाई क्यों?

अरुण कुमार अर्थशास्त्र का यह सामान्य नियम है कि जब बाजार में मांग होती है, तब महंगाई बढ़ती है। पर मांग न होने के बावजूद यदि कीमतें आसमान छू रही हों, तो उसकी एक बड़ी वजह तंत्र की गड़बड़ी मानी…

Rapid & Widespread Civil Society Response during Second Wave in India

At the height of second wave of coronavirus infections in India, Prime Minister Modi asked his officials “how volunteers from civil society can be utilised to lessen the pressures on healthcare sector” during a review meeting held on April 30, 2021. He further suggested that NGOs can help in communications with affected patients and their families during this crisis.

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