What does the Household Consumption Survey 2024 say about the Indian economy?
What does the Household Consumption Survey 2024 say about the Indian economy?
TK Arun
TK Arun is a Senior Journalist and Columnist based in Delhi.
A Closer Look: Three Significant Takeaways from GOI’s Newest GDP Data
Three Things Follow from GOI's Latest GDP Figures: One, the GDP figures signal govt is a good economic manager. Two, it encourages India Inc to invest. Three, it gives RBI more flexibility to manage rupee.
Netanyahu’s Departure Essential for Palestine’s Peaceful Future
The only way to stop the killing in Gaza is for Netanyahu to be replaced as prime minister by some other leader. The sooner the United States, Israel’s principal backer and funder, realises this, and works towards this end, the better off both Palestinians and the rest of the world would be
How Gender Inequality Can Hinder Economic Progress
The manner in which government has described its cooking gas subsidy as a gift to Indian women reinforces gender stereotypes of women as the sole custodians of the kitchen.
Globalizing federal finances is imperative, granting states a larger stake in investment portfolios
As the world continues to globalise, accommodating new geopolitical alignments, technological paradigm shifts, and climate imperatives, the role of governments in their national economies is rising, both through policy and expenditure. In India, of the total government expenditure of 30% of GDP, two-thirds is carried out by state governments (see Table 2.7 of Economic Survey 2022-23, Statistical Appendix), including some spending financed by the Centre.
Google’s Fees: Fact vs Fiction for App Developers
Play Store fee may be steep, but it's levied only on apps with revenue of at least $1 million; fledging startup pay little and Google should publicise this.