Arun KumarThe Provisional Estimates of Annual National Income in 2021-22 just released show that GDP grew 8.7% in real terms and 19.5% in nominal terms (including inflation). It makes India the fastest-growing major economy in the world. Further, the real…
अरुण कुमार भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था इन दिनों बाहरी व अंदरूनी, दोनों तरह की चुनौतियों से जूझ रही है। थोक महंगाई दर पिछले एक साल से 10 फीसदी के ऊपर बनी हुई है, तो खुदरा महंगाई दर भी बीते पांच माह से…
TK Arun The pandemic, supply disruptions, the Ukraine war, inflation and monetary tightening are hurting a lot of businesses. One cottage industry that deserves to go under but seems to thrive in these conditions is crafting polished wooden crosses on…
Manoj Parmar The historic urban areas of Indian cities are experiencing higher gentrification and urbanization pressures causing rapid urban transformations. The vulnerable natural resources and livelihood patterns of these historic areas are compromised in the planning process. The increasing insensitive…
Nilanjan Banik and Philip Stevens Recent data from Our World in Data calls for celebration as Covid-19 related infection around the world and India is waning. Hospitalizations and deaths are very low. Vaccines must take great credit for keeping Covid…
TK Arun After the pandemic disrupted global supply chains and created shortages in markets far removed from the site of infections, localisation and nearshoring became the mantra of management gurus. Opponents of globalisation counted their proposition as self-evident. An ongoing severe…