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…
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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.
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.
Toolkit on How to Kill a University
Amita Singh It becomes a call of conscience to prevent entropy of our cherished workplaces as most of us may not be born King Nero who fiddled as Rome burned. This column comes at the face of an arbitrary order…
No More Custodial Deaths of Political Prisoners!
Bail is the norm and jail, the exception, ruled Justice V R Krishna Iyer. Unless an accused poses the risk of flight, destruction of evidence and repeating the offence, there is no rationale for denying him or her bail.
Financing Urban Projects
Budget proposals bode well for the infrastructure sector. However, unless the Government’s plan is backed by institutional reforms, we will not be able to exploit the true potential of urbanization.
Smart City Mission is not a Smart Move after all
The Smart City Mission needs to change its course of action if it aims to achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development. For this we need to draw lessons from failures and build upon the mission’s successes
A Wake-up Call: Record-smashing temperatures in Canada and USA
Gurinder Kaur In the last week of June, an extreme heatwave has killed at least 600 people in Canada. Of those killed, 486 were from British Columbia alone. Most of the dead were elderly people living alone. Generally, the weather…