Month: October 2019

Tax Cut and GDP Growth, and Few Basic Lessons of Economics

Suraj Jaiswal

• 30 October 2019
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Among the many solutions proposed to counter the ongoing economic slowdown, tax rate cut seems to the one that government has chosen to implement. The corporate income tax rate has already been cut....

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Some States Are More Equal Than Others

Neeti Biyani

• 24 October 2019
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The Charter of the United Nations lays out that the UN is founded on the basis of sovereign equality of all its member states – implying all states have equal rights and duties as equal members of...

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Challenges in Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in India

Jawed Alam Khan

• 10 October 2019
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The Post-2015 Development Agenda succeeded the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the form of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and it was agreed upon by the international...

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Fixing Immoral and Abuse Global Tax Practices: The Problem of Illicit Financial Flows

Matti Kohonen

• 9 October 2019
• The Dilplomat
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The 74th session of United Nations General Assembly concluded on September 30, 2019. This year, calls were made for a Green New Deal to mitigate climate and inequality emergencies. Amid rising...

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WhatsApp in School: Opportunities and Challenges

Protiva Kundu

• 4 October 2019
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With the ease of internet access, in the last few years, social media has become the key channel of communication. WhatsApp is probably the most popular in the social media platform. The number of...

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Fund Transfer Delay Common Cause for Concern in States’ Health Performance

Happy Pant

• 3 October 2019
• The Wire
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The Health Index, titled Healthy States, Progressive India, published some time ago, presents an assessment of states and Union Territories, based on their health performance. The second edition...

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Why the uptake of Solar Rooftop Connections in City Homes is poor?

Jyotsna Goel

• 1 October 2019
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Solar Energy is one of the most reliable sources of renewable energy available to us today, with minimal to zero carbon footprints. India is currently moving ahead at a rapid pace to make this...

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