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Rural Economy: Can Budgetary Band-aids Sustain Post-Covid Progress?
Mitali Gupta
The rural economy demonstrated remarkable resilience in absorbing the shock of reverse migration caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it continues to face significant challenges due to high...
Interim Budget 2024: What the Budget Means for Workers in the Unorganised Sector
Shiney Chakraborty
In the interim budget 2024-25, a study of the existing social security schemes for the unorganised sector shows that while there are many, the actual allocations on them reveal a different story....
Why India Needs To Invest In Health, Education Of Adolescent Girls
Protiva Kundu
India is home to 253 million adolescents, according to the 2011 Census, and 47% of them are girls. Adolescent girls suffer from a high prevalence of anaemia, low awareness of sexual health,...
#Budget2024: What's In Store For Gender Equality, Women Empowerment?
Aishwarya Bhuta
The year 2023 saw crucial developments for gender equality such as the enactment of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam ensuring one-third of the seats in parliament and state legislatures for women,...
Will Interim Budget 2024 focus on Rural Development to enhance Jobs Generation?
Puneet Kumar Shrivastav
The Union Budget has the potential to impact the lives and livelihoods of all significantly and lastingly, living up to its title of ‘budget for all’. The Interim Budget 2024-25 is going to be...
Indian women invest over 70 hours weekly in work: Is society ignoring?
Shiney Chakraborty
The process of nation building cannot be limited to only expanding working hours, but it has to focus on improving work conditions and pushing for norms that are inclusive and not blind to...
Fiscal decentralisation key to balanced growth
Sanchari Mukhopadhyay
Urbanisation in India is progressing at an unprecedented pace, creating an urgent need to address the challenges that accompany it. The cities are growing, infrastructure is inadequate, and public...
More women are looking for jobs in India but most are distress driven
Shiney Chakraborty
The latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data shows a significant 16% increase in the overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR). It also shows a decline in unemployment rate for the...
Why rural India needs a priority in women-led development
Shiney Chakraborty
According to the annual gender gap report, 2023 of the World Economic Forum, India was ranked at 127 out of 146 countries and it had closed the overall gender gap by 64.3 per cent. However, it stood...
Policy must be consistent to achieve climate goals
Soutrik Goswami
The global call for climate action reflects equally in India’s reaffirmed commitment established through its updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) from the 27th Conference of Parties...
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