Alternatives to revive the economy

The economy is in the state of liquidity trap as highlighted by Keynes during the time of depression. It depicts the period when lowering interest rates has ceased to affect demand of funds. It has happened in Japan and the ..

Critically discuss the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Start-up ecosystem of India.

COVID-19 has adversely impacted the overall investment sector. While businesses across all sectors can sense the repercussions of COVID-19, start-ups have particularly been one of the most vulnerable. During the lockdown around 15% of start-ups have halted operations. Almost 44% ..

Compliance and Competitiveness with GST

The Goods & Services Tax or GST can be touted as the biggest fiscal reform being embarked upon post-independence, which restated the Centre-State relationship. GST changed the way of conduct of business and operations of the Government. It is a ..

Is the new seeds Bill titled against farmers’ interests and is in favour of seed companies ? Discuss.

The seed bill 2019 has had two earlier versions in 2004 and 2010, which have been more or less the same. As per the government, a new seeds bill has been introduced to enhance seed replacement rates, specify standards for ..

The Indian Railways need to improve its competitiveness if it needs to compete with the growing aviation sector. Discuss.

The Railways inability to incrementally raise passenger fares is the biggest impediment to its revenue growth. The railways has officially recorded its worst financial performance in 2017-18, since 2000-01. It is a result of the transporter’s ability to match revenues ..

Discuss the significance of the recently launched metal index (METLDEX) and bullion index (BULLDEX) in strengthening commodity derivatives trading and price discovery in India.

The launch of metal index METLDEX and bullion index BULLDEX by leading commodity exchange MCX carries immense significance for commodity derivatives and the wider Indian metals industry. Firstly, METLDEX tracks real-time performance of a basket of five base metals – ..

Hydropower & South Asia

South Asia which houses 24% of the global population is one of the most underdeveloped regions of the world. Mutual cooperation is linked with development of the region and for the optimal utilisation of natural resources. The global average of ..

Telecom Industry & AGR

The telecom industry finds itself highly stressed with a mounting debt and demands under a high Adjusted Gross revenue (AGR). The issue at hand is the Supreme Court’s verdict on the AGR, where a liability of 1.3 lac crore (92,000 ..