Data tools mustn't get rusty: India must institutionalize regular statistical revisions

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The first estimates of inflation based on the revised series of India's Consumer Price Index (CPI) were released last week. The new CPI series uses 2024 as the base year. Accordi... और पढ़ें

Why policymakers simply cannot afford to neglect India's vast agricultural sector

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Going by the national accounts, if there is one sector that seems to have done well in recent years, it is agriculture. As the Economic Survey also notes, the sector as a whole ha... और पढ़ें

India's inequality problem won't be solved by freebies-it needs long-term solutions

New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- The G-20 presidency of South Africa ended last November with the release of a report on global inequality. It was authored by a G-20 committee of independent experts chaired by N... और पढ़ें

India's Goldilocks economy isn't serving everybody well-deflation has left rural parts in distress

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- Last month, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) governor characterized the Indian economy as being in a "Goldilocks phase," implying a fortuitous period of low inflation and high gr... और पढ़ें

India's rural employment guarantee offered the poor a job security net that's about to weaken

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- Last week, Parliament repealed the two-decade old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and passed the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika ... और पढ़ें

The government must act as a model employer to demonstrate its commitment to India's labour codes

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- India's government finally announced the implementation of the four labour codes passed by Parliament about five years ago, starting 21 November 2025. These four, namely the Code... और पढ़ें