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Feb 2017

External factors to limit possibility of rate cut by RBI

In a rare interview last Friday, Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel emphasised the need to ensure that the hard earned gains of macro-economic stability was maintained in order…

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Jan 2017

Where spine and credibility matter

The surprise move that pulled out 86% of currency out of circulation does not have any precedence in the world. There was absolutely no template to follow and no experience…

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Dec 2016

Follow up demonetisation with structural reforms

Dust is far from settling down on the sudden move against black money and corruption. ‘Demonetisation’ or ‘Re-monetisation’, whatever one may call it, has shaken the whole country as 86%…

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Oct 2016

e-NAM & the dream of ‘One Nation One Market’

The e-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM), touted as the ‘turning point’ of India’s Agriculture sector, was launched by PM Modi in April this year. The e-NAM platform is expected to provide…

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Sep 2016

Indian economy: Present imperfect, future cautiously optimistic

The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth in the first quarter (April to June) of this fiscal year 2016-17 came in at 7.1 percent annually, much lower than 7.9 percent clocked…

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Sep 2016

Making India open-defecation free by 2019

Swachh Bharat Mission – the flagship sanitation programme of the Indian government – aims to make India open-defecation free by 2019. However, this has only been achieved in 17 of…

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May 2016

The Sach Behind Swacch

As the NDA completes two years in power, Narendra Modi’s pet project, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, continues to transform the lives of women in India’s remotest villages. Just a few…

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May 2016

How to create ‘Open Defecation Free’ India by 2019

A recent rapid survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) on the Swachh Bharat Mission has raised a big question mark on the latter’s ability to realise the…

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Mar 2016

Swachh Bharat Mission: Lessons from Rajasthan

The government is basking in glory with the construction of 80 lakh toilets across the countryside but the real picture is not as rosy as it may seem. Despite innumerable…

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Mar 2016

Expanding Jan Dhan Yojana through self-help groups

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is the flagship programme of the Narendra Modi-government which aims to reach 75 million people with bank accounts and subsequently government transfers, insurance,…

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