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Women Empowerment through Microfinance Schemes: A critique
Read more: Women Empowerment through Microfinance Schemes: A critiqueThe article assesses the various microfinance schemes introduced in South Asian and African countries for women to gauge the current outlook on women empowerment in that region. The article establishes that the provision of credit alone is not sufficient to enable women to make independent decisions regarding their financial and social trajectory.
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Electrifying India’s Roadmap: Unlocking the Potential of Lithium in Electric Vehicles
Read more: Electrifying India’s Roadmap: Unlocking the Potential of Lithium in Electric VehiclesWith improvements in battery technology, an expanding network of infrastructure for charging vehicles, and rising consumer demand, EVs are now a practical choice for many drivers worldwide. India is the third-largest vehicle market in the world, with a 7.1% GDP share. Anticipating a world dominated by electric vehicles, material scientists are working on two big…
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From Targeting to Universality: Nourishing India’s Future through a Revamped Food Security System
Read more: From Targeting to Universality: Nourishing India’s Future through a Revamped Food Security SystemIn December 2022, the Indian government announced the distribution of free food grains to beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), including AAY families and PHH. However, the political motivations behind this move may overshadow the weaknesses of the targeted Public Distribution System (PDS) supported by the NFSA. This article aims to explore the…
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India’s Not So Smooth Road Towards Sustainability
Read more: India’s Not So Smooth Road Towards SustainabilityThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, places a huge responsibility on governments to invest in the country’s resources to accelerate the pace of sustainable development. The article would assess whether it is even feasible to implement the Sustainable Development Goals in the manner in which they were envisaged to be followed. By studying one example…
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From Poverty to Prestige: Slum Displacements and Marginal Urbanism at the Time of G20
Read more: From Poverty to Prestige: Slum Displacements and Marginal Urbanism at the Time of G20Marginal urbanism often acts on social exclusion. Social exclusion in India has developed over caste and religion of communities. Dalits, Muslims and Adivasis occupy the poorest neighbourhoods in Indian cities. People belonging to minority communities are forced to occupy spaces of locational disadvantage, where they are recipients of inadequate sanitation, education and health care facilities…
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Alice in Wonderland Just Made It To An Economics Textbook?
Read more: Alice in Wonderland Just Made It To An Economics Textbook?With their whimsical descriptions and seemingly perfect endings, fairy tales made for the choicest time of the day during my childhood; only to later be discouraged from such readings, dismissed as mere escapism. My persistent pleas to my grandmother for more books from the community library met with the same fate, every time, she averred,…
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Green Hydrogen: Clean Energy Transition
Read more: Green Hydrogen: Clean Energy TransitionHydrogen plays a key role for a necessary shift in today’s global market towards a sustainable future, decarbonizing the energy, industrial and transportation sectors and is expected to have a greater impact on the global energy mix. The goal of the 2050 energy outlook scenario is to achieve the 1.5degree Celsius limit, set forth in…
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INDIGENOUS MILITARIZATION AND MAKE IN INDIA
Read more: INDIGENOUS MILITARIZATION AND MAKE IN INDIAThe budgetary allocation of FY 2023-2024 witnessed an increase in defence budget, with a goal to strengthen the nation’s defence prowess by reducing dependence on imports. A favourable shift in policy framework can be observed that has resulted in steady flow of capital and investment opportunities. This article will discuss the changes in Government’s approach…
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The True Aarogya of “Aarogya Setu”
Read more: The True Aarogya of “Aarogya Setu”The notable 2017 Puttaswamy judgement on privacy being declared as a fundamental right, under Article 21 of the Constitution has been instrumental in how citizens viewed their rights. The Right to Privacy falls under Article 21 of the Constitution, under the Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Keeping this in mind, in 2020, the Government…
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From Birth to Six: An Overview of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in India
Read more: From Birth to Six: An Overview of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in IndiaThe groundbreaking Right to Education Act of 2002 excludes children aged 0 to 6 years. ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education) encompasses a wide range of services that support the holistic development of young children from birth to six years of age. These include early childhood education, care and nurturing, and health and nutrition. The…
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Beyond the Law: How Indian schools can Fight the Battle against Child Sexual Abuse in India
Read more: Beyond the Law: How Indian schools can Fight the Battle against Child Sexual Abuse in IndiaMillions of unheard voices of children in India suffer the devastating trauma caused by child sexual abuse. Despite legal measures to address the issue, the stigma coupled with the lack of awareness surrounding the issue exacerbates the situation. This article explores the role schools in India can play in bridging the policy gap between legislation…
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Banking Instability in The Digital Age
Read more: Banking Instability in The Digital AgeThis article will explore how low levels of public confidence coupled with the recent advancements in digital technology has accelerated the pace of bank runs and subsequently, bank failures in major Western economies.To survey this phenomenon, the article will assess the major reasons shaping the current distrust, with the handling of the financial crisis of…
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