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India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

Since the pandemic, the gap between rich and poor Indians has never been more evident. But inequality was never a public...

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The OPS, NPS, UPS Pension Debate

CFA Explainers The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) launched by the government as its compromise formula is being celebrated...

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वर्तमान आर्थिक गैर-बराबरी का मकड़जाल

देश आजादी के बाद समाजवादी आर्थिक – सामाजिक व्यवस्था की स्थापना के लिए संकल्प लिया था। इस संकल्प को पूरा करने संविध...

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Cost of Neglect: The Rising Toll of Train Accidents in India

The Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK), established to enhance safety measures, has been abused for unnecessary purcha...

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Social Security Budget: A Forgotten Footnote

Representational image: An old person sitting on an Indian street. Photo: Flickr CC BY 2.0 (ATTRIBUTION 2.0 GENERIC) The...

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A Meme-Worthy Budget

The government is clear in its messaging – be ready to be a good slave of the new century. Illustration: The Wire, w...

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Charts: The Modi Govt Has Reduced Spending For Almost All Major Social Sector Heads

Children queue for their midday meal in schools. Photo: ILO/Flickr (ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-NODERIVS 2.0 GENERIC) Thes...

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The Budget That Didn’t Deliver: Unpacking the Budget 2024-25

The first budget of the NDA government seem to have heavily constrained with coalition compulsions, attempt to recognise...

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Why RBI’s financial governance should address social and environmental concerns

The Reserve Bank of India released a new draft of the project finance framework in May. To address risks and impacts, ...

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Charts: Debunking the Modi Government’s Railway Spending Myth

Despite this significant increase, the proportion of the total railway budget allocated to safety has remained stagnant ...

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September 9, 2024

Anirban Bhattacharya & Nancy Pathak

India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

Since the pandemic, the gap between rich and poor Indians has never been more evident. But inequality was never a public concern – until now. AFP(Downloaded from Scroll.in) For much of the first half of the year, visuals from the Ambani extravaganza loomed large in the media. The March pre-wedding ...

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September 3, 2024

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The OPS, NPS, UPS Pension Debate

CFA Explainers The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) launched by the government as its compromise formula is being celebrated by the godi media as the “best of both worlds”, i.e. the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and the New Pension Scheme (NPS). But a close scrutiny reveals otherwise, but before that, a litt...

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August 19, 2024

Raj Kumar Sinha

वर्तमान आर्थिक गैर-बराबरी का मकड़जाल

देश आजादी के बाद समाजवादी आर्थिक – सामाजिक व्यवस्था की स्थापना के लिए संकल्प लिया था। इस संकल्प को पूरा करने संविधान निर्माता भीमराव आंबेडकर ने इसे संविधान के प्रस्तावना में स्थान दिया। परन्तु पिछले तीन दशकों के दौर में आर्थिक गैर- बराबरी तेजी से बढ़ी है और बढ़ती जा रही है। आजादी के शुरुआती दौ...

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August 12, 2024

Nancy Pathak

Cost of Neglect: The Rising Toll of Train Accidents in India

The Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK), established to enhance safety measures, has been abused for unnecessary purchases like foot massagers and furniture instead of essential safety upgrades. An image, purportedly of the the Howrah-Mumbai Mail train derailment near Barabamboo in Jharkhand, shar...

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February 18, 2025

Asmi Sharma and Nancy Pathak

Social Security Budget: A Forgotten Footnote

Representational image: An old person sitting on an Indian street. Photo: Flickr CC BY 2.0 (ATTRIBUTION 2.0 GENERIC) The government’s budgetary allocations and poor implementation of welfare policies paint a concerning picture of oversight and disregard. The Economic Survey of India 2023-24 wa...

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February 18, 2025

Kavita Kabeer

A Meme-Worthy Budget

The government is clear in its messaging – be ready to be a good slave of the new century. Illustration: The Wire, with Canva. Leaving people in the lurch is not a new thing for the Modi government. If people have not understood this, it is clearly their fault, they had 10 years to do so. You ca...

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July 25, 2024

Pranay Raj

Charts: The Modi Govt Has Reduced Spending For Almost All Major Social Sector Heads

Children queue for their midday meal in schools. Photo: ILO/Flickr (ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-NODERIVS 2.0 GENERIC) These are all major schemes and essential programmes that many marginalised communities rely on. Despite the headline-grabbing figures of expenditure in this year’s Union budget, a clo...

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February 18, 2025

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The Budget That Didn’t Deliver: Unpacking the Budget 2024-25

The first budget of the NDA government seem to have heavily constrained with coalition compulsions, attempt to recognise the real issues on the ground and a response to the Mandate 2024. Yet, it manage only lip service to the real issues than addressing them. The context in which one approached this...

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July 24, 2024

Amitanshu Verma

Why RBI’s financial governance should address social and environmental concerns

The Reserve Bank of India released a new draft of the project finance framework in May. To address risks and impacts, it must integrate social and environmental considerations, writes the author of this commentary. Large-scale projects such as highways and hydropower often rely on public financing...

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July 24, 2024

Pranay Raj

Charts: Debunking the Modi Government’s Railway Spending Myth

Despite this significant increase, the proportion of the total railway budget allocated to safety has remained stagnant and even declined since 2018-19 when measured as a percentage of total railway expenditure. While it may seem impressive that spending on railway safety activities has soared from ...

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India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

The OPS, NPS, UPS Pension Debate

वर्तमान आर्थिक गैर-बराबरी का मकड़जाल

Cost of Neglect: The Rising Toll of Train Accidents in India

Social Security Budget: A Forgotten Footnote

A Meme-Worthy Budget

Charts: The Modi Govt Has Reduced Spending For Almost All Major Social Sector Heads

The Budget That Didn’t Deliver: Unpacking the Budget 2024-25

Why RBI’s financial governance should address social and environmental concerns

Charts: Debunking the Modi Government’s Railway Spending Myth

India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

The OPS, NPS, UPS Pension Debate

वर्तमान आर्थिक गैर-बराबरी का मकड़जाल

Cost of Neglect: The Rising Toll of Train Accidents in India

Social Security Budget: A Forgotten Footnote

A Meme-Worthy Budget

Charts: The Modi Govt Has Reduced Spending For Almost All Major Social Sector Heads

The Budget That Didn’t Deliver: Unpacking the Budget 2024-25

Why RBI’s financial governance should address social and environmental concerns

Charts: Debunking the Modi Government’s Railway Spending Myth