-ThePrint.in In 'The Working of the Indian Constitution', T.M. Thomas Isaac examines the functioning of GST to assess if its high expectations have been realised. The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council has been hailed as a model federal institution, where both states and the centre are represented, and consensus is arrived through a detailed deliberative process. Until the 38th GST Council meeting in December 2019, there had not been a single...
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MGNREGA: The Last And Often The Only Resort For Indian Women -Sunaina Kumar
-IndiaSpend.com Even as the rural employment programme provides low wages, it is a source of income and opportunity for women who have few other avenues of work in rural India and face barriers in migrating out of the village for work Rajsamand, Rajasthan: The year that Chanchal Kumari was born was the year of the drought in Rajasthan--2002. For two years, the state had a severe water shortage--no water for drinking or...
More »How to tackle delayed payments to MSMEs -Bhaven Shah and Garv Sultania
-The Hindu Business Line Faster and more effective, Online Dispute Resolution has gained wide recognition from the judiciary, govt and business entities Contributing 29 per cent to India’s GDP and 40 per cent of India’s exports, 6.3 crore micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) provide employment to 21 per cent of India’s workforce translating into 80 million jobs. However, MSMEs continue to face serious issues and disputes relating to delayed payments that choke...
More »Is investing in canal irrigation a bad idea? -A Narayanamoorthy
-The Hindu Business Line Lack of data and monitoring on cropping patterns and water use has given irrigation schemes a bad name Long before the BRItish Raj, India was a pioneer in canal irrigation by building dams across rivers. After Independence, considering the importance of canal irrigation, the Central and State governments have been giving increased thrust to its development. Today, India is one of the countries with the largest number of...
More »India has reason to celebrate the increase in its Ramsar sites, but it is not enough to conserve its existing wetlands -Shahzada Iqbal and Orus Ilyas
-TheLeaflet.in As India celebrates an increase in its total number of Ramsar sites to 75, this BRIngs into sharp relief the deteriorating state of natural wetlands across the country, especially in urban areas. —– Why were wetlands in the news recently? EVERYONE is careful about consuming clean and pure water to protect their kidneys from malfunctioning. But what about the earth’s kidneys, the wetlands? According to the Press Information Bureau, on August 13, India...
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