-Hindustan Times Subramanian says due to less suitable global economic scene, reaching double-digit Growth will need more hard work The announcement that Arvind Subramanian, India’s Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), is quitting for personal reasons to return to the United States has generated considerable attention. The CEA spoke to Prashant Jha about his time in government and the state of the economy: * As you look back, what are the key highlights and the...
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Here's why India is facing its worst water crisis
-The Indian Express New Delhi: According to a report by the Niti Aayog, India is facing the "worst water crisis" in its history. Mismanagement, climate change and drought are some of the reasons for this. Further, rapid population Growth has accelerated the demand for water. The report, titled ‘Composite Water Management Index’ (CWMI), was released by Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari. Mismanagement is a major cause for India’s water crisis. Water...
More »Beating plastic pollution -Prakash Nelliyat
-The Hindu The focus must be on waste management and recycling We celebrated ‘World Environment Day’ (June 5) with a critical theme: beat plastic pollution. Since India was the global host of this year’s event, and also one of the victims of plastic pollution, we should view this danger seriously. The theme urges governments, industries, communities and individuals to come together and explore sustainable alternatives. It also urges this target group to...
More »Rural distress can't get buried in Growth story -Himanshu
-Livemint.com Despite claims of an economic recovery, rural wage Growth of non-agricultural labourers continued to be in negative territory for the fourth month in a row Data released by the Central Statistics Office last month suggested a recovery in economic Growth during the fourth quarter of 2017-18, with the economy expanding by 7.7% compared to that in the first quarter, when Growth was at its lowest at 5.7%. This has given some...
More »GST, a buoyant force -Kapil Patidar & Arvind Subramanian
-The Indian Express Aggregate revenues have done well, despite headwinds, especially for less developed, consuming states One fiscal year into the implementation of the GST, it is worth asking how it has performed in terms of revenue generation both for the country and for individual states. And here the news, based on analysing nine full months of data, is encouraging. Three important and new points stand out. One, aggregate revenues are highly buoyant....
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