-NDTV.com The Indian economy faces a potential threat of stagflation from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, driven by trade disruptions and rising oil prices. The Indian economy faces a potential threat of stagflation from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, driven by trade disruptions and rising oil prices which will push already high inflation further up, which will hurt growth prospects. Gross Domestic Data released on Monday showed the economy slowed in the October-December quarter, even...
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India’s GDP growth slows down to 5.4% in October to December quarter
-Scroll.in The government has projected 8.9% growth in 2021-’22, which is lower than the January estimates. India’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 5.4% in the October-December quarter and is likely to expand at 8.9% in 2021-’22 financial year, government data showed on Monday. During the second quarter (July-September) of the 2021-’22, the economy grew by 8.4%. In its first advance estimates released in January, the National Statistical Office had projected 9.2% growth for...
More »Understanding the Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy, 2022 -Anushka Jain and Apar Gupta
-The Hindu * What are the main provisions of the draft document? Is the Government going to monetise public data? The story so far: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) on February 21, 2022 released a policy proposal titled as, “Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy, 2022”. The policy aims to, “radically transform India’s ability to harness public sector data”. The proposals of the Draft Data Accessibility Policy has...
More »Central govt's performance-linked career plan for schoolteachers -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph If the NCTE proposals are accepted, they will be able to get promotions like their peers in colleges and universities The Centre is set to introduce performance-linked promotion for schoolteachers. The National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), the apex regulatory body on teacher education, is holding consultations with teachers and other stakeholders on a draft National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) document prepared by it. It is not clear whether the...
More »Rural Distress Makes India Inc. Call for Higher MGNREGA Allocation -Rabindra Nath Sinha
-Newsclick.in By doing so, the corporate sector seems to have cautioned the government against expecting a fast rebound in industrial activity, as there is sizeable idle capacity in the absence of consumption demand. Kolkata: Rural stress and funds for the rural job guarantee scheme were surprise additions in the organised corporate sector’s listed points for the post-Budget interaction with the Union government held on February 5 under the aegis of the Confederation...
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