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WHITHER e₹?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently launched pilots for an Indian Central Bank Digital 1 Currency (CBDC) called the e₹, ...This Time (It) Is Different: Deficit Monetization during an Epidemic is...
There is a strong consensus among Indian policy experts that the government will have to come up with a significant stimulus to ...India’s Deficit Monetization Dilemma and a Solution: A Revamped...
It is becoming increasingly clear that following the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian government will have to provide massive support to the health ...Corona Crash: Need Global Efforts to tackle Global Crisis
The Corona pandemic has affected around 6 lakh people with little more than 27 thousand casualties across the globe as on 27 ...Combating Hidden Hunger through Micro-Nutrient Dense Biofortified Foods
The burden of malnutrition in the world is unacceptably high and is estimated to adversely affect two billion people. The extent of ...For Implementation of Price Support for Farmers
Price support to farmers has been an important pillar of development policy in agriculture. Price support is a way to implement minimum ...Small Farmers and Disruptive Innovations in Food Chains in India
Various segments of value chain from consumption to production that includes retailing, wholesaling, logistics, processing and production have been undergoing rapid and ...Casuarina Monocultures are not efficient coastal shelterbelts: Some...
Coastal bio-shields are expected to protect human settlements against coastal disasters such as cyclones, tsunamis, and high-speed winds. Since the early 20th ...The Other Side of Indian Demographics: Accelerating Growth in Ageing and...
The OTher Side Of indian demOgraphicS: acceleraTing grOwTh in ageing and iTS challengeS The authors are at the Institute of Economic Growth, ...Trade Prospects Between India and Central Asia
There is significant potential for improving trade in commodities and services between India and Central Asia. This document identifies the constraints of ...Energy Security for India: Petroleum Demand Estimations and Projections
Crude oil and other petroleum products play an important role in India’s energy security and in sustaining its high growth rate. Against ...Diesel Subsidy Withdrawing The Economic Impact of Withdrawing the Diesel...
The large subsidy on diesel has become controversial in view of the large current account and fiscal deficits. The consequent depreciation of ...Towards Increasing Off-Farm Income Opportunities for Farmers
Small land holders dominate Indian agriculture, and need off-farm income for survival. Analysis shows that for sufficient off-farm income opportunities, growth in ...Financial Access in Post-Reform India
This study focuses on the state of financial access in post-reform India. It is analysed from the macroeconomic growth perspective keeping in ...Challenges of HMIS in India
The Health Management Information System (HMIS) was designed to facilitate the monitoring and evaluation of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), which ...