Economics

During the Union budget for the financial year, 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that Operation Green (OG) scheme will now expand beyond tomatoes, onions, and potatoes (TOP). It now covers 22...

E-commerce or Electronic commerce is a business model that lets consumers and businesses sell or buy online. E-commerce has four major models: Business-to-business (B2B)Business-to-consumer (B2C)Business-to-government (B2G)Business to business to...

Indian equity markets have delivered good returns for investors over the years. The relatively young Indian economy, with a host of ongoing reforms, is likely to deliver higher returns in the future.

Government e-Marketplace or GeM is an open platform and a one-stop shop where regular user goods and services can be purchased. It is a system driven e-marketplace. The GeM portal is a...

India is one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, but its exports of value-added products are relatively low. About 50% of the total exports are from commodities and low-value addition items, while...

There are two measures of inflation in India namely the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Wholesale Price Index (WPI). The Consumer Price Index estimates the cost at the buyer level and...

The government of India has decided to scrap the National Statistical Office's (NSO's) Consumer Expenditure survey of 2017-18 over "data quality". The ministry is independently looking at the possibility...

The Great Economic Depression of the 1930s was a severe economic problem that had affected the whole world and the United States of America in particular and this can be regarded as...

The World Bank has released its latest Doing Business Report (DBR) 2020. India ranks 63rd among 190 countries and had moved 14 places from the previous year (77th rank in 2018).  Based on...

International experience suggests that degrees of development required can be continued by an "upright cycle" of reserve funds, investment and fares catalyzed and bolstered by a great segment stage. 1. Investment: Investment is the key driver...