Recently, on 2 January 2023, the Supreme Court of India, through a five-judge constitution bench, settled the contentious legal issue of demonetisation that has been raging in the country since November 2016 by upholding its validity via a 4:1 majority. While doing so, the court had heard 58 petitions filed against the move of the […]
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After economic liberalisation in India, at an unprecedented rate, there was an increased shift in export expansion in the garment industry. In 2014, India stood at the position of the seventh-largest exporter of garments in the world. According to Make in India Statistics (2015), the textile and garment industry employs directly approx. Fifty-one million people
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Abstract In December 2022 the unemployment rate reached a record high at 9 percent, which is the highest it has been since the pandemic. India currently enjoys a demographic dividend where almost 65 percent are under the age of 35. However, despite having a young population, the labour force over the years has decreased. Enrolments
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The Government of Punjab has constituted expert groups to formulate its agriculture policy. Punjab, an agriculturally prosperous state, did not have an agriculture policy, and even though agriculture is a state subject, it was guided and driven by the Government of India. It may be a conscious effort to ensure national food security. The government
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently sounded the bugle with its flagship publication, the World Energy Outlook (WEO) Report 2022. The report provides insights into the profound impact on the global energy supply triggered by the pandemic and further exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As per WEO, it is not just the skyrocketing prices
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The Digital Revolution (DR) has accelerated growth and created new jobs, facilitating speedier globalisation and poverty reduction. The advent of new technologies has encouraged GVCs that contribute a significant share of GDP. The economic interdependence of countries has also increased despite apprehensions and reservations of the Less Developed Countries (LDCs). Digital innovations have impacted all
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“There’s a tremendous gap between public opinion and public policy” – Noam Chomsky Before delving into the importance of studying public policy, let’s first define it and understand how it functions. Policy making is essentially a set of laws, directives, and steps that governments decide upon and implement in an effort to benefit the community
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Food processing is a panacea to alleviate the financial stress of agriculturalists. It transforms agriculture through value addition. It has picked up over the years but is not yet as intense as it should be in food surplus areas of the country. The food processing industry (FPI) contributes nearly 14% of manufacturing GDP, though only
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India’s agriculture sector is riddled with multiple purposes i.e., ensuring food security in the country, ensuring affordable prices for food commodities and lastly promoting farmers welfare. While India has come a long way, there has hardly been any recognition of ensuring farmers welfare in economic terms. Hence, minimal growth is witnessed in farmers’ income leading
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With the onset of militancy in Kashmir during 1989-1990, many Kashmiris had to migrate from Kashmir to safer places in Jammu and adjacent areas. According to the data from the Department of Relief and Rehabilitation Government of Jammu and Kashmir, 44,167 registered migrant families live in Jammu. Amongst them, 39868 are Kashmiri Pandit families, 2574
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