NCAER in the News

Opinion: Bornali Bhandari and Laxmi Joshi.  Small farmers lack access to tools, as the tractor-dominated farm machinery sector suffers from demand, supply constraints India is simply not producing the sort of farm machinery that our small and marginal farmers want or can readily use at a price which appeals to them. Farm machinery comprises equipment...   Read More

Opinion: Sonalde Desai. The key is to not put all eggs in the single basket of state-led programmes and to ensure that other spaces for women’s activism are preserved. The vibrancy of the Indian women’s movement is acknowledged worldwide. However, its gradual transformation has received much less attention. Over the years, its thrust has moved...   Read More

Opinion: Anupma Mehta. Women need healthcare the most but often they are the ones who do not have adequate access to it. As we celebrate another International Women’s Day, it is time to yet again take stock of the progress in gender equity across various parameters of human development. And while there may be some...   Read More

Opinion: Barry Eichengreen and Poonam Gupta  There is plenty of blame to go around for the current debt situation. Debtor countries that borrowed unsustainably; large creditor countries, especially China, and private creditors, who lent recklessly on opaque and unfair terms; and multilateral organisations that failed to monitor and warn of the unsustainable amount of debts...   Read More

Opinion: Sanjib Pohit Trams are more energy-efficient and economical. After the push for carbon neutral transport system, all metros in India are now moving towards electric-bus. Recently, Mumbai introduced double-decker e-bus like the one that plies in London. The impression one gets is that this is the preferred mode for an urban transport system. However,...   Read More

Opinion: Debasis Barik  Ayushman Bharat: These schemes have a good coverage. But funds use will suffer, if people are unaware of entitlements The introduction of social health insurance has been one of the most significant innovations of the past decade. While public health spending (including both Centre and States) has seen only a marginal increase...   Read More

Opinion: Pallavi Choudhuri  Bank account ownership took a leap over the last decade. But some of the gains stagnated during the pandemic. 2021 Global Findex data show that 78% of women reported having bank accounts. However, 64% did not withdraw any funds during the last 12 months, and 28% reported having an inactive account. Budget...   Read More

Opinion: Pritam Datta and Chetana Chaudhuri India’s expenditure on health budget is a smaller share of the GDP than assured. Budget 2023-24 can be seen as the first Union budget since the recovery from the pandemic, in which the health sector did not receive much focus, unlike the previous two years. We can note a...   Read More

Opinion: Palash Baruah and Poonam Munjal The decline in AYUSH medicine adoption was prevalent in most states and Union territories. It was constant across all economic groups. The recognition of 21 June as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations has significantly elevated the relevance of AYUSH systems, which encompass Ayurveda, yoga and...   Read More

Opinion: Pallavi Choudhuri and Sonalde Desai By valorising women’s diverse activities, we may treat their vulnerabilities as strengths and fail to acknowledge the lack of access to income-generating activities for women The 2022-23 Economic Survey (ES) should be credited for acknowledging that official statistics may have inadequately captured the true nature of women’s work in...   Read More