NCAER in the News

Opinion: Poonam Munjal and Anupma Mehta Contrary to popular perception that international tourists bring in all the lucre it’s actually domestic travellers who set the cash registers ringing Tourism along with travel is one of the largest service industries in India estimated to be worth over $200 billion in 2018. However being one of the...   Read More

Opinion: Bornali Bhandari Samarth Gupta Ajaya K Sahu and KS Urs  The pandemic was a health humanitarian and economic crisis all rolled into one. The NCAER Business Expectations Survey (BES) tracked firms throughout the pandemic period on a quarterly basis trying to understand the challenges that they faced how they adapted and whether they were able...   Read More

Opinion: Palash Baruah and DL Wankhart The United Nations propounded the celebration of “International Days as “occasions to educate the general public on issues of concern to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity”. As in the past we are going to celebrate the 3rd of...   Read More

Opinion: Sonalde Desai & Debasis Barik The demographic dividend is smaller but will last longer due to regional variation in the onset of fertility decline. As southern states struggle with the growing burden of supporting the elderly northern states will supply the workforce needed for growth. Success brings its challenges. The first challenge is accepting...   Read More

Opinion: Bornali Bhandari KS Urs Ajaya K Sahu & Samarth Gupta  The NCAER Business Expectations Survey (BES) closely tracked firms throughout the pandemic period on a quarterly basis trying to understand the challenges that they faced how they adapted and whether they were able to leverage government benefits targeted at them. After the second COVID-19 wave...   Read More

Opinion: Mythili Bhusnurmath How does one read GDP numbers for Q2 2021-22? In keeping with Miles’ Law — Where you stand depends on where you sit — the reactions from GoI and the Opposition to the data released on Tuesday were entirely predictable. Triumphalism from government and murmurs about the shine lent to the numbers by...   Read More

Opinion: K P Krishnan  Financial regulation is about striking the right balance between enabling innovation and ensuring customer protection. Cryptocurrencies or more correctly crypto-assets may be a nightmare for regulatory policy but they are a columnist’s delight! The number of op-ed words on this topic just in the recent weeks may now equal the purported...   Read More

Opinion: Poonam Munjal and Palash Baruah  The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The role of health as an engine of economic growth is not entirely unsubstantiated. Investments in health care lead to better healthier lives for...   Read More

Opinion: Sanjib Pohit  India needs to emphasise to the world where its scorecard is better than many of the developed countries who frequently lecture India on emission flows. Recently yet another COPs meeting was held in Glasgow. Compared to the low-key meetings in the last couple of years this year’s meeting seems to have ended...   Read More

Opinion: Ajaya K Sahu and Bornali Bhandari While large farmers can be given insurance small and marginal farmers can be provided with assurance In view of the rain-induced crop damage in the southern States crop insurance is once again likely to come into focus. Majority of the agricultural households (70 per cent) own land less than...   Read More