National Council of Applied Economic Research
Opinion: Poonam Gupta. In September this year, India will complete 8 years since it implemented Inflation Targeting (IT). Consistent with the experience of other countries, in India too, IT has been credited with improved outcomes: gentler and less volatile headline inflation; anchored inflationary expectations; improved communication and transparency; enhanced transmission of monetary policy; greater independence... Read More
Opinion: Poonam Gupta While many observers had expected it to be an 'election budget' it turns out that it has skirted populism. It provides continuity in terms of adhering to the policy pathway this government has laid out in the last few years. Budget 2022-23 is a comprehensive and transparent budget reflecting confidence in economic... Read More
Opinion: C Rangarajan & Shashanka Bhide Reliance on MSP alone won’t ensure food security or improve farm income. It must be backed by fair and competitive markets. The discussion over agricultural price policies has now been very extensive and the pressures for arriving at a key framework for such a policy has been intensified by the... Read More
Opinion: Sanjib Pohit Rather than bank on crop residue and used oilseeds the focus must shift to a few feedstock crops to produce biofuels India’s transportation sector contributes about 10 per cent of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Out of which road transportation contributes about 87 per cent of the total emissions. Clearly achieving net... Read More
Opinion: Tarujyoti Buragohain The government can take surer strides towards increasing agricultural households’ income if it were to guarantee more than 100 days of work under the MGNREGA and invest more in supporting livestock farming an analysis of SAS data shows. Prime minister Narendra Modi had made a mention of his dream to see farmers’ income... Read More
Opinion: D. L. Wankhar and Palash Baruah Data reveals that the poor dedicate more time — about 142 minutes — to social and community activities higher than the average time spent by the overall population. As Omicron looms large and we go into a new phase of restrictions on socialising it is important to understand why... Read More
Opinion: Mythili Bhusnurmath The jugalbandi between RBI and GoI went well beyond the blurring of traditional boundaries that we saw elsewhere in the world to something close to an exchange of roles. We saw government act like a conservative central bank holding tight on to its purse strings even as RBI acted like a populist government... Read More
Opinion: Sanjib Pohit The batteries would require frequent charging. Trolley buses quite similar to trams are a better option. With commitment of net zero emission by 2070 India is on a war footing to reduce her carbon footprint in all sector of economy. As transport sector is a big emitter of GHG emission due to... Read More
Opinion: K P Krishnan Parliament has to reconcile the twin challenge of protecting people not just from data fiduciaries but also from the protector itself. The Personal Data Protection Bill (Bill) was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2019 and referred to a joint parliamentary committee (JPC). The JPC submitted its report recently. The... Read More
Opinion: Anupma Mehta National health survey indicates the urgent need for lowering maternal and infant mortality rates as well as for promoting responsible and mature parenthood. GoI's decision last week to introduce a Bill increasing the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years has drawn a lot of attention receiving both... Read More
Opinion: Poonam Munjal and Nijara Deka Indian cashew is exported to more than 60 countries in the world with the main markets being UAE USA Netherlands UK Germany Japan and Australia. The country earned foreign exchange equivalent to Rs. 5870.97 crores from the export of 84352 metric tonnes of cashew nuts during the year 2017-18. ... Read More
