Why high-speed rail is viable Given that it is a low-energy, low-emission mode of transportation that can reduce costs significantly, India should not miss the opportunity to develop high-speed rail t has been reported that Japan has offered to finance the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail (HSR) corridor, estimated to cost about Rs 90,000 crore, at an […]
Read MoreHow to fast forward the backward states Supportive governments are an imperative to kick-start development in the least developed states The recent Bihar election was a fierce contest for political space. The stakes were high, and there were national implications. The campaign sought to focus on development, but it was also about caste and religion. […]
Read MoreUKPCS MAINS Writting Practice – 10th Dec,2015 Syllabus (history) : Question1: Evalute Positive and negative aspect of Government of India act 1919 on national freedom movement.250 words. Question2 :What were the principle and thoughts that gandhiji used during national movement and built positive energy among masses. 250 words Time bound Practice? if there is no […]
Read MoreUKPCS MAINS Writting Practice – 9th Dec,2015 Syllabus (economy) :tax Question1: Discuss the problems of indian taxation system.suggest measure to increase tax revenue in order to compliance with FRBM act.250 words Question2 : Do you think GST will make it possible to integrate India into a common market .enumerate salient feature of present Goods and Services […]
Read MoreThe economics of GST, hostage to politics GST will make it possible to integrate India into a common market The complicated political bargaining that has held up the introduction of the goods and services tax (GST) as well as the arcane discussions about its revenue-neutral rate sometimes draws attention away from the big picture argument […]
Read MoreGST: Subramanian panel bats for fewer exemptions The committee favours removing exemptions granted to education, health (excluding medicines) and power Keeping exemptions to a minimum under the goods and services tax (GST) will be key to keeping tax rates low and checking the inflationary impact of the proposed new indirect taxation regime, a panel headed […]
Read MoreThe Abe-Modi connect India-Japan ties have got a boost from the personal camaraderie between the two prime ministers Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be in India on a three-day visit starting Friday to take part in the ninth annual India-Japan summit talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. Both leaders will be evaluating the […]
Read MoreThe economics of demographic shifts Ageing strikes at the very roots of the welfare state and the social contracts on which democracy rests There is a growing sense, in the wake of the recent global financial crisis, that mainstream macroeconomic frameworks are inadequate in explaining the real world. Arguably, the forces of globalization, the neglect […]
Read MoreThe unsustainable growth Development happens when society successfully organizes resources to achieve the common good in a sustainable manner Many years ago, work had to be stopped one afternoon, at one of the spanking new facilities of the IT (information technology) firm that I was associated with. There was no water in the campus, and […]
Read MoreThe same old script of India-Pakistan ties Even if the ties seem to be on an upswing, the process can derail anytime As a young British diplomat, Sir Harold George Nicolson participated in the Paris Peace Conference (1919) held in the aftermath of the World War I. Giving an account of the conference in his […]
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