A Nation Stuck Between Missing Jobs and Growth Ambitions
India grapples with a job crisis fuelled by factors including high youth unemployment, educational and skill imbalance and low female participation, among others. In their book, The Elephant Moves: India’s New Place in the World, Amitabh Kant and Amit Kapoor explore India’s economic evolution through the lens of competitiveness, stressing the need for, and challenges to, policy changes in its run to becoming a developed economy by 2047
March 01, 2024
Rathin Roy: Tax Sops, Investments Won’t Erase Growth Fault Lines
Social factors play a big role in preventing development of states, says Rathin Roy, economist and former member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council. Critical of the penchant to manufacture for the rich, he calls for a political conversation around the need to address unmet demands for affordable access to basic necessities like healthcare, education, housing and textiles. Edited excerpts:
Parth Singh - February 02, 2024
A Deeper Alliance With Deepfake
While it has gained notoriety for its unethical use, deepfake technology has the ability to revolutionise businesses in areas like advertising, education and political campaigning. Regulatory support and greater inclusion in the formal IT sector can lend it the much-needed legitimacy
Nandini Keshari - February 01, 2024
Edtech Uncertainties
The edtech sector saw a sharp rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, which had put a pause on offline education. Edtech start-ups revolutionised the field of education with innovative offerings. However, post pandemic, the market size and the funding have shrunk. According to Tracxn Feed Geo Report, there has been a 48% decrease in funding for the sector in the first seven months of this year compared to the corresponding period last year
October 31, 2023
A Company Cannot Grow Without Supporting Women: Neerja Birla
Having women on board and promoting gender equality at workplaces is not only the right thing to do, but also leads to better business outcomes and a stronger economy. In an interview with Shailaja Tripathi, entrepreneur and mental health champion Neerja Birla, founder-cum-chairperson of the Aditya Birla Education Trust, which runs the MPower mental health awareness initiative, outlines the need to implement policies that encourage diversity and women’s employment in the workplace and talks about how the corporate sector can promote the culture of inclusivity. Edited excerpts:
Shailaja Tripathi - February 27, 2023
Privatise, Compete, Manufacture To Make India Per-Capita Positive
India must open up services to foreign investment. Let the world bring in foreign direct investment to set up best educational, financial, digital, health and legal firms in the country
Subhash Chandra Garg - October 31, 2022
Indian Education Sector Not Attractive Enough For Foreign Students
Higher education institutions must not only have flexible admission policies for foreign students but also provide remedial support for their academic improvements and social inclusion
M.M. Ansari - October 31, 2022
Ties That Bind Foreign Universities and Indian Students
Students are attracted by employment opportunities available to them during and after pursuing any degree abroad
Ashok K. Chauhan - October 31, 2022
EDTECH The Way Forward For Enhancing The Complete Learning Experience
The last few years have witnessed an acceleration in the adoption of digital technologies in regular pedagogical practices.
September 22, 2022
Tech Fuel For Education
This dynamic entrepreneur is riding on a strong belief in the power of technology & trying to transform the face of Education with its exhaustive range of offerings designed to make Education accessible in every nook & corner of India.
August 13, 2022