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Sep 14, 20224 min read
Neobanks- Alternatives to Traditional Banking?
Financial inclusivity in a developing country like India is still a distant goal. This enhances the need to capitalize on modern Neobanks.
Mar 27, 20224 min read
What are Bad Banks and how do they function?
In the budget session of FY 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the approval of bad banks. How do these work?
Feb 23, 20224 min read
CLIMATE ACTION – Still debating a No-brainer?
The Earth’s average temperature has risen about 2 degrees Fahrenheit during the 20th century. While two degrees may sound like a small...
Feb 16, 202210 min read
THE INDIAN BUDGET STORY - 7 DECADES & 73 BUDGETS - HOW FAR HAVE WE COME?
(Background) In 1947, India finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel, when it gained independence from British colonial rule. It...
Feb 5, 20224 min read
Emerging from the dark- The Shadow Economy
By Devika Mathur, Edited by Vaibhav Agarwal The shadow economy refers to all work, activity, and business transactions that occur ‘below...
Feb 4, 20222 min read
Paytm’s Disastrous IPO Opening Day
By Keerthana P, Edited by Ritwika Chakravarty When it was first established in 2010, Paytm was a revolutionary technology. It introduced...
Jan 15, 20225 min read
COVID-19 and a Gender Regressive World: Employment and Care work
COVID-19 has been characterized by widespread unemployment, job displacement and millions of lost lives. The pandemic has proved to be...
Jan 7, 20224 min read
The Widening Digital Divide in India
A digital economy describes the economic activities such as financial services, transactions, and trade that are carried out on digital...
Jan 7, 20225 min read
Monopoly and Economy: A Terrible Couple
The world economies have risen exponentially with new industries emerging and evolving. Modern economies such as the US, the UK and...
Dec 21, 20217 min read
FARM LAWS PULL BACK - WHAT SHOULD THE ECONOMY EXPECT?
After mounting a vigorous defense for over a year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to revoke the three disputed farm laws...
Nov 17, 20213 min read
The Secret Inflation
By Devika Mathur, edited by Niyanta Desai Does the fact that your favourite chocolate’s price hasn't increased since your childhood,...
Nov 16, 20213 min read
Health Economics of Non-Communicable Diseases
By Mahika Govil, Edited by Niyanta Desai The global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is growing rapidly and accounts for 70% of...
Oct 23, 20214 min read
The Economics of Mental Health: Seeing it through the Pandemic Perspective
The pandemic's mental health effects will be "long-term and far-reaching," according to the World Health Organization, as experts and...
Oct 22, 20216 min read
The Vaccine Economy
In 2020, economies around the world were forced to willingly stop their workforce from carrying out economic operations due to the...
Oct 21, 20214 min read
The Pandemic and the Pharmaceutical Industry
The novel coronavirus illness (COVID-19) was discovered and diagnosed in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The COVID-19 outbreak was...
Sep 19, 20216 min read
The Economics of Gold Smuggling - The Indian Context
India has traditionally been a nation of marine trade. It had bold seafarers, who took enormous risks on its 5,000 mile coastline. A...
Sep 16, 20216 min read
Economics of the Lockdown: Influencer Economies
By Mahika Govil, Edited by Niyanta Desai Source: We Are Social Asia, 17 Nov. 2020, wearesocial.com/sg/blog/2020/11/we-are-social-asia-tue...
Sep 9, 20214 min read
The Metal Stocks Saga
“Every once in a while, the market does something so stupid it takes your breath away.” – Jim Cramer (Mad Money) Metals underlie many of...
Jul 8, 20215 min read
I am irrational, therefore, I am
Behavioural Economics (BE) has been hailed as the end all - be all when it comes to addressing the flaws of conventional economic ...
May 21, 20215 min read
How WhatsApp’s 2021 Policies Hint Market Domination
WhatsApp announces their revised policies for users in 2021. We break the policy down to its bits, looking at WhatsApp's new market roles.
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