India is the third-worst performer country in South Asia in World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021. According to the report, India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries. In Global Gender Gap Index 2020, the country had ranked 112th among 153 countries. It is noteworthy that India has closed 62.5% […]
The outbreak’s impact highlighted several critical and structural gaps in the Indian healthcare system too. However, strong collaboration between the public and private healthcare sector proved to be beneficial in identifying solutions and in implementing the world’s largest vaccination programme such as the collaboration with SAMRIDH Blended Health Finance and IPE Global to scale up […]
Women’s entrepreneurship is increasingly important for creating new jobs and contributing to the social and economic growth of their societies, yet the interplay and shades of women’s entrepreneurship and culture are currently understudied. From the first and second waves of feminism in the 1900s to the contemporary movement for women empowerment, women have constantly strived […]
Women’s entrepreneurship is increasingly important for creating new jobs and contributing to the social and economic growth of their societies, yet the interplay and shades of women’s entrepreneurship and culture are currently understudied. From the first and second waves of feminism in the 1900s to the contemporary movement for women empowerment, women have constantly strived […]
Workplaces must be properly disinfected before reopening in case an employee contracts covid-19, Union health ministry guidelines issued on Sunday said, adding there is no need to close or seal the premises. “In case of one or two covid-19 cases reported in offices, the disinfection procedure will be limited to places/areas occupied and visited by […]
Government has given a booster shot to the sector that contributes a near 30% GDP to the economy. The budgetary boost will surely give a fillip to the overall socio-economic growth agenda of the country. With nearly 63 million MSMEs in India employing about 111 million people, the increased allocation will support more job creation, […]
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises or the MSME Sector has seen a big spike in the allocation for FY21-22. To further support the MSME sector, the Finance Minister also announced a reduction in Customs Duty on certain specific items that are produced by the MSME sector. “We are reducing Customs Duty uniformly to 7.5 per […]
The announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) covering all the 4,378 ULBs in Budget 2021 is a welcome step. AMRUT – a 5-year mission launched in June 2015 and is further extended to March 2022 – has resulted in the creation of basic water supply and sewerage infrastructure, covering more than half the population, in […]
These “small” and “low-fee” private schools walk a tightrope to break even and their competition generally is with nearby government schools. During the pandemic, these schools and their teachers have suffered the most to make their ends meet. Since a significant chunk of children from these schools will also be expected to join government schools […]
MSMEs contribute to over 40% to the indian export basket. ease in the foreign exchange management act, 1999 can help them work swiftly with global partners, contribute to global trade and push market demand. the government needs to continue with the atmanirbhar sentiment in budget 2021 to bolster the confidence of msmes. i hope the […]
