Weekly Updates on the Indian Economy

(01/05/2021 to 07/05/2021)

1. National Accounts and State of the Economy

 

1. Uttar Pradesh, M.P. and Rajasthan get maximum grants in last three years

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/uttar-pradesh-mp-and-rajasthan-get-maximum-grants-in-last-three-years/article34452368.ece

 

2. Non-food credit growth falls to 4.9 per cent

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/non-food-credit-growth-falls-to-49-per-cent/article34452561.ece

 

3. Challenges for inclusive development

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/challenges-for-inclusive-development/article34473611.ece

 

4. Blind optimism on GDP growth

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/blind-optimism-on-gdp-growth/article34481786.ece

 

5. Should India pile its reserves with gold?

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/should-india-pile-its-reserves-with-gold/article34491705.ece

 

6. An issue of lives versus livelihoods

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/an-issue-of-lives-versus-livelihoods/article34483495.ece

 

7. Workers’ income fell by 17%, says report

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/workers-income-fell-by-17-says-report/article34494392.ece

 

8. Four reasons why India's coronavirus crisis will derail the world economy

https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/four-reasons-why-india-s-coronavirus-crisis-will-derail-the-world-economy-121050100373_1.html

 

9. Second coronavirus wave leaves another 7 million people jobless in India

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/second-coronavirus-wave-leaves-another-7-million-people-jobless-in-india-121050301553_1.html

 

10. Coronavirus second wave to hit first quarter growth, says report

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/coronavirus-second-wave-to-hit-first-quarter-growth-says-report-121050401040_1.html

 

11. Goldman Sachs lowers India growth forecast for FY22 to 11.1% amid lockdowns

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/goldman-sachs-lowers-india-growth-forecast-for-fy21-to-11-1-121050400568_1.html

 

12. Amid Covid resurgence, Fitch predicts India's GDP growth at 9.5% for FY22

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/covid-bringing-renewed-challenges-for-india-gdp-growth-seen-at-9-5-fitch-121050600627_1.html

 

13. 230 million Indians pushed into poverty amid Covid-19 pandemic: Report

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/230-million-indians-pushed-into-poverty-amid-covid-19-pandemic-report-121050600751_1.html

 

14. Covid-19 second wave can hit energy demand in April-June quarter: Ind-Ra

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/covid-19-second-wave-can-hit-energy-demand-in-april-june-quarter-ind-ra-121050600969_1.html

 

15. IMF to revisit growth forecast for India due to surge in Covid-19 cases

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/imf-to-revisit-growth-forecast-for-india-due-to-surge-in-covid-19-cases-121050601234_1.html

 

16. Mall rentals fall up to 50% as second Covid-19 wave hits business

https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/mall-rentals-fall-up-to-50-as-second-covid-19-wave-hits-business-121050700029_1.html

 

17. Second Covid-19 wave poses a downside risk to economic growth: Finmin

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/second-covid-19-wave-poses-a-downside-risk-to-economic-growth-finmin-121050700564_1.html

 

18. Help nations to prevent health crisis from becoming eco crisis: FM to ADB

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/help-nations-to-prevent-health-crisis-from-becoming-eco-crisis-fm-to-adb-121050501220_1.html

 

19. Hiring activity declines by 15% in April amid second Covid-19 wave: Report

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/hiring-activity-declines-by-15-in-april-amid-second-covid-19-wave-report-121050500907_1.html

 

20. Second Covid-19 wave may derail India's strong economic recovery: S&P

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/second-covid-19-wave-may-derail-india-s-strong-economic-recovery-s-p-121050500705_1.html

 

21. 27 mn households sought work under employment guarantee scheme last month

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/27-mn-households-sought-work-under-employment-guarantee-scheme-last-month-121050401356_1.html

 

22. India Covid-19 crisis shows complacency, lack of leadership: Raghuram Rajan

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-crisis-reveals-complacency-and-lack-of-foresight-former-rbi-governor-121050400206_1.html

 

23. Currency in circulation hits Rs 29 lakh crore on 2nd wave

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/currency-in-circulation-hits-rs-29l-cr-on-2nd-wave/articleshow/82382446.cms

 

24. India asks state banks to withdraw cash held abroad over Cairn dispute, claims report

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/india-asks-state-banks-to-withdraw-cash-held-abroad-over-cairn-dispute/articleshow/82448714.cms

 

25. Barclays cuts FY22 GDP growth forecast to 10%; says local lockdowns to cost $38 billion till June

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/barclays-cuts-fy22-gdp-growth-forecast-to-10-says-local-lockdowns-to-cost-38-billion-till-june/articleshow/82369514.cms

 

26. COVID second wave to hit Q1 growth: Report

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/covid-second-wave-to-hit-q1-growth-report/articleshow/82390332.cms

 

27. Impact of COVID-19 second wave on economy to remain muted: Finance ministry report

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/impact-of-covid-19-second-wave-on-economy-to-remain-muted-finance-ministry-report/articleshow/82454794.cms

 

28. Recovery path for several sectors delayed due to second Covid wave: India Ratings

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/recovery-path-for-several-sectors-delayed-due-to-second-covid-wave-india-ratings/articleshow/82373796.cms

 

29. Second covid wave may lead to slowdown in coming months: PHDCCI

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/second-covid-wave-may-lead-to-slowdown-in-coming-months-phdcci/articleshow/82407883.cms

 

30. WPI inflation accelerated to 9.1%, CPI moderated to 3.9% in April: Morgan Stanley report

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/wpi-inflation-accelerated-to-9-1-cpi-moderated-to-3-9-in-april-morgan-stanley-report/articleshow/82426123.cms

 

31. Credit Suisse cuts FY22 GDP forecast to 8.5-9%

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/credit-suisse-cuts-fy22-gdp-forecast-to-8-5-9/articleshow/82435502.cms

 

32. Assocham suggests selectively reducing economic activities to curb COVID spread

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/assocham-suggests-selectively-reducing-economic-activities-to-curb-covid-spread/articleshow/82390203.cms

 

33. Behind the Lives Lost During the Pandemic Lie India's Failing Public Institutions

https://thewire.in/political-economy/behind-the-lives-lost-during-the-pandemic-lie-indias-failing-public-institutions

 

34. May Day 2021: What Has (Not) Changed Since the Pandemic Ravaged Livelihoods of Workers

https://thewire.in/labour/may-day-2021-india-migrant-construction-workers-covid-19-labour-codes

 

35. Incomes of Indians were shrinking even before Covid, pandemic will only make it worse

https://theprint.in/economy/incomes-of-indians-were-shrinking-even-before-covid-pandemic-will-only-make-it-worse/649399/

 

36. In charts: Comparing productivity in Bangladesh with the rest of South Asia

https://scroll.in/article/993945/in-charts-comparing-productivity-in-bangladesh-with-the-rest-of-south-asia

 

37. Have India’s ultra-rich done enough to help in the country’s fight against Covid-19?

https://scroll.in/article/993957/have-indias-ultra-rich-done-enough-to-help-in-the-countrys-fight-against-covid-19

 

38. India suffers from a problem of inadequate state capacity

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/india-suffers-from-a-problem-of-inadequate-state-capacity-11619981920622.html

 

39. The new Zoom economy: Who can adjust to it and who cannot?

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/the-new-zoom-economy-who-can-adjust-to-it-and-who-cannot-11620153630824.html

 

40. We can’t afford to overlook the pandemic misery of rural India

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/we-can-t-afford-to-overlook-the-pandemic-misery-of-rural-india-11620229833365.html

 

41. Covid has accentuated the private cost of India’s public failure

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/covid-has-accentuated-the-private-cost-of-india-s-public-failure-11620057164037.html

 

42. Women and youth bear the brunt of covid-induced unemployment

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/women-and-youth-bear-the-brunt-of-covid-induced-unemployment-11620286195932.html

 

2. Public Finance

 

43. Centre to provide ₹15,000 crore interest-free capex loan to States

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/centre-to-provide-15000-crore-interest-free-loan-to-states-for-capital-expenditure/article34448917.ece

 

44. Allocation of 5 kg food grain for 80-cr people gets Cabinet nod

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states-life-588-lakh-tons-of-grains-under-pmgkay/article34480815.ece

 

45. Centre releases second tranche of revenue deficit grant of over ₹9,800 cr

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/centre-releases-2nd-tranche-of-revenue-deficit-grant-of-over-9800-crore/article34499354.ece

 

46. Fiscal metrics to stay weak on COVID: S&P

https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/fiscal-metrics-to-stay-weak-on-covid-sp/article34484201.ece

 

47. India notifies digital tax threshold of Rs 2 crore and 300,000 users

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-notifies-digital-tax-threshold-of-rs-2-croreand-300-000-users-121050400156_1.html

 

48. India's fiscal response to Covid conservative, need large stimulus: Report

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-fiscal-response-to-covid-conservative-need-large-stimulus-report-121050600583_1.html

 

49. India to breach fiscal deficit target in FY22: Fitch Solutions

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-to-breach-fiscal-deficit-target-in-fy22-fitch-solutions-121050700381_1.html

 

50. Investment in health, social sector to help recovering from pandemic: ADB

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/investment-in-health-social-sector-to-help-recovering-from-pandemic-adb-121050501112_1.html

 

51. Cos' spending on health infra for COVID care will be considered as CSR work: Govt

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/cos-spending-on-health-infra-for-covid-care-will-be-considered-as-csr-work-govt/articleshow/82405250.cms

 

52. Reform India's fiscal management law for counter-cyclical impact

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/reform-india-s-fiscal-management-law-for-counter-cyclical-impact-11620363849497.html

Taxation

53. April GST mop-up likely to hit ₹1.20-lakh cr: SBI report

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/gst-collection-registers-a-record-141-lakh-crore-in-april/article34457268.ece

 

54. Finance Ministry relaxes compliance norms, waives late fee for GST assessees

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/government-relaxes-gst-compliance/article34462780.ece

 

55. Covid-19 relief materials received from abroad to get IGST waiver

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/covid-19-relief-materials-received-from-abroad-to-get-igst-waiver/article34474253.ece

 

56. Mutuality principle: Bowring Institute gets AAR reprieve on GST

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/announcements/mutuality-principle-bowring-institute-gets-aar-reprieve-on-gst/article34482542.ece

 

57. Are States’ GST collections on track?

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/are-states-gst-collections-on-track/article34491863.ece

 

58. ‘Why has GST Council not met for 6 months?’

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/why-is-the-gst-council-not-meeting-asks-badal/article34489465.ece

 

59. Centre to retain GST on concentrators

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/centre-to-retain-gst-on-concentrators/article34503208.ece

 

60. Covid-19 pandemic: Odisha seeks GST exemption on purchase of vaccines

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/covid-19-pandemic-odisha-seeks-gst-exemption-on-purchase-of-vaccines-121050601210_1.html

 

3. Banking and Monetary policy

 

61. Here’s what more RBI can do to help Indian economy as Covid rages on

https://theprint.in/economy/heres-what-more-rbi-can-do-to-help-indian-economy-as-covid-rages-on/653453/

 

62. RBI top brass discuss credit flows with heads of small finance banks

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/rbi-top-brass-discuss-credit-flows-with-heads-of-small-finance-banks/article34452594.ece

 

63. Why RBI’s G-SAP is a master-stroke

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/why-rbis-g-sap-is-a-master-stroke/article34481980.ece

 

64. RBI opens ₹50,000-cr liquidity tap for banks to on-lend to healthcare sector

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/rbi-opens-50000-cr-liquidity-tap-for-banks-to-on-lend-to-healthcare-sector/article34492261.ece

 

65. RBI measures timely, will help manage stress in the economy, say bankers

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/rbi-measures-timely-will-help-manage-stress-in-the-economy-say-bankers/article34492289.ece

 

66. Climate change risk & bank sustainability

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/climate-change-risk-bank-sustainability/article34491780.ece

 

67. Time for 5th generation banking reforms

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/time-for-5th-generation-banking-reforms/article34500228.ece

 

68. MFIs flag rural borrower distress to RBI

https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/mfis-flag-rural-borrower-distress-to-rbi/article34483435.ece

 

69. RBI steps in to ease COVID-19 burden

https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/rbi-steps-in-to-ease-covid-19-burden-small-businesses-msmes-to-get-relief/article34492630.ece

 

70. Bank stocks rise on RBI move, industry welcomes measures

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/bank-stocks-rise-on-rbi-move-industry-welcomes-measures/article34494341.ece

 

71. RBI move to help firms with weaker credit profiles: Crisil

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/rbi-move-to-help-firms-with-weaker-credit-profiles-crisil/article34503150.ece

 

72. RBI's Covid relief: SFB loans to MFIs get priority sector status

https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/rbi-s-covid-relief-sfb-loans-to-mfis-get-priority-sector-status-121050501497_1.html

 

4. External Sector

 

73. FPIs pulled out ₹9,659 crore in April

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/stock-markets/fpis-pulled-out-9659-crore-in-april/article34466391.ece

 

74. Exports surge 197%, imports 166% in April

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/indias-exports-in-april-rise-197-per-cent-with-growth-across-sectors/article34462983.ece

 

75. Asia’s post-pandemic encounter with foreign finance

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/c-p-chandrasekhar/asias-post-pandemic-encounter-with-foreign-finance/article34473862.ece

 

76. FPIs bet big on private insurers

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/fpis-bet-big-on-private-insurers/article34480992.ece

 

77. FPIs increase their bets on private banks in FY21

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/data-stories/data-focus/fpis-increase-their-bets-on-private-banks-in-fy21/article34501356.ece

 

78. India’s ASEAN engagement needs a digital push

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/indias-asean-engagement-needs-a-digital-push/article34500409.ece

 

79. A COVID blot on India’s foreign policy canvas

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-covid-blot-on-indias-foreign-policy-canvas/article34483476.ece

 

80. Textile exports fell 13% in FY21 on COVID-19 impact

https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/textile-exports-fell-13-in-fy21-on-covid-19-impact/article34492931.ece

 

81. Businesses eyeing fresh trade agreement between India and UK, says UKIBC

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/businesses-eyeing-fresh-trade-agreement-between-india-and-uk-says-ukibc-121050301428_1.html

 

82. Patent waiver in WTO to enable timely availability of Covid vaccines: Govt

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/patent-waiver-in-wto-to-enable-timely-availability-of-covid-vaccines-govt-121050601254_1.html

 

83. Second Covid-19 wave: Global ports slam the door on Indian seafarers

https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/second-covid-19-wave-global-ports-slam-the-door-on-indian-seafarers-121050700039_1.html

 

84. India Inc's foreign borrowings jump 24 percent to $9.23 billion in March

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/india-incs-foreign-borrowings-jump-24-percent-to-9-23-billion-in-march/articleshow/82351980.cms

 

85. Engineering goods exports jump sharply in April

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/engineering-goods-exports-jump-sharply-in-april/articleshow/82353106.cms

 

86. Wall Street giants swept up by India’s brutal Covid wave

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/wall-street-giants-get-swept-up-by-indias-brutal-covid-wave/articleshow/82439513.cms

 

87. India-China flight disruptions could hurt global pharma supply chains

https://theprint.in/economy/india-china-flight-disruptions-could-hurt-global-pharma-supply-chains/653176/

 

88. India-UK food trade: The case for tariff liberalization

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/indiauk-food-trade-the-case-for-tariff-liberalization-11620110678258.html

 

5. Agriculture and Rural Economy

 

89. Poultry sector in trouble on Covid surge, again

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/poultry-sector-in-trouble-for-the-third-time-in-14-months-on-covid-surge/article34448841.ece

 

90. Second Covid wave to shrink cotton consumption by 8%

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/covid-wave-to-shrink-cotton-consumption-by-8-per-cent/article34463918.ece

 

91. Seafood industry fears further setback

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/indian-seafood-industry-fears-further-setback-on-reight-hike-us-retaliatory-tariff/article34470614.ece

 

92. India’s wheat production outlook cut to 105 mt on lower yield in central, eastern regions

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/indias-wheat-production-outlook-cut-to-105-mt-on-lower-yield-in-central-eastern-regions/article34498010.ece

 

93. Area of summer crops expands by 21.58%

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/area-of-summer-crops-expands-by-21-58/articleshow/82454793.cms

 

94. Possibility of sharp rise in wages threatens prospects of tea companies in Assam: ICRA

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/possibility-of-sharp-rise-in-wages-threatens-prospects-of-tea-companies-in-assam-icra/articleshow/82385268.cms

 

95. Normal monsoon should help contain food price pressures, says Shaktikanta Das

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/normal-monsoon-should-help-contain-food-price-pressures-says-shaktikanta-das/articleshow/82405865.cm

 

96. Rice, the one grain that’s keeping the world’s food crisis from getting worse

https://theprint.in/economy/rice-the-one-grain-thats-keeping-the-worlds-food-crisis-from-getting-worse/653855/

 

6. Industry, Manufacturing, Services and Technology

 

97. Two-wheeler sales may dive 17% in April: Report

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/two-wheeler-sales-may-decline-17-in-april-report/article34449731.ece

 

98. Core industries’ output rises 6.8% in March

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/eight-core-industries-output-at-32-month-high-of-68-growth-in-march-2021/article34450663.ece

 

99. Food Processing Ministry floats EoI for PLI scheme

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/food-processing-ministry-floats-eoi-for-pli-scheme/article34472819.ece

 

100. Services PMI dips to a 3-month low

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/services-pmi-eased-to-3-months-low-in-april/article34489098.ece

 

101. Non-food credit growth slows in March

https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/non-food-credit-growth-slows-in-march/article34453188.ece

 

102. ‘Second wave may dent housing sales revival’

https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/second-wave-may-dent-housing-sales-revival/article34453064.ece

 

103. Small businesses, MSMEs to get relief

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/small-businesses-msmes-to-get-relief/article34494345.ece

 

104. ‘Investment in warehousing slides 44%’

https://www.thehindu.com/business/investment-in-warehousing-slides-44/article34493172.ece

 

105. Real estate projects to feel the pinch as steel, cement prices rise

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/real-estate-projects-to-feel-the-pinch-as-steel-cement-prices-rise-121050400003_1.html

 

106. RBI's Covid relief: Good move, but late, says health care industry

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/rbi-s-covid-relief-good-move-but-late-says-health-care-industry-121050501535_1.html

 

107. Manufacturing employment nearly half of what it was five years ago

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/ceda-cmie-bulletin-manufacturing-employment-halves-in-five-years-121050601086_1.html

 

108. Domestic air traffic fell 29% in April over second Covid-19 wave: Icra

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/domestic-air-traffic-fell-29-in-april-over-second-covid-19-wave-icra-121050501159_1.html

 

109. Performance-linked incentives fail to excite solar manufacturing firms

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/performance-linked-incentives-fail-to-excite-solar-manufacturing-firms-121050401398_1.html

 

110. 462 infrastructure projects show cost overruns worth Rs 4.36 lakh crore

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/462-infrastructure-projects-show-cost-overruns-worth-rs-4-36-lakh-crore/articleshow/82351970.cms

 

111. Consumer sentiment index falls 3.8% in April, sharpest drop since May 2020: CMIE

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/consumer-sentiment-index-falls-3-8-in-april-sharpest-drop-since-may-2020-cmie/articleshow/82428386.cms

 

112. Why the Centre's PLI Scheme for Food Processing Sector May Not Be a Big Job Generator

https://thewire.in/economy/why-the-centres-pli-scheme-for-food-processing-sector-may-not-be-a-big-job-generator

 

7. Columns by Paul Krugman/ Joseph Stiglitz

 

113. Will Corporate Greed Prolong the Pandemic? | by Joseph E. Stiglitz & Lori Wallach - Project Syndicate

https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/big-pharma-blocking-wto-waiver-to-produce-more-covid-vaccines-by-joseph-e-stiglitz-and-lori-wallach-2021-05

 

114. SEC Must Get Serious About Global Warming

https://www.realclearmarkets.com/2021/05/06/sec_must_get_serious_about_global_warming_775996.html

 

115. Opinion | Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Boom?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/opinion/us-inflation-federal-reserve.html

 

116. Opinion | Biden and the Future of the Family

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/opinion/biden-family-aid.html

 

117. Opinion | Krugman Wonks Out: Why Doesn’t Cutting Taxes on the Wealthy Work?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/opinion/tax-cuts-rich.html

 

8. Other Articles/ Columns

 

• Ideas for India

 

118. Informing youth about job opportunities to make training programmes more effective

https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/informing-youth-about-job-opportunities-to-improve-the-effectiveness-of-training-programmes.html

 

119. Business sentiments and labour markets

https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/macroeconomics/business-sentiments-and-labour-markets.html

 

120. West Bengal’s economic performance relative to India over the last three decades

https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/macroeconomics/west-bengal-s-economic-performance-relative-to-india-over-the-last-three-decades.html

 

• The India Forum

 

121. Women Bring a Spring of Hope to the Farm Movement

https://www.theindiaforum.in/article/what-did-women-bring-farm-movement

 

• Project Syndicate

 

122. Is the US Economy Recovering or Overheating?

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/us-inflation-shows-economy-is-reshuffling-and-recovering-by-j-bradford-delong-2021-05?a_la=english&a_d=609156b2626d1f2f4cc6f1c0&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Fsection%2Feconomics&a_li=us-inflation-shows-economy-is-reshuffling-and-recovering-by-j-bradford-delong-2021-05&a_pa=section-commentaries&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=

 

123. What to Do About Eurozone Sovereign Debt

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/esm-facility-to-purchase-sovereigns-from-ecb-by-stefano-micossi-and-emilios-avgouleas-2021-05?a_la=english&a_d=60914750626d1f2f4ca389e1&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Fsection%2Feconomics&a_li=esm-facility-to-purchase-sovereigns-from-ecb-by-stefano-micossi-and-emilios-avgouleas-2021-05&a_pa=section-commentaries&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=

 

124. How Will the Digital Renminbi Change China?

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-digital-renminbi-banks-big-tech-by-shang-jin-wei-2021-05?a_la=english&a_d=608ff5ad83d1c5157c8f8cbb&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Fsection%2Feconomics&a_li=china-digital-renminbi-banks-big-tech-by-shang-jin-wei-2021-05&a_pa=section-commentaries&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=

 

125. Organized Labor After COVID

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/organized-labor-after-covid-pandemic-by-pranab-bardhan-2021-05?a_la=english&a_d=608fe7bd83d1c5157c71de7c&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Fsection%2Feconomics&a_li=organized-labor-after-covid-pandemic-by-pranab-bardhan-2021-05&a_pa=section-commentaries&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=

 

126. The Promise and Peril of Central Bank Digital Currencies

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/central-bank-digital-currencies-benefits-and-complications-by-anne-o-krueger-2021-05?a_la=english&a_d=608fd18983d1c5157c40b379&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Fsection%2Feconomics&a_li=central-bank-digital-currencies-benefits-and-complications-by-anne-o-krueger-2021-05&a_pa=section-commentaries&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=

 

• Economic and Political Weekly

 

Perspectives

 

127. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana 2.0

Betrayal of the Initial Promise?

https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/19/perspectives/pradhan-mantri-fasal-bima-yojana-20.html

 

Commentary

 

128. The Unresolved Issues in Controlling Covid-19

No Time to Lose

https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/19/commentary/unresolved-issues-controlling-covid-19.html

 

129. Proposing a Bioecological Framework for Elder Abuse in India

https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/18/commentary/proposing-bioecological-framework-elder-abuse.html

 

130. An Alternate to Survey Methods to Measure Work from Home

https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/18/commentary/alternate-survey-methods-measure-work-home.html

 

131. Induce Spirit of Privatisation in Public Sector Banks

https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/18/commentary/induce-spirit-privatisation-public-sector-banks.html

 

• Special Artcles

 

132. From Servitude to Underclass

The Empire’s South Indian ‘Coolies’ in Postcolonial Malaysia

https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/18/special-articles/servitude-underclass.html

 

• The Economist

 

133. What history tells you about post-pandemic booms

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/04/29/what-history-tells-you-about-post-pandemic-booms

 

134. Tracking the economic impact of India’s second covid wave

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/05/01/tracking-the-economic-impact-of-indias-second-covid-wave

 

135. Older women are getting richer. How will wealth managers adapt?

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/05/06/older-women-are-getting-richer-how-will-wealth-managers-adapt

 

136. A new age of suburbanisation could be dawning

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/05/06/a-new-age-of-suburbanisation-could-be-dawning

 

9. News on Kerala

 

137. How Kerala became an oxygen-surplus State in one year

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/how-kerala-became-an-oxygen-surplus-state-in-one-year/article34452802.ece

 

138. Questions raised over fate of 10% economic quota in Kerala

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/questions-raised-over-fate-of-10-economic-quota-in-kerala/article34494743.ece

 

139. Key Economic Lessons Learnt From the West Bengal, Kerala Electoral Results

https://thewire.in/politics/key-economic-lessons-learnt-from-the-west-bengal-kerala-electoral-results

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