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Firm survival in India: Status of firms formed over the last 30 years

The dynamic process of new firm formation and exit of weaker firms contributes to the evolution of industries and expansion of the economy. This article analyses the status of all new firms formed in ...

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जनभाषा? मातृभाषा में पढ़ाई शिक्षा को कैसे प्रभावित करती है

2016 में जारी किए किए गए राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति के प्रारूप में मातृभाषा में शिक्षा, खास कर स्कूल के रचनात्मक वर्षों के दौरान मातृभाषा में शिक्षा के महत्व पर जोर दिया गया था। इस कॉलम में दक्षिणी भारत की...

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How operational efficiency of India's ports impacts its manufacturing exports

The average turnaround time of Indian ports has come down significantly since 2010, indicating improvement in their operational efficiency. However, it still is more than two times the level in some o...

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What do poor people think about direct cash transfers?

Based on a survey conducted over November-December 2018 with 3,800 respondents in rural Bihar, Khemani, Habyarimana, and Nooruddin present descriptive evidence on what the poor citizens of India think...

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दस प्रतिशत कोटा: क्या जाति अब पिछड़ेपन की सूचक नहीं रही है?

संविधान (124वां संशोधन) विधेयक 2019 सरकारी नौकरियों और उच्च शिक्षा संस्थानों में 10 प्रतिशत आरक्षण देकर ‘‘आर्थिक रूप से पिछड़े तबकों’’ को आगे बढ़ाने के प्रावधान का प्रयास करता है। इसका मतलब कोटा के आध...

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Has China really outperformed India?

It is widely agreed that China has grown much faster than India, and that India has finally taken over in recent years. In this piece, Martin Rama benchmarks the growth performances of the two countri...

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Women’s work and fertility: Evidence from 200 years, 103 countries

The declining rates of female labour force participation in developing countries in the last two decades have led researchers to focus on the role of fertility in women’s labour supply decisions. Usin...

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A quiet revolution: The case of primary education in Uttar Pradesh

The challenge in India’s school education system today is how to translate years of schooling into learning. While there is reason to lament the learning crisis, a quiet movement is taking place in Ut...

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India’s emerging crisis of representation

Article 81 of the Indian Constitution requires that each state receive Lok Sabha seats in proportion to its population and allocate those seats to constituencies of roughly equal size. However, the ch...

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क्या ग्रामीण भारत में सड़कों से वोट मिलते हैं?

भारत में 2001 में जिन गांवों में पक्की सड़क नहीं थी, ऐसे दो-तिहाई से भी अधिक गांवों को एक बड़े पैमाने के ग्रामीण सड़क कार्यक्रम के तहत सड़कें उपलब्ध कराई गई हैं। क्या कनेक्टिविटी और कल्याण में इन सुधा...

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Is India’s ‘new’ investment cycle poised for upturn?

Recent statistics have drawn attention to the turning of India’s investment cycle since the second half of 2017-18. In this piece, Isha Gupta examines the different components of investment demand and...

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Power to the people: The impact of political report cards in India

How do Indian voters react to information on the qualifications and performance of politicians?

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