Credit Cards: The New Normal in India This post has been authored by Feby Thomas, the Research Assistant at Arthashastra Intelligence. Credit cards have overtaken debit cards to be the new favorite mode of transaction for Indian consumers. The two metrics that can measure this credit card performance are the “Value of Transactions” and the …
Gender Gap in Employment: What’s holding women back? This post has been authored by Shubhangi Futtela, the Research Analyst Intern at Arthashastra Intelligence. According to a report by CMIE (Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy), 21 million women permanently left the labor workforce during the period 2017 – 2022. Though women represent 49% of India’s population, …
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Coal Shortages in India This post has been authored by Manisha Rikkula, the Research Analyst Intern at Arthashastra Intelligence. In recent times Coal stock has gone below the critical mark (25 percent of the necessary stock) in over 100 thermal power plants in India, and it has fallen below the 10% mark in over 50 …
PM-GKAY: Eradication of Extreme Poverty This post has been authored by Hrishikesh Tembe, the Research Analyst Intern at Arthashastra Intelligence. In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak in the country in early 2020, the government announced the distribution of additional free-of-cost food-grains (rice/wheat) to all 80 crore beneficiaries of National Food Security Act covered under both …
To what extent can Electric Vehicles help in the clean energy transition This post has been authored by Manisha Rikkula, the Research Analyst Intern at Arthashastra Intelligence. India has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2070. Also, by 2030, it is expected to source 500 GW capacity from non-fossil energy. According to a report, by …
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