Political Issues

LED light bulbs are nowhere close to their promised life of 20 years. There is grounds for suspicion that perhaps this industry has fallen back to the days of the infamous Phoebus cartel, which ensured that the old filament-based light bulb's lifespan was reduced from 2,500 hours to 1,200 hours. If we don’t have to…

It is another mature budget presented, with budgetary support being extended to only the vulnerable sections of the society such as those requiring foodgrain support or for MSMEs that are the backbone of the economy. As the size of the Indian middle class is snowballing, the music to their ears came towards the fag end…

If we do not export such value-added compute, others will, and India will end up becoming a large consumer of imported digital games, writes Dr Jaijit Bhattacharya. With all things getting digitalised, it was obvious that online gaming, would become a very large industry in India and globally. It is not a new phenomenon. Digital…

The governments of welfare states around the world burn significant midnight oil in rolling out social protection measures and schemes and spend considerable government revenue in providing the same. The salient objective of the social protection schemes is to provide a reasonable level of support - be it in the form of food, health, or…

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/people-are-investing-in-crypto-as-they-have-heard-of-getting-incredible-returns-jaijit-bhattacharya/videoshow/91588019.cms Cryptocurrencies can lead to "dollarisation" of a part of the economy which would be against India's sovereign interest, top officials of the RBI have told a parliamentary panel, according to sources. "People are investing in crypto as they have heard of getting incredible returns," said Jaijit Bhattacharya, President, Centre for Digital Economic Policy Research to…

The recent events at BharatPe signal the coming of age of Indian startup ecosystem, where all the checks and balances mirroring those of large established corporate houses are coming into play, to keep the ecosystem in good stead. The past few years have put the spotlight on the phenomenal wealth creation by a tribe of…

The focus of budget 2022 is digital economy which includes digital infrastructure and digital currency, thereby making it an excellent budget for digital economy. The key highlight of budget 2022 is the Gati Shakti initiative of Government. The initiative encompasses the seven engines for economic transformation which include Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways…

This Budget is going to prepare a roadmap to take the country on a new path of progress by acknowledging the reality of the changes being made on the technological fronts in the future while addressing many of the challenges of the present. Jaijit Bhattacharya. The minutes of the General Budget presented on Tuesday are…

Chinese companies banned under Sec 69A of the IT Act of India, are quietly making a backdoor comeback through what could be largely termed as a “Benami” route. The menace needs to be aggressively tracked and stopped. lmost fifteen years ago, when I and others with exposure to the great Chinese digital game used to…