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Real Independence Would Mean People Getting their Purchasing Power Back: Economist Prabhat Patnaik
17 Aug 2021
Newsclick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and eminent economist professor Prabhat Patnaik discuss the state of the Indian economy in this in-depth interview.
Dr. Ravi Chopra, Rashme Sehgal
‘People Living on Mountains are Considered Expendable’—Dr Ravi Chopra
21 Feb 2021
The noted environmentalist expresses dismay over the disregard for human life in the wake of the Chamoli disaster and says long-term studies of glaciers are needed.
PTI
GDP Growth Rate for 2019-20 Revised Downward to 4%
29 Jan 2021
Contraction in secondary sectors like manufacturing and construction drags down economic growth.
Prakash Karat
Protecting Employment and Creating Jobs Matters the Most
09 Nov 2020
Examining the data on the largescale unemployment in the country, Prakash Karat argues for a people’s led movement to demand resolution of the crisis.
Prabhat Patnaik
A Govt Unequal to the Task as Economy Sinks
19 Sep 2020
The significant fall in government expenditure during the lockdown is just the opposite of what the Modi government should have done.
Prabhat Patnaik
The Indian Economy is Hurtling Toward Disaster
12 Sep 2020
To avoid a total collapse of the economy, the Centre needs to push up demand by spending more on cash transfers to the poor and on goods and services.
PTI
Fall in GDP Alarming; Time for Bureaucracy to Shed Complacency: Raghuram Rajan
07 Sep 2020
Temporary half-baked “reforms”, such as the suspension of labour protection laws in some states, will do little to enthuse industry or workers, and give reforms a bad name, says former RBI Governor.
PTI
About 11 Million People Could be Driven into Poverty in East Asia and Pacific: World Bank
31 Mar 2020
To combat the COVID-19 shock, the World Bank report suggested urgent investments in national healthcare capacity and longer-term preparedness, among others.
PTI
More Bad News: Moody's Cuts India Growth Projection to 5.4% from 6.6% for 2020
17 Feb 2020
India's economy has decelerated rapidly over past two years and economic recovery is likely to be 'shallow', the global rating agency said, citing domestic challenges rather than external factors.
Newsclick Report
Govt May Cut over 7% or Rs 2 Trillion in Budgetary Allocations for 2019-20
07 Jan 2020
According to government data, it has spent about 65% of the total expenditure target of Rs 27.86 trillion till November-end