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Indian Economy Explained

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February 26, 2022 · 28 min

Many semi skilled workers are taking up jobs with online companies such as Zomato, Ola, Uber among others. The gig economy has produced about 8 million jobs and is expected to triple to 24 million jobs in the next 3-4 years. While the…
The role health budget plays in India’s economy

December 20, 2021 · 27 min

The Union budget 2021 claimed a 137 percent increase in health and well being. However, the Union health budget still remains at about 0.34% of GDP – a slight increase from 0.31% last year’s budget estimate. The biggest scheme introduced…
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December 4, 2021 · 31 min

On March 15 and 16th of 2021, the United Forum of Bank Unions called for a two day strike in order to oppose the proposed privatization of Public Sector Banks by the Centre. The Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget…
How the government implement the right to work programmes

November 8, 2021 · 32 min

According to the latest data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, the unemployment rate in the country has increased to 6.9%. In this scenario, most people fall back on the government to provide them with work. Right to…
Understanding Union Budgets since Independence

October 25, 2021 · 39 min

On 1st February 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first ever paper-less and digital Union Budget for the fiscal year 2021-22. This is the first time the budget documents were paperless since Independence. All members…

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Why is India’s Female Labour Force Participation Falling?

September 20, 2021 · 26 min

In November last year, India’s female labour force participation rate fell to its lowest points at 6.9%. While 67% of all men of working age are employed, only 9% of all women of working age are employed in the country. The longer term…
From Green Revolution to present – the History of Agricultural reforms in India

August 20, 2021 · 41 min

With discussions around agitations related to the recent Farm laws, what is missing is context. Reforms in agriculture have a history since India’s independence starting with the Green revolution. This history is important to understand…
How does GST work, and why state governments are not happy with it

August 5, 2021 · 30 min

The Goods and Services Tax which is commonly referred to GST was passed in the parliament on the 29th of March 2017. GST is a tax which is levied on most goods and services. It is an indirect tax which is collected at the point of…
Role of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)s in India’s Economy

July 19, 2021 · 27 min

In a developing country like India, MSMEs are the backbone of the economy. The MSME sector contributes to 45% of India’s Total Industrial Employment, 50% of India’s Total Exports and 95% of all industrial units of the country and more than…
Decoding India’s GDP and Economic slowdown

July 7, 2021 · 36 min

The Indian economy is in the doldrums. The Indian economy was already in bad shape before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. In 2019, India’s Gross Domestic Product i.e. GDP growth was 4.18%, lowest in that decade. The coronavirus pandemic and…

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About the show

Every few months we read statistics related to the economy in the news. Whether it is about government claims of the economy growing, or job losses, industries suffering, the economy is on our minds But how much do we understand about it? What factors affect economic growth? And how are we affected by it? To understand how the larger principles of the Indian economy affects us, we at Suno India are bringing in a new series called Indian Economy Explained. In the “Indian Economy Explained” series host Kunika Balhotra will bring insightful discussions with reputed economists, researchers, professors and people working in the financial and developmental sector to understand broad principles about our economy and help contextualise the tumultuous times we live in.