pandemic

Economy

Indian Labour Market in Flux: Law Reforms to Provide Flexibility to Employers or Welfare of the Workers or Both?

by Vaibhavi Pingale23 October 202011 December 2020 5 min read

In 2019, the Ministry of Labour and Employment introduced four Bills on four labour codes to consolidate 29 central laws.

Economy

Revival of Indian Economy Post COVID-19

by Ajit Phadke17 October 202026 November 2020 6 min read

The Indian economy has entered a phase of New Normal, in which most of the activities are to resume by taking utmost care by following three norms: Social distancing, Use of Masks and Sanitisation.

Economy

Flight Kitchens – An Industry Grounded due to Pandemic

by Mr Sandip Dhurat23 September 202027 October 2020 3 min read

For everyone who has flown on an airplane, they remember the food that was served during the flight for the right or wrong reasons.

EconomyLifestyle

Future of Retail – Reliance on Consumer Communication

by Mr Sandip Dhurat14 September 202017 October 2020 4 min read

The hub and spoke model that online retail implemented has made the process longer and the industry is experiencing that now.

EnvironmentScience

What’s Wrong with The World: From a Conservationist’s Diary – Part 2

by Rushikesh Chavan12 July 202017 July 2020 4 min read

We must stop putting people, corporations, and governments in ‘good’ and ‘bad’ boxes.

Foreign PolicyPolitics

Singapore’s First Internet (Only) Elections 2020: Global Lessons for Post- Pandemic Democracies

by Manishankar Prasad12 July 202016 July 2020 4 min read

The online space dominated the elections; for the resource-poor opposition, this was an opportunity to be creative in its outreach, and they made the most of it.

Economy

India’s Rising Petroleum Prices, Despite Global Fall

by Ajit Phadke10 July 202012 July 2020 4 min read

Since imports account for nearly 84% of India’s petroleum consumption, any change in the global prices significantly impacts the prices in the country.

Foreign PolicyPolitics

How Pragmatism Drives Democracy, Digital and Discourse in Singapore

by Manishankar Prasad8 July 202012 July 2020 5 min read

How does a country even the size of Singapore hold an election, campaign and voting processes, amid a pandemic?

EnvironmentScience

What’s Wrong with The World: From a Conservationist’s Diary – Part 1

by Rushikesh Chavan7 July 202012 July 2020 5 min read

So, what is really wrong with the world? Why are we destroying ecosystems and, in effect, our very existence?

Sci & TechScience

To Webinar or Not is the Question: ‘Ritual’ and ‘Repivoting’ in the Pandemic

by Manishankar Prasad22 June 202026 June 2020 4 min read

Webinars are a good space to access thinking in terms of concepts and a dialogic arena for sparring and argumentation.