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With the advent of digitalisation and expansion of the retail market in recent years, India has experienced a significant shift in its financial landscape, necessitating an increased emphasis on investor education and protection. This paper delves into the intricate relationship between investor education and investor protection, emphasising the pivotal role of the Government, regulators and...   Read More

At the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, the vast majority of India’s population aged 5 and above, is literate through formal schooling. About 84 percent of men and 72 percent of women are literate, as per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), 2021–22, Government of India. That being said, slightly more...   Read More

Focus on grid balancing, optimal storage capacity and spatial distribution of power demand is needed. The success of India’s net zero pledge by 2070 rests heavily on India’s successful energy transition in the power sector, as it is responsible for more than 50 per cent of emission. So, India has gone all out to expand...   Read More

The Indian data market remains in its infancy due to regulatory ambiguity, despite the global trend of enterprises monetising various types of data. The potency of data becoming a critical asset is now a reality. Familiar phrases such as “data is the new gold” or “data is the new oil” underscore its value. In the...   Read More

Affordable hospital care requires health-care financing reforms that go beyond price regulations. Benchmark for pricing In an unregulated market-driven scenario, health-care providers focus on profit through higher prices and overprovision of care (supplier-induced demand). One potential solution, “yardstick competition”, involves regulatory authorities setting benchmark prices based on market observations. However, this approach faces challenges in...   Read More

In the Review, we summarise the economic and policy developments in India; monitor global developments of relevance to India; and showcase the pulse of the economy through an analysis of high-frequency indicators and the heat map. MER April 2024 Report MER April 2024 Press Release and Citations Click here for previous issues

Opinion: Udaibir Das and Wayne Byres. The crucial role of implementing Basel standardsThe Basel Committee implementation programme has been integral to international financial architecture. Having celebrated its 50th anniversary on 24-25 April, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has journeyed from a humble forum for G7 bank supervisors to a titan among global financial standard-setting bodies....   Read More

The IHDS Forum is a monthly update of socio-economic developments in India by the IHDS research community, based on the India Human Development Survey, jointly conducted by NCAER and the University of Maryland. While two earlier rounds of the survey were completed in 2004-05 and 2011-12, respectively, the third round has also been launched and...   Read More

The paper analyses the causal relationship between rural non-farm employment (RNFE) and the wellbeing of the people in India’s North-Eastern Region (NER). When India experienced a decline in poverty, specifically during the post-liberalisation period, the reduction of poverty was lower in NER, with a wide variation at the State level in the region than in...   Read More