NCAER in the News

Opinion: Nijara Deka. Based on the NSSO's data, a man spent an average of 74 minutes a day on childcare whereas a female spent a disproportionate length of 134 minutes a day on the same. Furthermore, care given to other family members is so gender-defined that irrespective of any other paid activity, women spend a...   Read More

Opinion: Prabir Kumar Ghosh and Chanchal Negi. 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...   Read More

Opinion: Sanjib Pohit. 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...   Read More

Opinion: Palash Baruah and DL Wankhar. 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...   Read More

Opinion: Arun Tiwari, Sumit Kane and Ajay Mahal. 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...   Read More

Opinion: Udaibir Das and Wayne Byres.  The crucial role of implementing Basel standards The 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...   Read More

Opinion: Jyoti Thakur. While global unemployment dips, South Asia grapples with declining labour force participation and widening job gap that put a generation at risk. The world has encountered a series of extraordinary events in the last five years that transformed everyday life and economic activity. The COVID-19 pandemic was such an event that brought...   Read More

Opinion: Palash Baruah and DL Wankhar. In communities where education is given greater importance & viewed as a gateway to success, households are more likely to allocate a larger portion of income toward educational expenses. Education is the cornerstone upon which nations build their future. It is the bedrock of social and economic growth at...   Read More

Opinion: Saurabh Bandyopadhyay and Laxmi Joshi. Despite making significant contributions and accounting for a large share of the workforce, women’s concerns and interests are frequently disregarded. India is second only to China in fish production. In 2022-23, India produced around 18 million tonnes, accounting for 8 per cent of global production. About 32 per cent...   Read More

Opinion: Poonam Gupta. Odisha, India’s eleventh largest state by population and fourteenth largest by size of economy, has come a long way during the last two decades. At nearly $ 100 billion, if Odisha were a country, its economy would be larger than Tanzania, Sri Lanka or Ghana. The growth momentum has been evident across...   Read More