What is Digital economy? The term ‘Digital Economy’ was first used by Don Tapscott in his book, The Digital Economy: Promise and Peril in the Age of Networked Intelligence. So, what exactly is digital economy? According to Deloitte, “it’s the economic activity that results from billions of everyday online connections among people, businesses, devices, data […]
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The 1991 New Economic Policy set the Indian economy into a journey of market oriented exponential growth in which the private sector assumed a vital role. However, in the two following decades, a dedicated policy for the needs of industries remained missing. Considering that the manufacturing sector constituted merely 14 to 16 per cent of […]
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In a world with over 700 million people still subsisting on extremely low incomes, the reduction of global poverty, in all its forms emerges as one of the most urgent challenges. In this scenario, the announcement of the Nobel Prize to Prof Abhijit Banerjee for his experimental approach in fighting poverty will trigger serious thoughts […]
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Recently first full time Women Union Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman presented first Budget of Financial year 2019-20 of Modi 2.0 Government. Fiscal stability was focus of the budget. Most of the allocations have come down or the growth rates have come off, which suggest that the government has taken specific approach towards spending. We […]
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Kathmandu is the city of many stories. It’s colourful and very lively. Every corner has its own story to tell to the visitors who come to the city. But, most of the people in Kathmandu don’t know there is a refugee community living in the city. The concern for the refugees got into the focus […]
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The demand for power-generating plants has been increasing regardless of several appeals in energy conservation. Factors such as urbanisation and industrialisation propel the need for energy production (Singh, 2015). Consequently, it increases the need for cooling water at various steps during energy generation procedures. In general, water bodies, such as rivers and ocean were often […]
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Political democracy in India is being viewed and judged primarily in its minimalist/procedural form, encompassing nothing but a multiparty system, regularly held free and fair elections, high level of participation and contestation and peaceful and regular transfer of power on a periodic basis. India has been witness to 16 Lok Sabha elections and over 350 […]
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Electronic voting machines or EVMs are used to cast a vote without revealing the identity of the voters. They have replaced the traditional paper ballot form of voting for a while and are used in many parts of the world. An EVM is a programmable electronic voting system which is personalised by the addition of […]
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An electoral system defines the method that is used to calculate the number of elected positions in a government that candidates are to be awarded following the elections—the conversion of votes cast into seats or positions (King, 2000). The multiplicity and complexity of these systems, existing throughout the world, may often present a challenge in […]
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Energy sustainability is very important for the development of any country as it drives industrialisation, urbanisation, economic growth and overall improvement of the living standard of the society. Energy demand is increasing significantly all over the world due to rapid industrial and population growth. One of the most important issues of this century is to […]
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