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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicThink tanks

Topic: think tanks

A new think tank on climate policy believes ‘sustainable development & job creation can go together’

The newly launched, Delhi-based Sustainable Futures Collaborative hopes to take a more holistic, development-based approach to climate change rather than just 'carbon-centric' approach.

Govt’s 1% TDS on crypto transactions led to Rs 3,500 revenue loss, finds think tank

Tax imposed last year led millions of users to shift to offshore platforms for their cryptocurrency transactions, says report by Esya Centre.

China uses UK universities, think tanks to promote its interest. Academics are conspirators

Western academics are championing the cause of the PLA, the CCP, and Xi Jinping at the cost of their nations.

Mahindra, Godrej, Jindal—Meet India’s growing climate philanthropists

As foreign funding is under tight government scrutiny, domestic philanthropies and non-profits are stepping up to the challenge of making India climate-change proof.

Think tanks acting as war rooms. This is what Indian political parties are building for 2024

Nation With NaMo, Varahe Analytics, Inclusive Minds and several others work round the clock collecting data for political parties – BJP to Congress, AAP, BJD, NCP, SP, DMK, and TMC.

CEEW to iFOREST, Modi govt listens when think tanks talk. They are growing in clout & cash

India's aspiration to become a global climate leader is getting a boost from an expanding ecosystem of homegrown policy and research institutes. Here are 10, new and old.

CPR’s future in jeopardy after license suspension. Govt must rethink, guard Indian democracy

The Centre for Policy and Research in New Delhi through its work helps Europeans and Americans to revise their understanding of global issues from a distinctly Indian point of view.

Centre for Policy Research’s demise will be India’s tragedy. Here’s an insider history

It's due to CPR’s success that Delhi now has Carnegie India and Centre for Social and Economic Progress. But CPR stands out nonetheless—it remains distinctly Indian.

China’s early decline is wishful thinking. Western think tanks keep getting it wrong

The road ahead may not be smooth for China but to argue that it peaking or on the way to decline is just outlandish. India would do well to not get excited.

Indian think tanks are growing in big numbers under Modi. But impact, influence questionable

As of 2020, India had the third highest number of think tanks, their growth led by complicated policy questions and greater democratisation of data.

On Camera

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.