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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicUniversal Basic Income

Topic: Universal Basic Income

3 reasons universal basic income pilots haven’t been implemented — despite their success

Universal basic income experiments have shown improvements in wages, psychological wellbeing and school and college attendance. But all's not well.

What we know and what we don’t know about universal basic income

The debate on Universal Basic Income is often polarised and rooted in selective data. Trials show it performs in both stable and volatile settings.

Does universal basic income make us lazy? German study with ‘doppelgangers’ promises answers

The study is a step in the right direction to answer some of the big questions about universal basic income, which just might be an ideal policy tool for recessions.

120 Germans will get 1,200 Euros a month, new study checks if Universal Income really works

Supporters say it would reduce inequality and improve well-being, while opponents argue it would be too expensive and discourage people from going to work.

Basic income for poor demands subsidy cuts, a step govts in India are unlikely to take

If no effort is made to consider how a minimum income guarantee is financed, then the expenditure would lead to cuts in public investment & higher borrowing.

Politics can distort the intent and value of a universal basic income scheme

If practicalities dictate that India’s tenuous social protection framework be sacrificed at the altar of a basic income, then it can actively undermine the social contract.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?