How meritorious ‘merit’ is in online exams?
‘Merit’. It seems to reflect a neutral benchmark to ensure that everyone gets what he/she deserves. However, we need to ask ourselves, is merit neutral in reality? This question becomes all the more important today when the entire teaching-learning-evaluation process
The Controversial Curve
An economic concept which served as the linchpin for monetary and fiscal policy across the world is the Phillips Curve. Developed by the New Zealand economist A.W.H. Phillips, it puts forward an inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment.Phillips, while he
Why does Mukesh Ambani want to Invest in Green Energy?
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and CEO of Reliance Industries, presented one of the company’s most ambitious initiatives at its 44th Annual General Meeting (AGM) a few days ago. Reliance is ready to enter the green energy market after disrupting the Retail
‘Baazaar’ Movie Review: Saif Ali Khan Makes an Offer You Cannot Refuse!
Not many may be aware that great director Gauravv K. Chawla made his directorial debut with the 2018 stock market thriller, Baazaar. The plot of this failed venture spins around a young, ambitious small-townie heading towards capturing the glamorous essence
Two-Child Policy: An Insight and Implications
When the chief minister of Assam announced on 19th June 2021, that the two-child policy would be soon implemented in the state for availing certain benefits of government schemes, this policy again became debatable in the public forum. The law
The Black Swan: a Book Review
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (henceforth referred to as NNT) identifies ‘Black Swan’ as an event possessing the following three characteristics:-An outlier, an event that lies outside the realm of regular expectations.-An event that carries an extreme impact.-In spite of its status
The current spike in oil prices, what are the reasons?
Oil and gas sector is among the eight core industries in India and plays a major role in influencing the decision making for all the other important sections of the economy.India’s economic growth is closely related to its energy demand,
The Rise of Meesho
Meesho was founded by IIT Delhi graduates Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwal in 2015. This social media commerce platform enables small businesses to sell online through various social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Meesho is now crowned as
Land banks- more pros than cons?
A land bank is an entity created by the government that helps it to manage or dispose vacant properties, vacant lands and tax-foreclosed properties so that these vacant or abandoned properties can be developed or further put to a more
Book Review – Irrational Exuberance
An economist from Yale University, Dr. Robert Shiller, in his book – “Irrational Exuberance”, provides a lucid and engaging guide to the usually impervious world of Financial Markets. The book implores the readers to view the markets from a psychological