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The waves of urbanisation have been uneven around the world and are intrinsically tied to the level of development...
Chair, Institute for Competitiveness and Visiting Lecturer, Stanford University India’s enormous heterogeneity and cultural heritage, defined by the immense...
By Christian H M Ketels, Principal Associate, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness Learning to understand India with different eyes ...
The growth journey that India has traversed over the last seven decades has not been simply fortuitous. It is...
By Bibek Debroy, Chairman, EAC – PM Do enterprises compete, or is it countries that compete? Anyone who has read...
Innovation in India: Distance Traversed and Road Ahead
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, Innovation, Innovation Index 2021, 0With a continuous evolving innovation landscape, regions like Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, among others have emerged as innovation hubs...
One of the most highlighted concerns regarding the television measurement rating is the inability of the rating system to...
Journey of India’s Evolving Innovation Ecosystem
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, Innovation, 0Over the last decade, the pace of disruptive technology has pushed government , businesses, industries, entrepreneurs and consumers to...
The Curious Case of Census Towns: The Case for Integrated Development of Rural and Urban Areas
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Urbanisation, 0Bibek Debroy, Amit Kapoor & Aditya Sinha Literature on service delivery suggests that a state is incapable of delivering...
Karnataka, Manipur and Chandigarh Top NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index 2021
amitkapoor, , Innovation, Innovation Index 2021, Press Release, 0Posted On: 21 JUL 2022 11:20AM by PIB Delhi Karnataka, Manipur and Chandigarh have topped in their respective categories...
The third edition of the India Innovation Index 2021 too is set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
NITI Aayog Launches the Third Edition of India Innovation Index
amitkapoor, , Innovation, Innovation Index 2021, Press Release, 0Posted On: 20 JUL 2022 9:10AM by PIB Delhi NITI Aayog will release the third edition of the India...
From pioneering several innovations in the ancient times to making incomparable contributions to modern science and technology, India has...
The year 2021 will be remembered for the indefatigable human spirit. India’s achievements and challenges during the second wave...
As the world changes, the need to constantly push toward innovative ideas to meet the challenges ahead also increases....
India is among the fastest-growing economies globally and innovation has played a critical role in achieving this status. India...
Amit Kapoor and Bibek Debroy The process of urbanisation stipulates a need to expand as the number of people...
An economic ecosystem linking two major economic centres, an industrial corridor, invigorates economic activity along the transportation corridor. Akin...
Antifragile Ecosystem: A road to sustainable export growth for India
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, EPI2021, 0The COVID-19 Pandemic and other global events of significance, such as the Suez canal blockage and Semiconductor shortage, halted...
Raising the Curtain: Media Industry and the Changing Landscape
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0The evolution of the television news is as important a milestone for humankind as was the postal system which...
Unlocking Potential: India and its Innovation Journey
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, Innovation, 0Innovation has been embedded in the development of humankind since its inception. It has helped guide a new world...
Bibek Debroy, Aditya Sinha & Amit Kapoor Throughout the 20th century, modern states have pursued what political scientist, James Scott,...
The variations in determining what can be classified as cities are as dynamic as cities themselves It is fairly...
Pathways to LiFE: Moving Towards Indigenous Solutions for Climate Sustainability
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0Sustainability has imploded as an agenda with unprecedented scope and significance. India’s movement for a Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE)...
Multidimensional inequality aims to assess the cause and nature of inequalities, arguing that deprivation of one kind leaves a...
Increasing the pace of India’s urbanisation
amitkapoor, , Articles, Business Standard, Urbanisation, 0Cities have always captured the poetic imagination in how they shape culture and give impetus to the realisation of...
There are different kinds of inequalities in India that are multidimensional and intersectional in nature. While multidimensional poverty has...
The State of Inequality Report is a stock-taking of both inclusion and exclusion The State of Inequality in India...
Press Release The State of Inequality in India Report Highlights: The State of Inequality in India Report was released by Dr Bibek...
An Enabling Ecosystem towards formalization for enterprises The subject of transitioning from informality to formality continues to be discussed...
The report was released on May 18, 2022 by Dr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman EAC – PM. The report stretches...
The Report on State of Inequality in India was released by Dr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman EAC – PM at...
The World Bank estimates that about 4.2 billion people, or 55% of the world’s population, live in the cities....
The onus of implementing sustainable policy can no longer be doled out to states alone. As per the Human...
A preferential route: Effectiveness of FTAs in Indian exports
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has devastating health and economic consequences, with unprecedented disruption to people’s lives, the global economy...
Making Our Cities Smart and Sustainable: Revisiting India’s Smart City Mission
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Cities, 0Making Our Cities Smart and Sustainable: Revisiting India’s Smart City Mission The constant metamorphosis of urban spaces in India...
Dr. Amit Kapoor was part of the webinar titled “Evaluation of Product Trust in the Age of E-Commerce” organised...
Informal to Formal for MSMEs: A Gradual Shift There is a huge corpus of work emphasizing the importance of...
Transforming Micro: Targeted Reforms for Easing Micro Entrepreneurship
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0Transforming Micro: Targeted Reforms for Easing Micro Entrepreneurship In recent years, the Ease of Doing Business reforms’ emphasis on...
Amit Kapoor and Bibek Debroy With the World Bank projecting that every seven of 10 people will be living...
In order to measure the performance of cities across India, SCM has undertaken initiativessuch as the Ease of Living...
Urban Outcomes Framework 2022 is an initiative to develop a transparent and comprehensive database based on cross-city outcomes across...
India and its Income Inequality In the last two years of the pandemic, the world has been a witness...
NITI Aayog Releases Second Edition of Export Preparedness Index 2021
amitkapoor, , EPI2021, Press Release, 0Posted On: 25 MAR 2022 12:27PM by PIB Delhi Most of the Coastal States are the best performers. Gujarat...
The Export Preparedness Index (EPI) aims to examine the export performance and the export readiness of the states and...
NITI Aayog to Launch Second Edition of Export Preparedness Index
amitkapoor, , EPI2021, Press Release, 0Posted On: 23 MAR 2022 8:11PM by PIB Delhi NITI Aayog, in collaboration with the Institute of Competitiveness, will...
Global Trade operating under the principles of comparative advantage plays a significant role in driving rapid economic growth of...
Exports-led growth is an important principle that is widely accepted by economists and policy makers across the world. While...
Exports are considered to be one of the major drivers of economic growth and development. Historically, it has been observed that high economic growrh has been preceded by impon substitution with more export oriented and outward looking policies. The stellar economic performances of countries like South Korea and Singapore were inextricably linked with their higher export potential. Besides boosting growth, exports...
NITI Aayog has been focusing on the ambition of competitive federalism. The aim is to unite all states to work as ‘Team lndia’ as we believe in the vision that “strong states make a strong nation”. The second edition of the Export Preparedness Index considers this multi-dimensional character, as it assesses the export needs and strengths at the regional level. In the...
Since 1991, India has been pushing forward to engage with the global economy. Export growth is an essential tool...
The Indian economy has shown that it can stand up to the unprecedented challenges posed by a new crisis-...
The Indian middle class has always occupied a space of intrigue about its composition and characteristics. Viewed with both...
Where does the Indian Middle Class lie?
A Need for a Definition
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, Inequality, 0
The problem lies in delineating the effects of inequality, intensity of vulnerability and resilience to economic shocks among the...
We live in a world of two pandemics- one caused by the virus and the other triggered by poverty....
From Paper to Field: MGNREGS as the face of India’s Social Protection System
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Inequality, 0As per ILO’s World Social Protection Report 2020-22, 8.8% of global working hours were lost in 2020, equivalent to...
The report “COVID-19 India’s Vaccine Development Story” was published on February 23, 2022 by the Institute for Competitiveness in...
The report on “India’s COVID – 19 Vaccination Administration Journey” was published on February 23, 2022 by the Institute...
Parable of Inequality: MGNREGS as Social Protection
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, Inequality, 0The pandemic has set global social progress behind several years and exposed new groups of urban-dwelling people with higher...
Poverty in Numbers: What does the data tell us?
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, Inequality, 0Any conversation on poverty and inequality reveals to us the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on people’s lives...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views on “India and the Elusive Demographic Dividend” with the students of Bhagat Singh...
Whichever way the crypto regulations go, principles of DeFi have been considered in India, and as far as the...
Looking at the GEP of January 2021, the World Bank Open Data predicted that the number of people living...
Poverty as Pandemic: A Redefinition The Covid-19 Pandemic brought disease and death to our faces in ways nobody anticipated....
The Economic Impact of Early Childhood Education in India
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Education, FLN, 0We must capitalize on it providing rich investments in early education, which will turn them into a huge pool...
Risks Encountered in 2021 and Challenges of 2022 in Businesses and Economy in Asia Risks are here to stay...
Unlike the situation of India in 1960s, India is self-sufficient in terms of foods availability and productivity, so a...
Foundational Litercay: The Way Forward The State of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Report released on 16th Dec by Institute for...
Transcription of the Talk by Dr. Bibek Debroy. The Keynote was delivered by Dr. Bibek Debroy at the release...
Report on State of Foundational Literacy in India – Post Event Press Release
amitkapoor, , FLN, Press Release, 0The Press Release was done at Business Wire India on December 18, 2021 and can be assessed at https://www.businesswireindia.com/report-on-state-of-foundational-literacy-in-india-76562.html...
Press Release The Press Release was released on Business Wire India on December 16, 2021 and can be assessed...
The below press release was done by PIB on December 16, 2021. The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime...
Report on State of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in India
amitkapoor, , Education, FLN, Report, 0The report on the State of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in India highlights the importance of early education years in...
The study is conducted to highlight the need to invest in Indian adolescents, estimate the investment gaps in key...
The pandemic actually gave us a whole new perspective on online learning. With the online meets replacing actual classes,...
The need and centrality of R&D investment in the growth march of a country
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0The need and centrality of R&D investment in the growth march of a country Nations grow at differing speeds...
Ease of Living: A step towards improving citizens’ lives through social and economic progress
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0For the longest time, the idea of development has been hinged upon increasing economic growth. More specifically, the Gross...
Developing a Vibrant and Connected Hyderabad
amitkapoor, , Cities, Creative Economy of Cities, Speaking, 0Dr. Kapoor shared his thoughts on “Developing a Vibrant and Connected Hyderabad” at Connect Karo 2021. Connect Karo 2021 explored...
Economic Geography Approach to Regional Planning
amitkapoor, , Cities, Creative Economy, Creative Economy of Cities, Speaking, 0Dr. Amit Kapoor was a panellist at the Connect Karo 2021 organised by World Resource Institute, India on September...
Impact of Pandemic declining on female labor force participation
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0Impact of Pandemic declining on female labor force participation Until now, India was following an unusual trajectory of high...
A Coming of Old Age Story All too often, India is spoken of as a young society and economy,...
Sabka Prayas: How the citizens can do their bit As India entered her 75th year of independence, the Honourable Prime Minister...
India’s elderly population: Fiscal challenges and opportunities Ample discussions surround the topic of India’s demographic dividend. The country is...
Elderly well-being: Index assesses India’s response to ageing
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Elderly, 0Elderly well-being: Index assesses India’s response to ageing As our lifestyles transform due to social, economic and other factors,...
Quality of Life for Elderly Index assesses well-being of India’s ageing population
amitkapoor, , Elderly, Press Release, 0EAC-PM “Quality of Life for Elderly Index assesses well-being of India’s ageing population” Posted On: 11 AUG 2021 2:25PM...
Index on Quality of Life for Elderly: State-Wise Analysis of the Well-Being of Our Elderly Population
amitkapoor, , Elderly, Press Release, 0Index on Quality of Life for Elderly: State-Wise Analysis of the Well-Being of Our Elderly Population New Delhi, Delhi,...
The Index on Quality of Life for Elderly 2021 represents a beginning in taking the first step in establishing...
The phenomenon of population ageing is inevitable. According to Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), India will have approximately...
NIPUN Bharat in the New (Ab)Normal The National Education Policy 2020 envisioned children with strong Foundational Literacy and Numeracy...
Regulating the gig economy In the recent past, the term “gig economy” has become a buzzword in the business...
The challenge with gig economy The gig economy has been a driving force in shaping the future of work....
It’s Time To Rethink Your Business Model The world is undergoing the fourth industrial revolution, where technological breakthroughs are...
The interview was published in Atmanirbhar Compendium which was launched by the Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh...
What is preventing businesses from beating competition?
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, Economic Times, Rendanheyi, 0What is preventing businesses from beating competition? In an age when businesses are constantly innovating, it is becoming even...
Addressing India’s mental health: We need to begin with adolescents
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, 0Addressing India’s mental health: We need to begin with adolescents The Covid-19 pandemic has been devastating on all fronts....
The recipe to aspirational districts’ steady progress India’s Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) is one of the most ambitious endeavours...
Stakeholder Consultation to promote Innovation in the eCommerce Sector Dr. Amit Kapoor conducted an online consultative workshop with various...