India’s satellite internet landscape saw an unexpected surprising turn when Airtel announced its partnership with SpaceX marking Starlink’s first formal collaboration in the country. In a swift response, Jio followed suit the very next day by announcing its own deal with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s broadband services to India. While Twitter buzzed with debates over...Read More

Bharat’s healthcare landscape has witnessed significant transformation in recent years, particularly under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The challenges facing the Indian healthcare sector have been described ad nauseum with few offering concrete solutions. The authors consciously adopt a forward-looking stance while highlighting the existing as well as proposed government and policy...Read More

Democracy is the cornerstone of governance, fundamental right,  but maintaining it is resource-intensive across the world. Frequent elections in India lead to financial drain, administrative burden, and governance inefficiencies. The proposal for One Nation, One Election (ONOP) aims to streamline the electoral process, reduce policy disruptions, and create a more stable economic and political landscape....Read More

The recently released ASER 2024 report on education in rural India is a stark reminder of the country’s growing educational crisis, one that threatens not just the academic future of millions of children but also India’s long-term economic and technological aspirations. The findings highlight a persistent and deeply concerning stagnation in basic arithmetic skills over...Read More

John F. Kennedy famously said, “The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.” In this age, voters are expected to not just know who the candidates are but also have a critical understanding of a niche concept like artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential implications on elections. People’s trust in...Read More

The ongoing socio-political turmoil in Bangladesh is significantly affecting its economic activities, which in turn is likely to negatively impact trade relations with India. Despite India’s strong export performance to Bangladesh in 2023-24, surpassing countries like Japan and Germany, the instability could lead to disruptions in trade, affecting both economies. For more details, you can...Read More

In the discussion series on Future of Work conducted by Rishihood University and RIS New Delhi, we hosted Shri Himanshu Gupta, IAS and Secretary of CBSE where he discussed pivotal aspects of educational transformation in India. About Himanshu Gupta: He is an alumnus of IIT Delhi and 2012 batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre....Read More

In the dynamic world of economics, the role of information in shaping decisions and outcomes has emerged as a pivotal area of study. Information economics, a branch that gained systematic attention in the 1970s, delves into how information influences economic choices and results. Driven initially by concerns such as moral hazard and adverse selection, it...Read More