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Opinion

Universities are better off with greater autonomy

There is apprehension that autonomy is a covert path to reduction in public funding, and implication that some people within an autonomous university will take all the decisions

4 min read9 May 2018
Politics

Public funding, not individual contributions, can ensure universal healthcare

Experience of Maharashtra shows that the effort and resources needed to collect user charges in public hospitals often exceeds the amounts collected

3 min read3 Feb 2018
Opinion

Creating a citizen-led market for welfare

Let citizens, not the state, decide the allocation of public money to civil society organizations

4 min read7 Dec 2016
Industry

Will auction of public funded highways work?

NHAI looks to lease 75 NH projects to private entities on Toll Operate Transfer model as several global investors are interested in de-risked Brownfield road assets

2 min read4 Aug 2016
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Should we subsidize universities?

The debate on the desirability of subsidies for higher education is an old one in economics

9 min read27 Mar 2016

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Budget

The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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