Women Empowerment Women account for more than fifty per cent of population and are the main drivers behind the economy. The government of India ushered in the new millennium by developing the year 2001 as `women’s empowerment year’. The Indian Constitution enshrined grade equality in its Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles. The Constitution not only grants equality to women, but also empowers the state to adopt measures of...

Agriflation-The New Threat Given the importance of food prices for consumers and the speed of this year’s food price rise, it is understandable why governments around the world are trying to soften the blow for the most vulnerable part of the population. However, if one looks more closely along with the value chain at the different policy options (export restrictions, price controls, import facilitation) it is clear that there are winners...

Gayatri Devi: The Maharani that the World Loved The erstwhile Maharani of Jaipur, Gayatri Devi, 90, long celebrated for 1 her beauty, grace and poise, died of a prolonged illness in Jaipur on July 29, 2009. Born on May 23, 1919 in the royal family of Cooch Behar, now in West Bengal, Gayatri Devi became the third Maharani of Jaipur in 1939 after her marriage to Sawai Man Singh II. Known...

The Union Budget Essay No. 01 Budget making is the process of projecting the expenditure of public money. Individuals are free to spend their own money as and when they like, and in any manner they like. They are also not accountable to anyone regarding this expenditure, except to themselves. However, in the case of public money, all expenses incurred by the authorities, authorized to do so, has to be done...