The Budget for 2021 raises important questions on scheme-wise allocations in the MSME outlay. Kartikeya Bhatotia and Nilanjana Bargotra delve into the fine-print and explain what this year’s Budget really means for the MSME sector. … Read More
Blogs
The MSME Budget: Will a Rising Tide Lift All Boats?
Kartikeya Bhatotia, Nilanjana Bargotra | April 13, 2021
Valuing Water Quality this World Water Day
Sujatha Srinivasan | March 30, 2021
The world achieved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) drinking water target in 2010, well ahead of the 2015 deadline. Even so, a key lesson from the MDG period for the water sector was that access to drinking water is not … Read More
Behind the Numbers: What is Helping Bangladesh get ahead of India in the wake of COVID-19?
Kartikeya Bhatotia | March 14, 2021
In this piece, Research Associate Kartikeya Bhatotia examines the factors that have contributed to Bangladesh’s incredible economic growth story, and draws lessons for India. … Read More
Social Protection Through a Digital Tool Reaches the Milestone of 100,000 Applications
Anoushaka Chandrashekar, Raka De | January 8, 2021
“Living in a tier-2 city in the state of Rajasthan in India, I had to take half a day off from work to apply for an Aadhaar card. I had to travel to the Aadhaar center, which was about 7kms … Read More
Strategies to Support Women Entrepreneurs: Highlights from #WERISETwitterchat
Diksha Singh | January 8, 2021
A significant majority of enterprises led by women in India operate at a subsistence level, with weak access to formal finance, mentoring and skilling support, and poor market linkages. In the wake of COVID-19, these enterprises have been disproportionately affected … Read More
Can The Farm Bills Promote Agricultural Prosperity?
Sabina Yasmin | January 8, 2021
The recently passed “Farm Bills 2020” are a welcome change as the historic ordinances in agriculture aim to reshape how agricultural produce is stored, marketed and sold in the country. The three bills on agricultural market reforms are: (i) ‘Farmers’ … Read More
How COVID-19 Could Change Social Protection in India
Raka De, Anjani Balu | January 8, 2021
Ever since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on 11th March 2020, the ongoing discussions and debates have centred around scrutinizing the effectiveness and adequacy of government emergency responses. In this blog post, we explore how … Read More
COVID-19 and the Future of Seafood Markets in Chennai
Rahul Muralidharan | January 8, 2021
While it is still early to fully understand the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on small-scale fisheries, rapid insights from the ground are important to shape policy actions and programs. This article is based on interactions with small-scale fisherfolk, co-operative, … Read More
MSME Week: Part II – Stories Of Resilience In Adversity
LEAD Research Team | January 8, 2021
From local kirana stores to home-based food businesses, handicraft clusters to small manufacturers, MSMEs are a cornerstone of India’s growth story. MSMEs create employment at scale and are an integral pillar of their local communities. COVID-19 and the resulting lockdown … Read More
COVID-19: A Turning Point for Fintechs in India?
Anoushaka Chandrashekar, Fabrizio Valenti | January 8, 2021
In the first, and second posts of this series ‘Beyond Health: How the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting financial services in India’, we presented insights from discussions with MFI heads and sector experts on how the current crisis is impacting financial services and the … Read More
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