Karnataka’s Menstrual Leave Policy: Women Empowerment or Unintended Bias? Karnataka’s Menstrual Leave Policy: Women Empowerment or Unintended Bias? Prayaga Venkata Rama Vinayak November 14, 2025 Child Development, Cultural Economics, Public…

Tamil Nadu’s bumpy road to $1-trillion economy Tamil Nadu’s bumpy road to $1-trillion economy by Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan October 31, 2025 Public Policy, State Economies, Tamilnadu Economy Though Centre-state devolution gets…

Reward Citizens to Bring a Paradigm Shift in Civic Behaviour Reward Citizens to Bring a Paradigm Shift in Civic Behaviour Prayaga Venkata Rama Vinayak October 13, 2025 Public Policy, Urban…

Interest Rate Cuts – A Sinker to a Plunging Dollar Interest Rate Cuts – A Sinker to a Plunging Dollar Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan September 26, 2025 Indian Economy, Public Policy, World…

Is the Fed Setting Up Trump to be the Scapegoat? Is the Fed Setting Up Trump to be the Scapegoat? by Shanmuganathan N September 4, 2025 Indian Liberals, Public Policy,…

The Euphoria of Tamil Nadu GSDP Growth Rate!! The Euphoria of Tamil Nadu GSDP Growth Rate!! Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan September 4, 2025 Indian Economy, Public Policy, Tamilnadu Economy The regional economies…

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Moody’s Meaningless Downgrade of USA Moody’s Meaningless Downgrade of USA by Shanmuganathan N June 5, 2025 Democracy and Institutions, Public Policy, World Economy Moody’s downgraded the US Government’s credit rating…

Missing Markets for Managing Stubble Burning in Punjab and Haryana Missing Markets for Managing Stubble Burning in Punjab and Haryana Naimitya Sharma June 5, 2025 Indian Economy, Public Policy, State…

Tamil Nadu Lacks Institutional Mechanisms to Promote Holistic Tourism B Chandrasekaran Tamil Nadu Lacks Institutional Mechanisms to Promote Holistic Tourism B Chandrasekaran Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan June 5, 2025 Cultural Economics, Public…

Another Caste Count for…? Another Caste Count for…? Ghanshyam Sharma May 19, 2025 Cultural Economics, Indian Economy, Public Policy                      …

India’s Cultural and Creative Aspirations for Vikist Bharath India’s Cultural and Creative Aspirations for Vikist Bharath Dushyant Meher May 2, 2025 Cultural Economics, Indian Economy, Public Policy Cultural and Creative…

Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26 Aims High But Fall Shorts Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26 Aims High But Fall Shorts Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan April 8, 2025 Public Policy, State Economies, Tamilnadu Economy Few…

Highlights of Tamil Nadu’s First Economic Survey – 2024-25 Highlights of Tamil Nadu’s First Economic Survey – 2024-25 Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan April 1, 2025 Public Policy, State Economies, Tamilnadu Economy The…

Odisha Budget-2025-26- Aspirations for Samruddha by 2036 Odisha Budget-2025-26- Aspirations for Samruddha by 2036 Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan March 18, 2025 Economic Reforms, Public Policy, State Economies Three decades of major economic…

High Tax Rates Do Not Translate into Higher Tax Revenues High Tax Rates Do Not Translate into Higher Tax Revenues Ghanshyam Sharma March 4, 2025 Economic Reforms, Indian Economy, Public…

Status of Finance Health of Urban Local Bodies in Odisha Status of Finance Health of Urban Local Bodies in Odisha Dushyant Meher February 22, 2025 Indian Economy, Public Policy, Urban…

Open Defecation, Stray Dogs, and Child Stunting Open Defecation, Stray Dogs, and Child Stunting Ghanshyam Sharma February 21, 2025 Child Development, Public Policy, Urban Development Child stunting—the phenomenon of children…

Economic Survey of India 2024-25: Major Highlights by Madhusudhanan S Economic Survey of India 2024-25: Major Highlights Madhusudhanan S February 8, 2025 Economic Reforms, Indian Economy, Public Policy On 31…

By B.Chandrasekaran Deterioration of State Finances of Tamil Nadu By B.Chandrasekaran Deterioration of State Finances of Tamil Nadu By B.Chandrasekaran Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan January 31, 2025 Economic Reforms, Public Policy, Tamilnadu…

Internationalising Indian Higher Education by Dr. M.Saravanan Internationalising Indian Higher Education Saravanan M January 31, 2025 Higher Education, Public Policy The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 marks a historic shift…

Imperatives of Student-Centric Changes in Indian Higher Education By Dr. M.Saravanan Imperatives of Student-Centric Changes in Indian Higher Education By Dr. M.Saravanan Saravanan M January 28, 2025 Education, Public Policy,…

Expansion of City Corporations and Municipalities Merely Does Not Guaranty Quality of Services and Facilities in Tamil Nadu By B.Chandrasekaran Expansion of City Corporations and Municipalities Merely Does Not Guaranty…

Financial Health of Municipal Corporations in Tamil Nadu by B.Chandrasekaran Financial Health of Municipal Corporations in Tamil Nadu by B.Chandrasekaran Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan January 3, 2025 Public Policy, Tamilnadu Economy, Urban…

BJP Manifesto 2024 Lacks Major Structural Reforms BJP Manifesto 2024 Lacks Major Structural Reforms Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan May 17, 2024 Public Policy The major political parties’ election manifesto provides their approach,…

Same old slogans and appeasement politics in congress manifesto Same old Slogans and Appeasement Politics in Congress Manifesto Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan April 30, 2024 Public Policy The Indian National Congress Party…

Kerala Budget 2023 Kerala Budget 2023 Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan March 20, 2023 Public Policy   The Kerala Budget for the year 2023-24 aims to “improve the standard of living of the people…

New Guidelines bets on APJ Abdul Kalam’s Bio-Digester Technologies for decentralised solutions to manage sewage wastewater in Tamil Nadu New Guidelines bets on APJ Abdul Kalam’s Bio-Digester Technologies for decentralised…

ICSSR-funded Social Science Research lacks Perspective ICSSR-funded Social Science Research lacks Perspective Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan September 29, 2022 Public Policy Independent India’s founding fathers and mothers had envisioned that any social…

Skills for Atmanirbhartha Skills for Atmanirbhartha Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan September 2, 2022 Public Policy Piecemeal efforts For years, the governments have made piecemeal efforts to empower youth with skills. For instance,…

Revised Tamil Nadu Budget for 2021-2022: Self-Inflicted Contradictions without Vision for Clean Governance Revised Tamil Nadu Budget for 2021-2022: Self-Inflicted Contradictions without Vision for Clean Governance Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan September 1,…

Biodigester: An Antidote to Cities’ Septage Management Challenges Biodigester: An Antidote to Cities’ Septage Management Challenges Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan February 9, 2021 Public Policy   Studies have projected that India’s vantage…

Innovative Technology Enabling Effective Solid Waste Management in Tamil Nadu Innovative Technology Enabling Effective Solid Waste Management in Tamil Nadu Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan December 18, 2020 Public Policy The article discusses…

Lack of Socio-Economic Data Disrupts Public Policy Making in Tamil Nadu Lack of Socio-Economic Data Disrupts Public Policy Making in Tamil Nadu Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan November 5, 2020 Public Policy The…

Skill India Mission: Challenges and Opportunities Skill India Mission: Challenges and Opportunities Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan July 31, 2020 Public Policy Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and slowdown of the economy, the…

Embracing Decentralisation to Speed-up Smart Cities Projects Embracing Decentralisation to Speed-up Smart Cities Projects Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan July 21, 2020 Public Policy   The advances in science, revolutionary communication technology and…

Imperatives for Power Sector Reforms in Tamil Nadu Imperatives for Power Sector Reforms in Tamil Nadu Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan June 25, 2020 Public Policy In an economy, sustained economic growth is…

Need to Rope in Private Sector Hospitals in the Fight against COVID Need to Rope in Private Sector Hospitals in the Fight against COVID Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan June 1, 2020 Public…

Structural Challenges in Reaping Demographic Dividends of India Structural Challenges in Reaping Demographic Dividends of India Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan May 26, 2020 Public Policy As India is fighting the COVID pandemic…

What Steers Tamil Nadu’s Higher Trajectory of Economic Growth? What Steers Tamil Nadu’s Higher Trajectory of Economic Growth? Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan May 8, 2020 Public Policy The two Dravidian political parties…

COVID-19: Time to Review Governance Structure of Global Institutions? COVID-19: Time to Review Governance Structure of Global Institutions? Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan March 28, 2020 Public Policy A laboratory worker places a…

Trichy’s Initiatives to Enhance Ease of Living Trichy’s Initiatives to Enhance Ease of Living Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan March 2, 2020 Public Policy   The article discusses the challenges before the Trichy…

School Vouchers for RTE Access to Poor Students School Vouchers for RTE Access to Poor Students Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan January 27, 2020 Public Policy   The issues relating to the RTE…

RTE Access to Poor Students: Cases of Four States RTE Access to Poor Students: Cases of Four States Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan January 14, 2020 Public Policy This article, second part of…

RTE Access to Poor Students: Challenges Faced by the States RTE Access to Poor Students: Challenges Faced by the States Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan January 8, 2020 Public Policy   This article,…