Digital India and Women in Urban Slums: A note from the Field

PM Narendra Modi called Digital India the present ministry’s flagship program to “transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy”. It is also one of the key arguments in favor of demonetisation, a historic move where the government banned existing denominations of 500 and 1000. They did this with no charge digital payments was …

Understanding Labor in a Globalized World

India made a gigantic surge in its GDP between $326.608 billion in 1990 to $2.0485 trillion in 2014 (Bank, 2016). This impressive surge in its GDP made India cynosure to academic circles; with one side pitching it as “success story” of globalization while another proving otherwise. Let's come on the same page, let's define 'Globalization' …

Effects of demonetisation on SMEs and rural households

On November 8, 2016, 86.4% of the total money in the Indian economy was withdrawn. This was in the shape of 1000 and 500 rupee notes. The move was called demonetization/ notebandi. When demonetization hit, it was the time to sow Rabi, a crop that covers 639.08 lakh hectares of farming land in India. Farmers …