By Perwinder Singh and Agastya Shukla Public discussions on learning outcomes often become debates over numbers, with different assessment results presented as though one survey must prove the other wrong. However, differences between learning assessments such as the National Achievement Survey (NAS), the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), and independent assessments conducted by organisations […]
Read More »The latest Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2025 reported that India has nearly eight crore unincorporated establishments and employs roughly a fifth of India’s total workforce. Yet this vast sector contributes a meagre six per cent, or around Rs 20 lakh crore, to India’s total gross value added and offers the majority of […]
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By Kamalpreet Sandhu and Karupppasamy Subburaj For decades, value engineering has helped the industry ask a disciplined question on how we can deliver the required function with minimum waste and maximum usefulness? It has improved products, processes, and systems by forcing engineers to look beyond […]
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By H.S.Brar Way back in 1986, Dr. S. S. Johl, renowned agriculture economist was approached by the Punjab government to prepare a report on crop diversification with the motive of shifting the cropping area under wheat and paddy to alternative crops. The report was submitted to the government but it could not be implemented. In […]
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Anmoldeep Singh & Aryan Pratap Sharma From the Red Fort in 2014, PM Modi articulated the government’s vision to replace the Planning Commission with a new institution—NITI Aayog— to rejuvenate and strengthen the federal structure. Consequently, NITI Aayog has taken a central role in promoting cooperative and competitive federalism in the Indian republic. More than […]
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By Sukhmanpreet Kaur Punjab’s urban local bodies (ULBs) face a deepening paradox: solid waste systems that have grown in scale without growing in efficiency. While collection coverage has improved markedly over the past decade, the state continues to fall short on segregation, processing, and financial sustainability. The 2017–2022 Performance Audit of the Comptroller and Auditor […]
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By Harsimrat Singh Brar Punjab is an agriculture based economy. It, and its now separated part, Haryana, was chosen as a test bed for ushering in the Green Revolution in the shape of introduction of high yielding seeds, chemically formulated fertilizers and mechanical equipments. This was further promoted in the form of guaranteed procurement of […]
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Anmol Rattan Singh and Agastya Shukla When the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics was being awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their seminal work on innovation-driven growth and creative destruction, the committee’s message was clear: economic growth cannot be taken for granted as it depends on the constant renewal of ideas, […]
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Jasmeet Kaur Punjab’s fertile plains — once the pride of India’s Green Revolution — farmers now find themselves reaping a different kind of harvest: debt. Loan waivers announced by the government frequently mark the headlines of the newspapers. But in reality, these waivers provide temporary relief to farmers but don’t act as a permanent solution […]
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Read our latest #PANJPrimer on Punjab’s agricultural markets. This edition presents insights into the state’s initiatives regarding agri markets, the regulatory overview, and comparison with other states.
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