Economy… #LearningFOSS-5.) Economics of Open Source Software 14 Jul 202214 Jul 2022 Free and Open-Source technology (FOSS) is primarily considered as a digital public good. Meaning it’s NON-RIVALROUS and NON-EXCLUDABLE. Non-Excludability is the very philosophy of FOSS and exists by design. An…
Economy… Envisaging a New Economy | Experiences from the Proto Village 5 Apr 202120 Jul 2023 This blog post is also available as a podcast, in case you prefer an audio version. This blog is published by the Vikalp Sangam and Circular Collective. "Our economies are…
Longform… Smart Circular Bins – An idea whose time has come 12 Oct 20207 Jun 2022 Between the piles of solid waste we generate lies the suffocating lives of rag pickers and many under-privileged. The least we could do is become responsible in disposing the waste…
Economy… All about India’s Natural Gas Trade | Energy Policy 19 Jun 20207 Jun 2022 India aims to develop as a gas-based economy with 15% of the energy basket sourced from natural gas. Presently, natural gas constitutes only around 7% of the energy basket. While…
Economy… World Hunger Day |Overflowing Granaries, Starving Children 29 May 20207 Jun 2022 This article has been published on Outlook. https://poshan.outlookindia.com/story/poshan-news-world-hunger-day-overflowing-granaries-starving-children/353649 India produced 291.95 Million Tonnes of food grains in 2019-20. Yet, 69% of the deaths of children under the age of 5…
Economy… How States borrow Money? | Public Finance 21 May 20207 Jun 2022 State governments are not liking the increased borrowing limit proposed by Central government. Currently, States can borrow 3% of their GSDP every Financial Year. To boost the economy after lock-down,…
Longform… The Threat of a Syndemic | Vulnerable States in India | Corona 20 May 20207 Jun 2022 What is a Syndemic? As the word explains, it's two epidemics acting in synergy, thereby increasing the Disease burden in the population. Various doctors and scientists said that Corona virus…
Economy… What is Helicopter money and Quantitative Easing? Will they help the economy? 14 Apr 20207 Jun 2022 This article contributed to a story on a Telugu news channel TV5 https://youtu.be/AvvVbKfynCU In the third season of Money Heist, the Professor rains money in the middle of the city…
INDIVIDUAL… MARX, ALIENATION AND HAPPINESS. 30 Jun 20187 Jun 2022 In one of the 11 failed interviews I gave in my college, I was asked in the final round, "What is Happiness?". I gave a very vague answer then and…