Category: Opinions

India needs to carefully assess its capacity, need and social context while choosing its own path towards not just greater agricultural productivity and better farmer welfare but also ecological sustainability.

In India, nearly 65% of the healthcare spending is out of pocket by individuals. The remaining 35% is highly fragmented and comes from a number of central and state government funds, and insurance companies. The unprecedented healthcare crisis caused by the pandemic has brought a number of concerns about the effectiveness and sustainability of the healthcare system to the forefront.

In recent months, there have been several reports on platform workers demanding greater worker rights in India.

Complex financial instruments and products can help consumers to meet their precise financial needs even if they are opaque in their design details due to the underlying mathematical principles. Regulators need to understand that restricting complexity in design is not in the best interests of the consumer.

Offering affordable derivative products that will help them hedge against price and weather risks is vital

Providing a human interface at crucial touch points such consent, disclosure, and grievance redressal will allow for trust in fintech to rise, driving financial inclusion

It is an important tool for agrarian families to manage and mitigate their risks

The RBI’s Scale Based Regulation (SBR): A Revised Regulatory Framework for NBFCs mandates a Core Banking Solution (CBS) for all NBFCs with more than 10 branches

The pandemic-led economic crisis has exacerbated the rising indebtedness among India’s poor households, and could push more families into a debt trap

There is an urgent need to make formal financial services more flexible, and customer centric, in order to increase its usability