We are working to make ‘Districts as Fulcrum of Economic Development’. For better planning at National level, an accurate estimation of Gross District Domestic Product (GDDP) is a necessary condition. At present economic activity at the national level is measured by estimating the gross development product gross (GDP). This is supplemented by the estimation of…
With the goal of making India a preferred business destination and global manufacturing hub, Pahle India Foundation is laser-focused on policy innovation to build an investor-friendly business ecosystem. Against the backdrop of pandemic- induced supply chain shocks and changing geopolitical realities, businesses around the world are increasingly adopting a ‘China plus one’ diversification strategy. India…
Fighting Lead Poisoning – India’s Hidden Adversary Lead is a heavy metal used extensively in car batteries, paints, hair dyes, solders, insecticides and as an anti-knocking additive in petrol. Its softness, malleability and resistance to corrosion make it an attractive choice for multiple industries. BUT lead is also extremely toxic to humans, even in trace…
There has been an exponential growth in the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The emergent properties of Generative AI are not understood or explainable by the Modelers themselves. While earlier Foundations models were merely stochastic parrots statistically generating information based on what data they had been trained, new models of AI are emerging where AI…
PIF’s “Bharat @100” project aims to capture a wide spectrum of stakeholder perspectives from across India and the Indian diaspora. The goal is to produce a development framework for India to achieve its self-established goals for the next twenty five years. The driving philosophy of “Bharat @100” is that India’s development experience will be better served…
Recently, Raksha Mantralay (the Defence Ministry) has given approvals for modernisation of the armed forces and upgradation of several military infrastructure and projects. One of the foci has been on acquisition of 155 mm howitzer guns and upgradation of the existing guns in the Indian artillery. Pahle India Foundation intends to do a comparative analysis…
There is an ongoing debate around power subsidy reform. Subsidies to the power sector continue to grow every fiscal year, even though they adversely affect the balance sheets of power distribution companies (DISCOMs), which are compensated by state governments, and draw resources away from revenue-yielding activities in state budgets. Pahle India Foundation intends to examine…
The gold ecosystem in India, despite numerous reforms in recent times, is still riddled with various problems such as transparency, price discovery, and standardisation among many others. Moreover, the business of gold has multiple regulators and ministries controlling the various aspects of the business. Pahle India Foundation believes that the business of gold could benefit from the establishment of a Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO), which…
The Rashtriya e-Market Services (ReMS) Private Limited is a joint venture initiative between the Government of Karnataka and NCDEX e-Market Limited (NeML), started in 2013, with the objective of bringing about transparency in the agricultural marketing system and helping with efficient price discovery that would benefit farmers. Further, in 2016, the National Agriculture Market (eNAM)…
This study looks to understand the positive spills of the liquor business in the state of Karnataka on other sectors such as tourism, hospitality and agriculture as well as critically appraise the excise policy of the state.