The startup layoffs just keep coming. Layoffs.fyi reports that 500 startup companies have conducted layoffs since the start of 2022. This is a frustrating trend that is emerging among all these headlines: some companies have announced layoff after layoff in quick succession. The Indian Government Budget 2023 had no relief for the startups in India, neither new incentives. The situation remains grim.
ONDC – Open Network for Digital Commerce. India’s answer to the dominance of e-commerce marketplaces of Amazon and Flipkart. A government of India initiative being designed by none other than Nandan Nilekani. The pilot project is going to launched very soon.
It is the right time to enter the e-retailing market in India.
Are Indians fleeing the country due to the current environment; or are NRIs returning back. Let us look into the data to answer these two questions.
In 2004, both the Vajpayee government at the center, and the Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh were voted out by the people of India.
This happened in spite of the fact that both government performed well during their five-year term.
Why did this happen? See this episode and you will see that the Indian public remain unforgiving, if pushed to the brink. Then political loyalties are thrown to the wind.
You could extend the same to todays Uttar Pradesh where Yogi Aditya Nath is facing similar challenges.
See the full episode for details.
Uttar Pradesh’s development is far from what BJP would want us to believe. See how RBI, NITI Aayog, National Crimes Record Bureau counter the development narrative. The BJP is trying its best to counter the poor record through a series of syndicated advertisements showing huge amounts of progress in the state. This narrative, so far, has little affect on the people of the state, who know the ground realities.
Kartar Singh represents you and me. Post retirement, he and his wife live on a fixed income. Over the past five years, the value of his income has reduced sharply. While the government makes more money on high prices by way of taxes, Kartar Singh is left to fend for himself.
Kushinagar International Airport has been built in the middle of nowhere. Government is undervaluing the project in order to show that it is viable. Why was the airport built just 50 km away from Gorakhpur, a fully functional airport. Anybody’s guess?
If you are not knowing where or how to start looking for government information then go through this video. The National Portal of India is the right place. And a few more places. Information from tens of thousands of government websites can be accessed with ease.