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COVID-19 and the State of Exception

Vol. 57, Issue No. 5, 29 Jan, 2022
Gaurav Mittal

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed that the shared taxis in Shillong are governed in an exception to the Motor Vehicles Act, thus rendering the lives of transport operators and users precarious. This precarity stands upon an underlining political consensus that gives power and authority to the executive to order the city even if in violation of the law that is supposed to govern it.

 

Time for a Massive Fiscal Stimulus

Vol. 55, Issue No. 36, 05 Sep, 2020

Only bold interventions by the government can ensure a quick recovery of the economy.

Reviewing India's National Mission on Electric Vehicles

Vol. 51, Issue No. 30, 23 Jul, 2016
Ganeshprasad Pavaskar

In 2010, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy proposed a 20% subsidy for electric vehicles through a scheme called the Alternate Fuels for Surface Transportation Programme. This resulted in a big leap in sales of electric vehicles, mostly in the e-bikes segment. However, this initial spurt in sales was followed by a slump. This article analyses why electrical vehicles have not taken off in India, and suggests alternatives.

Chugging into Unfamiliar Stations

Vol. 51, Issue No. 19, 07 May, 2016
Ian J Kerr

Tracks of Change: Railways and Everyday Life in Colonial India by Ritika Prasad; New Delhi: Cambridge University Press, 2015; pp ix+315, Rs 795, hardback.

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