-The Hindu The former Chief Statistician on calculating GDP back series, on indicators of development, and the fall of the rupee The draft of the back series GDP data, which was made public by the government recently, is unlikely to change drastically even if other methods of calculation are used, says former Chief Statistician of India, Pronab Sen. The noted economist discusses GDP, employment and poverty data; the value of the rupee;...
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Shri Nitin Gandkari Addresses the National Water Symposium Organised by Shiv Nadar University
-Press Release by Shiv Nadar University New Delhi, 27th August, 2018: Shiv Nadar University (a comprehensive, multidisciplinary and research-focused institution) today hosted a National Water Conference at India International Centre to discuss issues related to the water crisis in India and identify the potential solutions to address the problem. The implementation of a new policy paradigm with regards to the principles, approaches and strategies for managing water in India was one...
More »Mudra loans a big scandal in banking system
-Deccan Chronicle The managers used a part of the 60 per cent amount to repay the Mudra loan for a year and pocketed the rest. New Delhi: The Modi government may have to get battle ready soon for cleaning up the Mudra loan mess that has added to the concerns of the banking system. The plan to create “job creators and not job seekers” by disbursing massive credit to micro and small...
More »Kerala floods: Man-made or nature's fury? -TV Jayan
-The Hindu Business Line The rejection of the the Gadgil panel report, by all the six States along the Western Ghats, has proved to be a costly error The floods of catastrophic dimensions that ravaged Kerala recently have brought into sharp focus the all-round ecological destruction caused by human interference in the State’s hilly terrains. The fact that there were 12 major landslides and hundreds of minor ones within a fortnight in the...
More »Cattle dying on tracks: Numbers double in one year -Avishek G Dastidar
-The Indian Express How do cows die in India? Strange as it may sound, but it seems more and more are dying after coming under speeding trains across the country. New Delhi: How do cows die in India? Strange as it may sound, but it seems more and more are dying after coming under speeding trains across the country, especially in the Hindi heartland of North India, a fact that has prompted the...
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