Development Economics

PM Modi to embark on Assam visit today, to inaugurate several projects

PM Modi will also inaugurate the Tinsukia Medical College and lay the foundation stone of Sivasagar Medical College under the PM-DIVINE scheme on Saturday

SC sets aside NGT's order on Shimla Development Plan; BJP hails verdict

As the Supreme Court set aside the NGT curbs on Thursday, Bhardwaj said the people of Shimla were desperately counting on the apex court to rule in favour of sustainable development of the city

UP CM inaugurates development projects worth Rs 233 cr in Gorakhpur

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday gifted development projects worth Rs 233.20 crore to Gorakhpur, the UP government said in a statement. At the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of 303 development projects, the UP chief minister said urban development is the need of the hour, and it will play an important role in making India an economic superpower. Adityanath, who represents the Gorakhpur urban assembly constituency, laid the foundation stone of 189 development projects and inaugurated 114 projects. During this, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between the Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation (GMC) and the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for setting up a plant to make charcoal from garbage. Addressing the function, Adityanath said solid waste management has an important role in realising the vision of a smart city. The GMC has taken a big step in this direction with the help of the NTPC, he said. After the plant is set

PM Modi lays foundation stone of 'Rani Durgavati Smarak' in Madhya Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also unveiled projects of over Rs 12,000 crore in sectors such as road, rail, energy, housing and drinking water

India, Nepal development partnership gaining momentum: Embassy in Kathmandu

The Indian Embassy in Nepal on Saturday said the India-Nepal development partnership has gathered further momentum

Ex-bureaucrat Arun Goel takes charge as new Election Commissioner of India

Welcoming Goel to Election Commission, Rajiv Kumar said his administrative experience will further strengthen the Commission's endeavours in making the electoral process more inclusive, participative

Charaiveti: An academic's journey-18

George Akerlof is one of the most imaginative and creative economists around, his Woody Allenesque anxiety-prone and easily-frazzled manners hide his powerful mind

The absent voices of development economics

Development economics focuses on improving the well-being of billions of people in low-income countries, but the Global South is severely underrepresented in the field

Resource crunch

Higher tax-GDP is a must for financing security and development

Development economics after the Nobel Prize

In a world of crushing inequality and aggregate demand stagnation, the new laureates bring some cheer in showing us that incremental changes pursued steadfastly can add up to a lot

Economics and good intentions

Good intentions are best left to political parties, governments and religious establishments

Marshall+Keynes has spelt disaster

The time has now come for some original thinking by Indian economists