Tag Search: “environment”
A tribute to Marty Weitzman
Prof. Martin Weitzman who was among the most influential economists in the world passed away on 27 August 2019. His work on the uncertainty about how bad the impacts of a changed climate could be has ...
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E. Somanathan
07 October, 2019
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I4I Event: What is the way forward for the Indian economy?
On Tuesday, 18 December 2018, I4I is organising a Panel Discussion on ‘The Way forward for the Indian economy’, in Delhi. The panellists are K.P. Krishnan (Ministry of Skill Development and Entreprene...
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Ashok Kotwal
17 December, 2018
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Groundwater depletion in India: Social losses from costly well deepening
There is widespread concern about groundwater over-extraction in India and, in turn, the long-term sustainability of irrigated agriculture. Since groundwater is a common pool resource, its overuse imp...
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Susan Stratton Sayre
Vis Taraz
12 December, 2018
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Climate change and Indian agriculture
Indian agriculture remains vulnerable to the vagaries of weather, and the looming threat of climate change may expose this vulnerability further. This article presents findings from a study that uses ...
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Siddharth Hari
Parth Khare
Arvind Subramanian
16 August, 2018
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