There is a builder-politician nexus and real estate development is characterised by non-transparency, discretion and lack of regulation. To the extent regulation exists, it isn’t enforced. We need to improve
The April 28, 2012, issue of The Economist has a story on India’s solar power and mentions Charanka village in Patan district, Gujarat. Solar energy can be converted into electricity, using photovoltaics,
THE 1993 World Development Report (WDR) was subtitled ‘Investing in Health’ and advanced the argument that better health outcomes facilitate economic development.1 Even if one contests the direction of
The 1993 World Development Report (WDR) was subtitled ‘Investing in Health’ and advanced the argument that better health outcomes facilitate economic development. Even if one contests the direction of
FDI in retail alone won’t suffice, we need complementary policies in agriculture to increase supplies. Food price inflation, and inflation in general, has become less of an issue. But it isn’t an issue
A middle class hooked to subsidies has perpetuated the system of handouts and scuttled reform The acronym LPG has several expansions. It stands for liquefied petroleum gas. It stands for liberalisation,
The question raises fundamental issues about the MGNREGA
Inflation, railways, India-Pakistan talks, Kashmir, CBI, Sharad Pawar, Bhopal
We recently had a visit from a couple of government schoolteachers. They were in a foul mood. This was their third visit to our house, and on earlier two occasions the house was locked.
Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world and, if the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high if the earth keeps warming at the current rate.
