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 Originally published in:  https://tr.ee/xoYeaW_rvB The Impact of Climate Change on India's Development Trajectory India is ground zero for climate change, due to its location, terrain, and demographics. In the near future, India's internal and international debates will definitely be significantly dominated by the developing global issue of climate change. Responding to climate change will require reorganising economies and ways of life, utilising new technologies, developing inventive financial systems, and possibly even new political structures and institutions. India has made significant strides in raising wages and living standards over the past three decades. Prior to the epidemic, India's median annual income was $2,100, or little about $8 per day (World Bank, 2021). Despite an almost sixfold rise since 1990, the majority of Indians still reside in poverty. Over half of the total global CO2 emissions have been released in that same time frame (Ritchie and Roser, 20...

The Great Economists by Linda Yueh might be seen as an attempt to seek the advice of history’s best economists in order to solve present economic challenges such as slow growth, de-industrialization, massive trade deficits, and how to stimulate innovation. Yueh highlights a notable economist whose theories or ideas have shaped the way we think and are deemed vital in our understanding of economics for each of these challenges. Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Joan Robinson, and Milton Friedman are among the twelve economic experts. This book stands out since it is easy to read and comprehend. It follows a set pattern, with each chapter broken into three sections. Each chapter first includes an introduction to the economist and a description of their early lives, as well as how and why they came to be recognized for what they are now. She then delves into their statements and theories in detail. The reader will learn what these economists believed in, the different d...

  Pandemics, or large-scale outbreaks of infectious diseases, have resulted in significant losses in human life in addition to negative societal and economic effects. Since the beginning of recorded history, there have been numerous zoonotic pandemic outbreaks that have resulted in illness and mortality over a broad geographic territory. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been warning for years that habitat destruction is affecting infectious disease patterns. This includes a growing range of zoonotic diseases, such as rabies, Nipah, Ebola, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and COVID-19, which pass from animals to humans. When people enter biodiversity hotspots, where a great number of animal species can be found, the risk of contracting zoonotic diseases increases. In the ongoing debate between environmental conservation and economic growth, India stands at a crucial juncture. The nation's rapid industrialisation and urbanisa...

  T he Indian Constitution establishes the framework for delineating fundamental political codes, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions, as well as fundamental rights, directive principles, and citizen responsibilities.  It is the longest written constitution of any country in the world.             Making a constitution is never an easy task, but given India's turbulent situation at the time, it was especially difficult. It was a daunting task to deal with a newly independent country with a very unequal social structure, especially considering the repercussions of partition.             While everyone remembers Dr. B R Ambedkar as the Father of the Constitution and other pioneering male members who assisted in the drafting of the Indian Constitution, the contribution of the fifteen female members of the Constituent Assembly is oft...

     Originally published: https://girlupmukti.wixsite.com/theredpartofpink/post/gender-disparities-climate-change Globally, women and men experience life differently because of their social status. While men and women both build, live, work, and share the environment, they do it in different ways. Women and men experience life in extremely different ways due to disparities in living situations, duties, and relations, i.e., their gender differences. Access to resources, social status, and resilience are all gendered and so influence individuals differently. Climate variability affects men and women differently, and they deal in different ways with it and shifting climate patterns. In response to economic pressures, calamities, and conflicts, men and women have different motives and options for relocating. As a result, when discussing policy formulation, decision-making, and mitigation and adaptation methods, a gender-inclusive approach is critical. Since gender equalit...

  For the first time in 20 years, the Taliban has won an unexpected and complete victory over the now-defunct Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in August 2021. It comes as yet another shock to the long-suffering Afghan people, whose economy is on the verge of collapsing as it was already plagued by insecurity, COVID-19, corruption, government mismanagement and drought. The Afghan economy will face a slew of new challenges as a result of the Taliban's takeover and the international community's clampdown on aid and assistance. The coffers are empty because of the disruption in Afghan government revenue and aid, and so the Finance Ministry will have difficulty meeting basic expenses and providing social services. Gettty Images: Taliban fighters pictured in Laghman Province. They began a lightning offensive earlier this year. The previous Afghan government and its core institutions are in shambles, and the country is experiencing a severe “brain drain” of qualified technical an...

By Shilpa Ann Thomas  In comparison to other academic disciplines, economics isn't known for being tolerant of changes to it’s "mainstream" core principles or theories. However, now, a huge shift in the economic perspective of the world is taking place, and it is likely to have far-reaching consequences for many years to come.   Astonishingly, as this new doctrine does not have a particular individual or group associated with it like John Maynard Keynes with “Keynesian economics” or Karl Marx with “Marxism”, many people are still unaware that such a change is taking place. External influences and pressures, such as the desire for economics to be "relevant" to current policy challenges are driving this gradual change. So, what is this subtle, often unrecognized, but potentially profound shift in economic thinking? In simple terms, the age-old concept of the "economic system" has undergone an irreversible transformation. We no longer regard the produc...