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Isnt poverty a state of mind?

16 September 2013 - 5:42pm — wgwwd
Everything else

Well, many of you may feel, this is a political/controvesial thingi. But I wanted specifically to analyze from an ordinary "Praja's"(Mr.Common Man) view.

Someone said :

Poverty is just a status of mind.

He also said :

Land Acquisition, R & R Bill - last nail on industrialisation coffin?

28 August 2013 - 5:43pm — murali772
Economy

The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement Bill introduced in Parliament is a terrible piece of work. It is a Luddite proposal that threatens all economic development.

Proposed new land acquisition bill

28 August 2013 - 11:29am — Commander V Joshua
Economy

The New Land Acquisition Bill – A fraud on farmers.

A strong case for legalising betting

28 May 2013 - 2:05pm — murali772
Economy

Nobody knows exactly how big illegal betting is in India. The police estimate that betting on just the IPL — which lasts only six weeks — is Rs 20,000 crore. Betting on all sports and elections is perhaps 10 times higher. If such betting is legalized, and subject to a tax of say 20 per cent, it will generate anything up to Rs 40,000 crore per year in tax revenue.

The questionable Food Security Bill

31 March 2013 - 12:03pm — murali772
Economy

The food security bill will condemn India’s poor to perpetual poverty. The bill plans to distribute grain to two thirds of India’s population at a 90 per cent subsidy costing over Rs 1,00,000 crores.

"Rs 4500 not good enough" - how much is?

30 January 2013 - 9:02am — silkboard
Governance

 

Some interesting numbers from the ongoing protests by anganwadi workers. See them in context of minimum wages prescribed by state government.

From The Hindu, Jan 24,

Namma Railu - Economic Returns!

27 January 2013 - 9:40am — kbsyed61
Commuter Rail

In the era of market economy, there is absolutely no chance or room for any projects only on basis of social good. The government officials who are entrusted to consider such projects for approvals are increasingly scrutinizing the projects very closely taking into account the investments and returns it will accrue in coming years.

'Globalization, Development and Inequality' -Joseph Stiglitz, Ravi Kanbur and Robert Wade; Tuesday, 8th Jan

3 January 2013 - 6:57pm — murali772
8 Jan 2013 17:00
Asia/Calcutta
Economy

Azim Premji University - Public Talks series

The 'Cash Transfer Scheme' debate

5 December 2012 - 12:54pm — murali772
Economy

Of course, cash transfers have advantages too: they have lower transaction costs, more convenient for migrant labour, and might be easier to monitor.

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