Look forward to participating in a workshop on
'Shaping Research Agenda of the Social and Human Sciences in Asia-Pacific' unes.co/3b8tqq
organised by UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 & Assoc of Asian Social Science Research Councils on 8th May in Bangkok

Ministry of Education Vishal V. Sharma 🇮🇳 Prof. Shamika Ravi

“India’s major push towards renewables is because we believe that our growth strategy cannot be the same as developed countries before us. That would be terribly irresponsible towards the future.” - spoke at the India Sustainable Growth Conference LSE last evening. International Growth Centre

Delighted to share this with you- #ShamikaRaviExplains Episode- 01 | Comparing development across political regimes in India (2005 - 2020), using Daytime Satellite Imagery Data from GHSL of European Commission
youtu.be/B-ugM9OYHAM?si… via YouTube

Seeing media reports comparing development of #Raebareli with other parts of UP. This is what democracy is all about! We elect leaders who will perform at the local level. Also thinking of the former CEA who had questioned why my studies look at parliamentary constituencies…(!)

2.03 births per woman as of 2021.

In 'Samvaad' we discuss with Dr. Shamika Ravi,a renowned economist and member of the Economic Advisory Council to the PM, & try to understand the necessary policy changes and initiatives needed to promote domestic manufacturing.

Prof. Shamika Ravi PMO India

youtu.be/Axym2sGPu9w

GST collections cross Rs 2.1 lakh crores for the month of April. Not so long ago we used to celebrate one lakh crore collections. GST has been a real game changer for tax buoyancy. Also, it is a good real time signal for nominal GDP momentum.

India's Economic Growth | Shamika Ravi's Report & RBI Data Show Debt Rising in some states. youtu.be/WUQAODZQ8Ak?si…

Ratio of India’s inflation to World inflation: 1998-2022
The trend on महँगाई is too obvious!
#Inflation #KnowIndia 🇮🇳

Prof. Shamika Ravi Prof. Shamika Ravi I looked at the entire time trend from the Piketty paper. An interesting point to note is that the inequality share of the bottom 50% grew for the first time in 22 years in 2018.

For all those who peddled “IB visits Ashoka University…” please follow👇below news carefully. #LiberalDemocracy #AcademicFreedom

Meanwhile …

How the Bottom 50% of Indians became poorer under UPA's economist PM at the helm?

Analyses Yash

We are surrounded by these birds right now…in the heart of Delhi.
Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab is a great app to identify birds by their sounds. Love it! #Birding 🦜🦅🦉🐦‍⬛

You are the one !

After successfully conducting the poll, female police personnel are returning by crossing the mighty Kameng river through the traditional bamboo bridge in East Kameng.

🎥Credit : CEO #ArunachalPradesh

#ChunavKaParv #DeshKaGarv #Repolling #GeneralElections2024

Several Congress thinkers have cited work of Thomas Piketty on income inequality in India. so I decided to take a closer look at his data. The results are fascinating! Share of bottom 50% fell steadily during 10 yrs of UPA. The NDA(Modi) reversed trend in 2017 until the pandemic…

Inequality in India: UPA Vs. NDA
Per adult pre-tax national income shares of the bottom 50% (2004-2022)
This analysis uses data from Piketty et. al. cited below.
#KnowIndia 🇮🇳

Those who are genuinely interested on debate on inequality should be reminded that the empirical evidence on rise in inequality is not sacrosanct, it is being questioned. It turns out that there are serious concerns regarding the data that is being used to assess inequality.

…& some Indian minds too.
This book is for anyone who is confused by what is happening on college campuses today, or has children, or is concerned about growing inability of people to live, work and cooperate across political party lines.

Congratulations! The Indian earthquake in Toronto is the culmination of the shifting tectonic plates in the chess world as the 17 year old Gukesh D will face the Chinese champion Ding Liren for the highest title. The 'children' of Vishy Anand are on the loose!