Karin Michels says coconut oil ranks among the top worst foods one can eat, but studies in the West make a compelling case for the oil as a 'superfood'.
The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
Prof Gita Gopinath would have made a fine CEA. There should be ten or fifteen economists of this calibre serving in various capacities in government. It is an economic sacrifice for them to work on deputation. It should be a simple matter for GoI to decide that they should be given a salary equal to last pay drawn by them at academic institutions abroad. After the next election, the government will have a lot of work to do on the economy. It will require a team of exceptional calibre to put the zing back in the economy. It goes without saying that these professionals should be listened to. Not everything they suggest may be politically feasible. However, economic decision making should have the focus of Arjuna looking at the bird’s eye, not shooting arrows in the dark.
Prof Gita Gopinath would have made a fine CEA. There should be ten or fifteen economists of this calibre serving in various capacities in government. It is an economic sacrifice for them to work on deputation. It should be a simple matter for GoI to decide that they should be given a salary equal to last pay drawn by them at academic institutions abroad. After the next election, the government will have a lot of work to do on the economy. It will require a team of exceptional calibre to put the zing back in the economy. It goes without saying that these professionals should be listened to. Not everything they suggest may be politically feasible. However, economic decision making should have the focus of Arjuna looking at the bird’s eye, not shooting arrows in the dark.