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Friday, October 11, 2024
TopicMadras Institute of Development Studies

Topic: Madras Institute of Development Studies

‘Midgets making widgets’: New paper says Indian factories are smaller than estimated, less productive

New working paper authored by former CEA Arvind Subramanian and others finds Indian firms increasingly prefer multiple plants in a single state rather than scaling up single plants.

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Nobel has a habit of ignoring women. Rosalind Lee didn’t even stand a chance

Crunch the numbers in any direction. Cherry-pick the years. The answer will always be the same: if the Nobel Committee has to snub somebody, it will be a woman.

‘Midgets making widgets’: New paper says Indian factories are smaller than estimated, less productive

New working paper authored by former CEA Arvind Subramanian and others finds Indian firms increasingly prefer multiple plants in a single state rather than scaling up single plants.

Amid Israel’s attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, contingency plan to evacuate Indian troops ready

Israeli army attacks have injured two Indonesian & two Italian peacekeepers. The Indian Army contingent is currently safe & there is no plan for immediate evacuation, it is learnt.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?