Patang on the blog by the same name disagrees. And in view of the recent hullaballoo about food prices and how more people eat more food, take a look at what he has to say:
Is money a store of value? Let me ask you - is a lakh of rupees a lot of money? Can [...]
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The free market shall fix everything
Published by May 6th, 2008 in Capitalism, Development, Economy, Energy, Geopolitics and Government. 0 CommentsReady to buy the new Tata Nano?
Published by March 5th, 2008 in Development, Economy, Energy, Environment, India and Spotlight Series. 4 Comments[ This is Essay # 23 in our Spotlight Series. Click here for the archives.]
Ready to buy the new Tata Nano?
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Sharique Ahmed
Tata Nano is, without even a shadow of doubt, the most eagerly awaited car in India. The attention it drew in the recently concluded Auto Expo 2008, was tremendous by any standard. I reached [...]
India and the Politics of Climate Change Negotiations
Published by February 20th, 2008 in Development, Economy, Energy, Environment, Geopolitics, India, Policy and Spotlight Series. 1 Comment[ This is Essay # 17 in our Spotlight Series. Click here for the archives.]
India and the Politics of Climate Change Negotiations
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Dweep
The Bali Conference on climate change concluded last December much as had been expected – with no real agreement on a post-Kyoto framework. Throughout the discussions India maintained its principled stance of a [...]
Dam and Be Damned
Published by February 6th, 2008 in Activism, Development, Energy and Environment. 0 CommentsRama Iyer writes about the Kerala State Electricity Board’s proposed 163 MW Athirappilly Hydro Electric Project across the Chalakudy River in the Western Ghats in Kerala takes off on the 31st of March as decided by the KSEB. She also wonders why it has not gained much publicity like Sardar Sarovar project.
There is expert opinion [...]
The Nano would usher in world peace or..increase global warming?
Published by January 24th, 2008 in Business, Development, Economy, Energy and Environment. 0 CommentsSiddhartha Shome is happy with the Nano- he takes a comprehensive look at all the arguments for and against the ‘people’s car’:
Some have put forward the argument that instead of small cars, Indians should concentrate on mass transit. I agree that India should indeed invest heavily in mass transit. However, I do not think that [...]
Dreams die hard.
Published by January 21st, 2008 in Activism, Adivasi, Community, Development, Energy, Environment and Geopolitics. 0 CommentsRahul Banerjee writes about the struggle of an Adivasi boy fighting for his community on Anar-kali, his blog about the lives of tribal communities trudging along with Shining India.
Banerjee tries to make sense of rural development in tandem with the lifestyle of the Bhils of Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh. The blog is his means [...]
A Walk Down Hubbert’s Peak
Published by January 1st, 2008 in Energy, Science & Technology, Spotlight Series, Theory and Videoblog. 1 Comment[This is essay #10 in our Spotlight Series. Click here for archives.]
Ninety nine percent of our energy comes from the Sun. The commercial energy that we pay for is about one percent of the energy we use. Commercial energy mostly (82 %) comes from non-renewable sources like oil (32%), coal (21%) and natural gas (23 [...]
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