LSE India Observatory

The Indian economy is still performing well, with foreign investment and looser regulations driving significant growth in the country. However, low living standards and a host of socioeconomic issues are impeding its ascension to ‘developed’ market status. https://www.worldfinance.com/markets/india-continues-on-its-remarkable-economic-growth-journey

Certain types of efforts to reduce carbon emissions or adapt to climate impacts are likely to generate similar benefits, says Nicholas Stern. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/upshot/how-to-think-about-the-costs-of-climate-change.html

Palanpur is a relatively unknown small village in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh. However, it has a special place in development economics because of a research project that has stretched over seven decades. Economists have conducted seven detailed surveys of Palanpur since the 1950s, a rare longitudinal database that shows how the village has changed over three generations. https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/ltVMhFyDHKRjEdpXzmTPKI/Palanpur-a-fascinating-story-of-income-growth-social-chang.html

Nicholas Stern said: “We are rapidly approaching the end of the age of fossil fuels. This study confirms that all new energy infrastructure must be sustainable from now on if we are to avoid locking in commitments to emissions that would lead to the world exceeding the goals of the Paris agreement.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/15/immediate-fossil-fuel-phaseout-could-arrest-climate-change-study