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Making a push for fresh economics syllabi
Campaign for a more relevant economics syllabus initiated in many leading campuses worldwide, including India
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Will 2015 be a year of hope?
Can a coalition of movements from many sectors attain the critical mass needed to eventually transform the political and economic structures currently prevalent?
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The Ecological Footprint of India
Compared with other countries, the average Indian has a lighter ecological footprint - nine times lighter than that of an average U.S. citizen.
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Get Over the Growth Fetish
Perpetual growth is a piece of nonsense. The focus should be on protecting livelihoods through sustainable means.
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Climate Change and Limits to Growth-Oriented Model of Development: Case of China and India
From the perspective of climate change, both India and China need to think of alternative development models. (8-page essay). Excerpt from Conclusion: "India’s per capita ecological footprint is now about twice India’s own bio-capacity. India’s ecological system has clearly been overwhelmed by the current model of development (Global Footprint Network 2008).