No Transport for Poor Indians
The last 10 years have seen a remarkable disinterest in running and maintaining transport for the poor. Even in all the cacophony around development, the sounds and sights of the poor trying to catch...
Use of hydrogen in modern transport
Introduction There have been some serious talks about hydrogen being green and environment; a climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels. But one huge question arises: is it viable? There are many aspects to take into...
बुकलेट: तीसरे चरण के बाद दिल्ली मेट्रो का वित्तीय विश्लेषण
कैंब्रिज के अर्थशास्त्री, हा-जून चांग का मानना है कि ‘अर्थशास्त्र का 95 प्रतिशत सिर्फ सामान्य समझ है, जिसे गणित और भारी-भरकम शब्दावली का प्रयोग करके मुश्किल बनाया जाता है।’ इससे हम समझ सकते हैं...
Who is benefitting from the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project?
The information available in public domain is that JICA is financing the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project by lending 88 thousand crore rupees at an interest rate of 0.1%. Payback period is 50 years with...
Booklet: Financial Analysis of Delhi Metro after Phase-III
Ha-Joon Chang, the Cambridge economist, holds that ‘95% of economics is common sense, made to look difficult, with the use of jargons and mathematics’. That may explain why common people engage less with matters...
Bullet Train: Propelling Public Debt in India
Krishnakant of the Paryavaran Surakhsha Samiti, Gujarat on the rationale of the proposed bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
Debunking World Bank’s argument on large-scale infrastructure investment
World Bank’s Chief Economist Ejaz Ghani recently advocated for the large-scale infrastructure investment mentioning that Golden Quadrilateral project has given a massive boost to manufacturing activity and productivity in districts located within 10km of...