Duflo is a French-American economist who is a professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of ...

It is so rooted in our culture that we sometimes forget that the case for free trade is by no means self-evident.

Banerjee was also one of the advisors to Congress on the ambitious NYAY scheme, proposed ahead of 2019 polls.

"This year's Laureates have introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty," the acade...

"The big shift is that India is moving from the periphery to the core of such mega global science projects", says RA Mashelkar former direc...

As many as 56 Indians feature in the list with 27-year old Kohli, Mirza and Nehwal and 26-year old actress Shraddha Kapoor leading the pack.

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Kumar was invited by MIT and Harvard University to speak on his globally-acclaimed effort to mentor underprivileged students for admission ...

He gave examples of several Super 30 students who were first generation learners and from underprivileged sections of the society.

Twenty-first century engineers belong to a different league. They are no longer mechanical, electrical, chemical or computer engineers.

Four Indian Americans have been selected to the prestigious Marshal Scholarship that will give them an opportunity to pursue higher studies...

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Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr Nilekani talks about how participation from think tanks such as Abhijit Banerjee of MIT’s poverty action lab is helping UIDAI. Bandh eff...