Maharashtra is among the richest states in India in terms of per capita income, yet incidence of poverty in the state … remains close to the national average. The states economy grew at a faster rate than the all-India average during 1980-1 to … other states at similar mean income. The much talked about Maharashtra Employment Guarantee Scheme (MEGS) has had limited …

particular, the implications for the poor by empirically implementing an economy-wide model for India over a 35-year time horizon … tradable emission quota give India an incentive to be carbon efficient. It becomes a net seller for the first 25 years and … that for India, and other developing countries, the window of opportunity to sell carbon quotas is the next two decades or …