Department of Economics- Doon University

07/11/2023

Brainstorming Panel Discussion on Resurgent Uttarakhand
Organised by
Date: 07 November 2023 (2.30-5.30 p.m.)
Pre-Conference Event of 6th World Congress on Disaster Management
Venue: Senate Hall, Doon University, Dehradun

07/11/2023

Brainstorming Panel Discussion on Resurgent Uttarakhand
Organised by
Date: 07 November 2023 (2.30-5.30 p.m.)
Pre-Conference Event of 6th World Congress on Disaster Management
Venue: Senate Hall, Doon University, Dehradun

03/05/2023

G20 University Connect, Engaging Young Mind.

03/05/2023

Please join G20 University Connect, Engaging Young Mind.
*Distinguished Speaker* Mrs. Preeti Saran, IFS (Retd.)- Former Foreign Secretary (East), GoI
*Invited Speakers*
Dr. Mohit D. Gupta, MD DM (Cardiologist), Professor of Cardiology.
Dr. Alka Mittal, Former CMD, ONGC.
Please join at 11am.

4th May 2023 at 11:00 AM onwardsLead Speaker: Mrs. Preeti Saran, IFS (Retd.), Former Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, India & Former Ambassado...

03/05/2023

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04 May 2023

23/02/2023

This Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 3pm, Dept. of Economics, Doon University, will host a special lecture titled "Political Aspects of "Freebies" in the Context of the Union Budget 2023-24."
Dr. Manish Kumar, Assit. Prof. at Delhi School of Economics, will be giving the lecture.

07/02/2023

Doon University to Host National Conference on “Realising Sustainable Development in Amritkaal: Challenges & Opportunities “
India is poised to enter in a phase of a fastest growing economy despite severe setbacks it suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic. There are growing concerns to opt for a ‘green growth path’ through reduced consumption of fossil-based energy and material intensive manufacturing. At the same time, a rapid automation and increased used of IT and artificial intelligence is unfurling a new paradigm of knowledge intensive mode of production and service deliveries with decreased employment opportunities for a large labour force which yet remains less educated and unskilled/semi-skilled. The ever-rising unemployment amidst current and inert-generational inequalities point towards endangering of environmental and ecological balance. Hence, development paradigms and policy imperatives need rigorous enquiry to arrive at meaningful conclusions and suggestions for actualizing the sustainable development goals in coming decades.
These are some of the special subject of academic discussion of the 18th Annual Conference of Uttara Pradesh-Uttarakhand Economic Association (UPUEA) during 21-22 April 2023 in Doon University, Dehradun.
Inaugurating the Conference Brochure of the UPUEA, Prof. Surekha Dangwal, Vice Chancellor of Doon University said that more than 500 senior economists, policy makers, researchers and young scholars from various parts of the country shall present their papers in the conference.
Three themes of the conference that are chosen under the broad theme of the Conference are as follows: (a) Growth, structural change and employment in Uttrar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, (b) Emerging imperatives in social sector growth, and (c) Interrogating development in the context of sustainable development.
Prof. Rajendra P. Mamgain, Professor & Head, Department of Economics of Doon University shall be the Organising Secretary of the Conference. He mentioned that the Conference shall give an exclusive opportunity to young research scholars and teachers in the Economics to hone their teaching and research skills under the session on “Catching Young Minds in Economics” Eminent economist, Professor Nagesh Kumar, Director, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi, is the Conference President.
The ceremony was attended by Prof. Vinod Srivastava, General Secretary of UPUEA & Prof. of Economics, RML Avadh University, Faizabad, Prof. Bharati Pande, Nodal Officer of UPUEA & Professor of Economics, University of Lucknow, Prof. H C Purohit, Head, School of Social Sciences, Doon University. The ceremony was also marked by a discussion about the conference with the Department of Economics. The faculty of Economics Department, Dr Madhu Bisht, Dr. Rahul Saxena, Ms Vartika Pande, Ms. Harsh*ta and Prof. N K Garg were present in the on this occasion.

04/02/2023

Economic Discussion Forum of
Empower Uttarakhand women for accelerating Sustainable Development
Special Lecture by Pallavi Bahuguna, Advocate, High Court of Uttarakhand

04/02/2023

Economic Discussion Forum of ,
“Sustainable Development and Law in India”
Speaker-Dr. Kartikey Hari Gupta, Advocate, High Court of Uttarakhand

04/02/2023

*Empower Uttarakhand women for accelerating Sustainable Development*
Women in Uttarakhand are growingly inching towards their empowerment. This could be possible with the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments for their participation in local governance. The expansion of education has also increased their participation in school as well as in higher education, leading to their economic empowerment. Despite lack of opportunities women at grassroot level are doing phenomenal activities. Their role during the Covid-19 pandemic is lauded for extending help to return migrants. The growing training opportunities for women are changing the landscape of Panchayat Raj Institutions. However, we have yet to travel far ahead as women still face various forms of discrimination largely due to with the patriarchal social norms. These were the points highlighted by Pallavi Bahuguna, Advocate, High Court of Uttarakhand in the Economic Discussion Forum of the Department of Economics, Doon University. suggested that first step for women empowerment would be self-realisation, that is to identify that some wrong is being done to them. She also shared her experience of the fearless life lived by Van Gujjars.
Another speaker in the Economic Discussion Forum, Dr. Kartikey Hari Gupta, Advocate, High Court of Uttarakhand deliberated on the issues of on “Sustainable Development and Law in India”. He argued how the very definition of poverty is missing environmental aspects and emphasised to view from the lens of environment. Development should not be at the cost of our future generations and the current development policy must be reviewed in this perspective, particularly aftermath the debacle of a model of development being followed in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand. He illustrated his viewpoints by giving the recent examples of Joshimath subsidence, which is largely a policy failure relating to planning and implementation. This calls for integration of economic growth, social development, and environmental protection.
While presiding over the function, Prof. Rajendra Mamgain reiterated for the ‘Hill Centric Development Strategy’ for women empowerment and sustainable development. He raised his concerns about outmigration, rising income inequalities and weak economic infrastructure in hill region of the state. Prof. Harsh Dobhal and Prof. Purohit also expressed their views on the subject. The discussion was attended by Dr Reeta Rautela, Dr Madhu Bisht, Dr Rahul Saxena, Ms Harsh*ta Prajapati, Ms Vartika Singh, Angshuman Sarma, students and research scholars of school of social science.

Rajendra P Mamgain
Professor & Head, Department of Economics
Doon University

20/12/2022

डॉ. राममनोहर लोहिया अवध विश्वविद्यालय अयोध्या के अर्थशास्त्र एवं ग्रामीण विकास विभाग तथा ललित कला (फाईन आर्ट्स) विभाग के संयुक्त तत्वावधान मे दो दिवसीय शोध परक विषय पर विशिष्ट व्याख्यान का आयोजन किया गया। व्याख्यान के मुख्य अतिथि प्रो0 राजेन्द्र पी0 ममगाई, प्रसिद्ध अर्थशास्त्री एवं विभागाध्यक्ष अर्थशास्त्र विभाग, दून विश्वविद्यालय, देहरादून ने शोधार्थियों को गुणात्मक शोध के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया।

01/12/2022

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