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Penn School of Arts and Sciences Tuesday, November 19, 2013


Who Moved My Beef?: Regulatory Changes and the Pink Revolution

ROHIT DE
November 18, 2013

In this issue of India in Transition, Rohit De, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for History and Economics, University of Cambridge, argues that current regulations on cow slaughter need to be liberalized, taking into account social and economic realities.

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CASI in the News


CASI Director Devesh Kapur co-authored along with Marla Spivack and Arvind Subramanian (Center for Global Development) and Milan Vaishnav (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), "Two Theories About Gold" in the November 6, 2013 issue of Business Standard.

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Additionally, the October 10, 2013 Khemka Distinguished Lecture titled "Can India Deliver on Universal Health Coverage?" by Dr. K. Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), was noted in the November 2013 United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) newsletter.

View UNAI November 2013 Newsletter (p. 6)

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Upcoming CASI Events

Thursday, November 21, 2013, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

"Nonfarm Diversification, Poverty, Economic Mobility, and Income Equality: A Case Study in Village India"

CASI seminar by PETER LANJOUW (Research Manager, Poverty and Inequality Group, Development Economics Research Group, The World Bank)

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Thursday, December 5, 2013, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

"The Great Hydraulic Transition: Modern Origins of Land and Rivers in South Asia"

CASI seminar by ROHAN D'SOUZA (Assistant Professor, Centre for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and CASI Fall 2013 Visiting Scholar)

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CASI Student Programs - Special Announcement for Penn Students

Thinking about spending the summer in India? One of the best ways to learn more about CASI Student Programs is to meet with CASI students one-on-one. CASI students will be holding “Chai Chats” from October 2013 - January 2014 to share their experiences with prospective applicants. Check the CASI Facebook Page for additional “Chai Chat” dates and timings. CASI will hold an Open House at the CASI office on December 11, 2013 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

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