Page 5 - Latest Updates on Nobel Prize
A peek into what some Indian Nobel Prize winners did with the award money
While many used to funds to further the causes for which they got the prize, a few were silent on how they used the money
 "A peek into what some Indian Nobel Prize winners did with the award money")
From Amartya to Abhijit: How India has changed in the last two decades
In the last two decades, not only have the Indian society and politics changed - becoming more narrow and less catholic, the economists too have changed in a significant way
 "From Amartya to Abhijit: How India has changed in the last two decades")
Excellent meeting with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee, says PM Modi
Esther Duflo not present at the meeting
 "Excellent meeting with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee, says PM Modi")
Inflation isn't a bad thing; it keeps labour demand up: Abhijit Banerjee
Given that the wages don't fall, you have to do something to make the real wages flexible, says Banerjee
 "Inflation isn't a bad thing; it keeps labour demand up: Abhijit Banerjee")
History of lithium-ion battery
The 2019 Nobel Prize for chemistry honours three men who contributed to the development of this ubiquitous power storage device
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BJP's personal criticism is upsetting: Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee
Goyal called Banerjee "totally Left leaning" and said "the people of India have rejected his thinking". Sinha said, "Those people whose second wives are foreigners are mostly getting Nobel Prize"
 "BJP's personal criticism is upsetting: Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee")
India must shun nativism to progress; it needs both hard work and Harvard
The scapegoating of a Nobel Prize-winning native demonstrates the pitfalls of nationalism
The scandal of a Nobel Laureate
We live in an age that is losing the capacity to distinguish art from ideology and artists from politics
Bandhan's anti-poverty scheme that caught Abhijit Banerjee's attention
Bandhan Bank's Targetting Hard Core Poor (THP) programme, aimed at alleviating poverty, is likely to get a boost with Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo winning the Nobel Prize in Economics
Why Banerjee, Duflo, Kremer were chosen for 2019 Economics Nobel
Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo of the MIT, and Micheal Kremer of Harvard University, have been awarded for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty
 "Why Banerjee, Duflo, Kremer were chosen for 2019 Economics Nobel")
In backdrop of Economics Nobel announcement, letter panning RCT surfaces
15 economists, including past Nobel laureates say relying on RCTs to guide welfare and aid spending will lead to short-term, superficial and misplaced policies
Economics Nobel celebrates laureates for asking the right questions
The Nobel Prize just awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer is the second in five years to be won by development economists
 "Economics Nobel celebrates laureates for asking the right questions")
The Abhijit Banerjee I knew, and the geometry problem he gave me
Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer have won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for their work in fighting poverty.
 "The Abhijit Banerjee I knew, and the geometry problem he gave me")
In economics of helping the poor, Abhijit Banerjee gives clear answers
Banerjee, Duflo and Kremer together have launched a movement within development economics
2019 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali
Abiy was honored for his "efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea"
 "2019 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali")
Bookies back Greta Thunberg to win Nobel Peace Prize, experts don't
In August last year, she began sitting alone in front of Sweden's parliament on Fridays with a sign reading "School Strike for the Climate"
 "Bookies back Greta Thunberg to win Nobel Peace Prize, experts don't")
2019 Nobel Chemistry Prize awarded for research on lithium-ion batteries
"This lightweight, rechargeable and powerful battery is now used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in a statement
2019 Nobel Physics awarded to three scientists for work on cosmology
"This year's Laureates have transformed our ideas about the cosmos," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on awarding the 9 million Swedish crown ($910,000) prize.
 "2019 Nobel Physics awarded to three scientists for work on cosmology")
Biologists who decoded how cells sense oxygen win medicine Nobel
Medicine is the first of the Nobel Prizes given each year.
 "Biologists who decoded how cells sense oxygen win medicine Nobel")
2019 Nobel for Medicine awarded to 3 scientists for work on cell research
They received the award jointly for their discoveries of "how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability," the Nobel Committee announced Monday.
 "2019 Nobel for Medicine awarded to 3 scientists for work on cell research")
